On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 02:36:48PM -0600, Brian wrote:
> Thanks for all the ideas! I'm considering using DOS but after
> playing with Debian last night I think I can make it fit. I've got
> Slink 2.1, running kernel 2.0.38 or something really old. There's a
> low memory bootdisk image for systems with 2 MB RAM, I might try
> that tonight. I'm also considering "rolling my own". I guess I'll
> just try some of this stuff and see what works best.
>
> While I want this laptop to be functional, I also want to have fun
> getting it that way. Installing DOS is something I do every day at
> work, it's time for a new challenge.
There are a couple places I'd send you to. One is www.linuxdoc.org to
take a look at the HOWTO's.
Because you're going to use a laptop w/4 megs:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/4mb-Laptops.html
Since you plan on having it act as a router:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routing-HOWTO.html
And a link that'll give you a basic understanding as to what happens
when you boot your box (MUST READ):
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html
Now, you should really follow the Linux Router Project:
http://www.linuxrouter.org/
Your time might best be spent reading through the recent mailing list
archives. There's a few setups of LRP to consider. There's a more
extensive Guide on how to build Linux from Scratch (which is
essentially what you're doing with LRP):
http://www.linuxdoc.org/guides.html#lfs
Good luck!
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