[KLUG Members] cd distribution

[Dirk Bartley]

On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 18:25, Bruce Smith wrote:
> > I have a couple of small pc's similar in size to the ltsp client that I
> > have shown at meetings.  These new ones are not as equipped.  They have
> > no expansion slots, serial or paralell ports.  They do have cdroms.  I
> > have found directions for making ltsp boot cdroms but first I need to
> > know what network module is needed to make the floppy equivalent boot
> > disk.  So I downloaded knoppix to do this but these machines do not have
> > what it takes to get them to boot so that I can do an lsmod.
> 
> What DO the boxes have?  Video port?  PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports?  NIC?
> USB ports?  Expansion slots?  Other?

Video port? yes, not yet sure what chipset.  The cd it comes with will
get a 1024 x 768 working.

PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports? yes

NIC? yes and works with existing cd but I cannot get a bash prompt to
lsmod

USB ports? yes 2
Expansion slots? the big downer, zero
other, just a cdrom

Dirk

> 
> > Can someone suggest a cd boot distribution that will work for the
> > purpose of getting a relatively low profile machine up to a bash prompt.
> > 
> > Will devil linux auto configure the network module and get me to bash. 
> > Is there a distro someone would recommend that would be good for having
> > around as an emergency boot and recovery method.
> 
> Devil-Linux will not auto-configure anything, but if the boxes have a
> keyboard and a monitor, it will get you to a bash prompt, and you can
> modprobe network modules until you find the right one.
> 
> If you're going to download an ISO, you might want to look at
> http://lnx-bbc.org/ since it's smaller and might also get you to a bash
> prompt.
> 
>  - BS
> 
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