Dual-Boot Compact Flash?Forum: HD Install Topic: Dual-Boot Compact Flash? started by: PoiseAndArrows Posted by PoiseAndArrows on Feb. 18 2007,00:36
I have a laptop that has had its 2.5" IDE hard drive replaced with a 1GB CompactFlash card and I would like to install DSL on it, as well as Windows 98. Is it possible to dual-boot Windows 98 and DSL on a Compact Flash? Relevant specs of the laptop are: 200MHz Cyrix MediaGXi (x86) 64MB RAM 1GB CompactFlash If I can do it, what sort of partition table would I need? Do I need swap? Thanks in advance. Posted by roberts on Feb. 18 2007,05:18
Running a live filesystem installed on compact flash will probably last about a month.
Posted by PoiseAndArrows on Feb. 19 2007,08:50
Is there any place that I can find a list of operating systems that can safely be used on a CompactFlash? The issue here is that I have an older (but pleasantly small) laptop that I would like to continue using. My only two complaints about it are its weight (which isn't TOO bad, but could be better), and its battery life (despite the fact that I've rebuilt its dead battery pack and disabled all unused hardware). The machine is running DSL on its 2.5" IDE and I couldn't be more pleased with it. The problem is that I have DOS/Win9x software that I need to use, but I would also like to switch out the IDE drive for a CompactFlash to save on weight and power consumption. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Feb. 19 2007,14:36
You could look into creating an unofficial windows livecd.DSL should have no problems since it was made as one. |