Specifications

Table of Contents
4mb Laptop HOWTO.........................................................................................................................................1
Bruce Richardson <[e-mail]> ......................................................................................1
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
2.The Laptops..........................................................................................................................................1
3.Choices Made........................................................................................................................................1
4.The Pre−installation Procedure.............................................................................................................2
5.The Installation.....................................................................................................................................2
6.Conclusion............................................................................................................................................2
7.Appendix A: .........................................................................................................................................2
8.Appendix B: Resources relevant to this HOWTO................................................................................2
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Why this document was written.........................................................................................................3
1.2 What use is a small laptop?................................................................................................................3
1.3 Why not just upgrade the laptop?......................................................................................................3
1.4 What about 4mb desktop machines?..................................................................................................3
1.5 What this document doesn't do..........................................................................................................3
1.6 Where to find this document..............................................................................................................3
1.7 Copyright...........................................................................................................................................3
2.The Laptops..........................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Basic Specifications...........................................................................................................................4
Compaq Contura Aero ...............................................................................................................4
Toshiba T1910 ...........................................................................................................................4
2.2 The Problem.......................................................................................................................................5
2.3 The Solution.......................................................................................................................................5
3.Choices Made........................................................................................................................................5
3.1 What to use to create the initial root partition?..................................................................................5
3.2 The Distribution.................................................................................................................................6
But I don't like Slackware! ........................................................................................................6
3.3 Which installation method to use?.....................................................................................................6
3.4 Partition Layout.................................................................................................................................7
Basic Requirement .....................................................................................................................7
How complex a layout? .............................................................................................................7
3.5 Which components to install?............................................................................................................8
4.The Pre−installation Procedure.............................................................................................................8
4.1 muLinux Preparation.........................................................................................................................8
4.2 Prepare the installation root files.......................................................................................................8
4.3 Create the partitions...........................................................................................................................9
Mini−Linuces and ext2 file−systems − an important note. .......................................................9
Procedure ...................................................................................................................................9
5.The Installation...................................................................................................................................10
5.1 Boot the machine.............................................................................................................................10
5.2 Floppy/Parport CD−ROM Install....................................................................................................10
5.3 Network/PCMCIA Install................................................................................................................10
PCMCIA install on the Aero ...................................................................................................11
5.4 Set−up..............................................................................................................................................11
AddSwap ..................................................................................................................................11
Target .......................................................................................................................................11
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