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Nigadoo

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Posted: Feb. 07 2008,15:18

Although working from very limited know-how, I suspected that 2 kernels within a 50MB limit would be a pretty bit pipe dream.

Even if a 2.6 kernel fits just fine within the goal of a 50MB business card CD, can the perceived goal of a "Tiny Adaptable Linux That Runs on Anything" (from "The Official Damn Small Linux Book; yes, I have a copy and I love it!!!) still be achieved with a 2.6 kernel? (Don't get me wrong: I'm all for progress. I just like to squeeze all I can out of legacy hardware before it goes to the dump!)

Is it possible to "trim down" a 2.6 kernel to 2.4 size, with anything taken out of 2.6 made available via modules?

lucky13

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Posted: Feb. 07 2008,16:27

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(Don't get me wrong: I'm all for progress. I just like to squeeze all I can out of legacy hardware before it goes to the dump!)

Please re-read this thread. IIRC, Robert has clearly stated that there is no intention of making DSL less friendly for older hardware. This has been one of the things that differentiates DSL from other distros, and I hope it continues to be an emphasis (because I won't throw away functional hardware, either).

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Posted: Feb. 07 2008,16:32

There are some tricks, such as optimizing the kernel for size and upx-packing the kernel, which do bring the size down, but not to 2.4 levels.

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Nigadoo

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Posted: Feb. 07 2008,17:32

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...there is no intention of making DSL less friendly for older hardware...

Thanks lucky13, my misunderstanding. I thought since older kernels don't support the latest hardware (drivers), newer kernels don't necessarily support some older hardware.

Sincere kudos to Robert and all for doing a bang-up job (overall and specifically supporting old hardware). I'll vote for anything that keeps Robert and others on this project! I'll happily use older versions of DSL on the old machines when/if newer versions don't work!