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caulktel

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Posted: Jan. 17 2005,00:22

Well, no luck on unziping the kernel. When I bunzip it, it says it's not a bzip file, and I tried all the others with no success. What I would need to do is build me a new kernel, then compile it, and save it as uncompressed. I have built many custom kernels before, but I'm not sure I want to start from scratch and I don't know where to get the config file for this kernel, unless it's the same one on the knoppix cd (if there is one on the knoppix cd). Well at least I think that now i'm on the right track. Maybe John or Robert has a uncommpressed kernel laying around.

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Joel
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tackettb

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Posted: Jan. 17 2005,02:20

wow this looks promising. I have one of these, it boots fine off of the 16mb cf card that it came with but I have been unable to get it to boot from anything else. I haven't compiled a custom kernel but I'm very interested in what comes of this.

N2200
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Posted: Jan. 17 2005,15:02

You can't just unzip the bzImage kernel. You'll have to compile your own kernel with make vmlinux instead of make bzImage.

It's not a good idea to run your Linux off of the CF because it'll wear out quick. I had to do some tricks to create a RAM filesystem, mount it, then chroot to it. All of my hack was designed to run my COST Linux. I'm not familiar with DSL in order to tell you how.

8363

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Posted: Jan. 23 2005,19:12

Take a look at http://mitglied.lycos.de/aitaits/2200linux/ .
I tryed to make a Debian based Linux for the Netvista 2200 (8363) Thin Client.
It is an experimental one and may include some errors, but on my Netvista 2200
it works.Included are Xmms, Dillo, Netkit-ftp, Gqcam, Gqviev, Lynx and a unconfigurated Fluxbox.
It starts with XF86 and Rxvt-xterm. To use the applications you must start them from
command-line.