DSL on i386?
Forum: Hardware Talk
Topic: DSL on i386?
started by: Wurgl
Posted by Wurgl on Nov. 07 2005,17:57
Hi guys!Do I have a chance to install DSL on this hardware?
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Actually a 386 with Coprocessor having giant 7.8MB of usable memory. As far as I have seen, I cannot install it on this box, but this is not the problem. The main question is: Will it run, or do I need a 486 as minimum?
Any other suggestion what I shall install?
I could install Suse 5.1 (from '97) or some old slackware (from '95) on this box, but I prefer a newer distribution.
Thanks!
Posted by doobit on Nov. 07 2005,20:44
I think you need something lighter than even DSL. There are instructions on the wiki for a poorman's install that might at least get your computer to boot up in Linux. I don't know what apps you could run though.
Posted by Wurgl on Nov. 07 2005,21:10
| Quote (doobit @ Nov. 07 2005,15:44) |
| I think you need something lighter than even DSL. There are instructions on the wiki for a poorman's install that might at least get your computer to boot up in Linux. I don't know what apps you could run though. |
Posted by skaos on Nov. 10 2005,15:42
DSl may (just) work if you don't want X. If you want X you could take a look at < http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/ >