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Topic: Run DSL from PCMCIA-memory card using a boot disk?, DSL from PCMCIA-mem card with floppyboot

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Posted: Feb. 29 2004,15:48

I got a notebook 486 with 32 meg memory.

Is it possible to run DSL from a PCMCIA-memory card using a boot disk to find the card?

Im curious.

(If i find out how to get support for a Swedish keyboard (swedish languagesupport with ÅÄÖ and so on) under DSL i will for sure use my PCMCIA-card for this purpose)

Take care!!!

Björn.

roberts

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Posted: Mar. 02 2004,00:37

Yes! Have a look at:pcmcia boot disks for Knoppix 3.3 Then do a frugal_install onto a memory card with your toram and keyboard selection from a more capable machine, then make your boot floppies and then put the card into your less capable laptop and boot from floppy and should be ready!
I have an old broken laptop that I am playing with this setup right now.

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Posted: Mar. 07 2004,16:25

Thank you!!!
That worked out really well!!

Take care
Björn

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Posted: April 01 2004,19:33

I just recognized a problem that you seem to have. Getting support for a swedish keyboard. I just do the following and it works.

$sudo loadkeys se-latin1
(a message shows that it has been loaded)
$startx

That's all I have to do. Hope this helps you!
Mvh meo

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Posted: April 02 2004,10:14

Anyone run DSL from a PCMCIA-memory card without using a boot disk?
I have no floppy drive in my laptop. I copied modules from "knoppix pcmcia floppy"
to my /modules (on miniroot.gz ) and add lines to linuxrc (load modules and start
cardmgr) but it not work. Modules seems to load , but can't mount /dev/hde1 --it's
my cf card.

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