[svlug] Re: Minimum Linux-Port

[Seth David Schoen]

ShaheenSEI at aol.com writes:

> Does anyone have any pointers to what is the Minimum RAM/ROM
> Diskless- system
> 
> Minimum memory(RAM/ROM) needed to run Linux
> 
> which will include TCPIP-ethernet and Modem support- WebBrowsing
> keyboard-mouse-svga monitor- maybe smartcard and IRlink & sound support

It used to run in 2MB, but apparently never since 2.0.

The most interesting current minimalist i386 distribution is the Linux
Router Project, which you can also use for other things, and which fits on
one floppy and might run in 4 MB or so.  (I used to run Linux on a machine
with 4 MB from a hard drive; that works fine, although if you want a
mainstream distribution to install in 4 MB, you'll need to use Slackware.
The big question is generally whether you can run it from a floppy.)

See

http://www.linuxrouter.org/

etc.

> anyone also know of Linux ports to Cirrus Logic ARM processor?

Well, there is one.

http://www.arm.uk.linux.org/
(or)
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/

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