Slackware, and BTW no linux can run on a 286 for a 286 is 16bit and
linux was made for 386 and up (i.e. 32 bit)
-Joey
wchast@utilpart.com wrote:
>Folks,
>I am getting into a area that I have not really started to
>deal with yet. Since most distros hand hold you from start to end
>and even in the past it was just a question of answering more
>questions, installs have never really been that big of a deal
>for me.
>
>Now I want to learn how to do the following,
>
>Build up small systems for use on older machines, I need to learn
>how to do the following:
>
>1. Compile and run a kernel for a small simple machine.
>2. Learn how to build up a kernel that will do like many of
> the floppy based linux systems will do (appear to run
> on about anything from the toilet up)
>
>I have looked at how to compile kernels and how to set up systems,
>but not sure if there is just too much stuff that I am digging
>through or what. I would just initially like to be able to put
>a small system on a CD that I could then put in a machine and
>transfer it to a smaller HD.
>
>Here is the reason why, here in Florida amateur radio operators
>have a network of switchs, they presently run on dos based software
>but we want to move them to the newer linux based software. I have
>a floppy version of it that will run so far on anything but a old
>8086 I have B-> I am sure it probably will not run on a 286 either
>but I do not think that is a problem, I know it will run on 486's
>and probably 386's.
>
>My idea is to first learn how to put linux on a small HD like
>the ones that are out on the machines that are in service. Then
>start adding the networking stuff, I think once I learn how to set
>up the base system the rest of it will be easy.
>
>My final question is where is the best place to go to find out
>how to do this without having to dig through tons of other stuff?
>Most of the sites I see are more inclined to helping you set up
>a desktop or some other larger system, rather than dig down and
>create a small system that can be loaded on a older machine without
>having the replace the thing (amateur radio operators are cheap)
>
>What I want to put together is something that is as omnivororus
>as the little floppy I have, but can be loaded on a HD.
>
>I need the proper steps to start learning this process, what hardware
>do I need, how do I go about building the package of kernel and
>other software needed to make a small linux system run?
>
>What distro do you recommend (seems I see a lot to recommend Debian
>for such things)
>
>I am just trying to figure out where to start.
>
>
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>
>To paraphrase my flight instructor;
>"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out
>and
>having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted
>metal."
>
>
>
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