[Gllug] Linux for old 486

[Alain Williams]

On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 07:33:37AM -0400, Ian Scott wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have just aquired an old 486 Hyperbook (8Mb RAM).
> 
> It's currently got DOS on it, but I would like to get linux on here.
> 
> Anyone got any suggestions for good floppy-based distros (it has no CD!)
> 
> tomsrtbt won't boot (out of memory).
> 
> I have tried mulinux, but I can't persuade that to boot either (it claims an
> invalid compressed format for the kernel).
> 
> What I'd really like is something where I can boot it off a test/rescue floppy 
> to see what the system looks like, then install it to my HD.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Put the hard disk into another machine, install, replace the hard disk.

You just need to beware that the kernel & C library that are installed
are the 486 ones and not the Pentium/... that you installed it on.

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