I need a free Linux Distro capable of running on the following system:


AMD K2 150Mhz,
64Mb SD Ram
4gb HDD
AGP Graphics card
CDRom.

Any suggestions apreciated.

Thanks
Tom.

Check out this site if you want. Linux.com :: Linux distros for older hardware
DSL is pretty nice.

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I downloaded a DSL iso file put it on disc with Alcohol 120%, it boots up to a DSL splash screen type thing and asks me to hit enter, after that the little penguin appears and thats it, nothing else happens.

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks again
Tom.

Added more RAM and it works fine,
Thanks

Will mark as answered for now, anything else be sure to post back.

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How the heck do I install DSL to Hard Drive?

I've looked around and seen somewhere it says open up cfdisk to make partitions but how do i find or use cfdisk? And how do i set up the partitions. And then how do I install Linux onto one of them? And whats a swap partition?

Uhh, sorry for all the questions.

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1) Boot up the DSL livecd. If your computer does not support booting from CDROM drive, then download the boot floppy image from the DSL website and get the RAWRITE32.exe program and create a boot floppy disk. Then use the boot floppy + liveCD to start up DSL.
2) Open up an xterminal window (click on the A:Terminal icon or right-click on the desktop and choose a terminal) and type:


sudo -s
cfdisk /dev/hda

Assuming that you are ready to blow away all of your existing data storage (you might want to back up any special drivers and other important stuff in case you want to re-install the original OS), create 2 new partitions:

• hda1 Linux Swap Type 82 Size (at least 128mb)
• hda2 Linux Type 83 Size (the rest of the disk space, I recommend at least 2gb). Flag this partition as bootable.

Before you leave cfdisk, write the changes to the partition table with the Write option. If your hard disk is really big, try leaving some unpartitioned space for future use.

• Your DSL installation will go to partition hda2.
• Your DSL swap partition will be hda1.

3) Next, you will need to reboot your system, again with the DSL livecd ...
4) Then type:
sudo -s
mkswap /dev/hda1
swapon /dev/hda1 [If you get "device or resource busy" here, ignore it.]
5) Then follow the hd install script. The FAQ is at Notes on doing a **** Small Linux install .
So you type:
dsl-hdinstall
and follow the instructions EXACTLY. In other words, if it tells you to type (for example) "hda1" then you type in "hda1". But if it tells you to type in "/dev/hda1" then you type in "/dev/hda1". If you are given a choice like "(y/..)", and your answer is yes, type in y and hit Enter -- don't just hit Enter, and don't type the full word "yes".
You will also be prompted to choose your loader, either GRUB or LILO.
6) Your system will need to reboot again. Remove the CD, and this time boot to the hard drive and continue following the instructions.
Note: There have been many reported problems with networking disappearing after installing DSL 3.2.
Note: If you are attempting to install to a hard drive from within VMWare, you need to define your hard drive as an IDE, NOT the recommended SCSI.




A swap drive is like virtual memory on PC, you are assigning an entire partition to virtual memory. The general rule is to have the same amount of swap as you have physical RAM. I have 2GB RAM, so I would need 2 GB of SWAP.

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Ok thanks for that.
So hda1 (type 82) is 256mb
hda2 (type 83) is 3.75Gb (roughly)

Which partition do I actually install DSL on? (Im guessing hda2?)

Thanks
Tom.

Try Puppy Linux, smooth install, can run in usb disk,can run only in ram