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Ok solved my own question

If you get the message "No flash card detected" it's pretty certain that your flash card isn't compatible.

Try a SanDisk card - worked for me!

ok, back to the original topic. dsl on n2200.

i managed to get dsl started on n2200 using nfsroot (don't have any cf card lying around). 2 problems so far.

1. n2200 doesn't support kernel argument so initrd is out. without it i either have to allow rw on nfsroot (or cf card) or create a ramdisk post-boot and start dsl from that. what i've done so far is to populate the nfsroot with minirt24.img and hack the /etc/init script to create a ramdisk using (modified) minirt24.img as a cloned before chrooting to the ramdisk. the problem is, after mouning knoppix image the init program doesn't work (because we're in chrooted environment?) so i have to call /bin/bash instead of /etc/init. /.bashrc will take care of calling the appropriate scripts in /etc/init.d/* (knoppix-autoconfig and dsl-config) i also have to hack knoppix-autoconfig to add command lines (eg. nopcmcia, lowram, etc) manually.

2. xvesa doesn't seem to work. xfbdev works fine EXCEPT i'm stuck in 8 bit depth (again, no control over kernel arguments)

i'd love it if someone can help me out with

1. how to change root partition and still being able to run init
2. what's wrong with the xvesa? i keep getting cryptic 'interrupt pointer doesn't point to rom'. the full xfree86 with vesa driver works as evidenced by linux2200 distro so it must be something specific to tinyx.

progress report....

1. i still have no other way around chroot but life with no init isn't all that bad so i'll leave it as it is for now.
2. correction, vesa driver of the full xfree DOESNOT work. i tried this with 4.3.0 and it crashed with 'no v_bios' which i take it to mean it couldn't find the video bios in the expected memory address. i got it to work at 16 bit depth by replacing the tinyx with the (almost) full xfree. cyrix driver works -- with some bugs. (upon exiting x, the kernel framebuffer is all messed up resulting in unusable text console. and the only way i can make it fit under 50mb is by sacrificing firefox -- i'll probably put it back in as it might fit the 64mb cf with some other stuff taken out.

THEDEVIL

How are you supplying the kernel (if you are not using a flash card)?
Are you using DHCP , if yes then how are you getting to the init file (which must be somewhere )?

Also have u compiled ur own kernel ?
Please explain ..

Thanks in advance

I'm still reading this forum, but till now I didn't find answers to few questions:
1. Have anybody installed on the linux2200, Firefox browser?
2. How can I install the SSH aplication?
3. How can I use the Netvista 2200 to access/work on a Windows XP PC (or any other Linux version PC) ?!?

Thanks in advance!

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