Compaq CONTURA AERO Specifications

4mb−Laptops

Parallel−port InstallWhere the parallel port has an IDE device, parallel cable or pocket ethernet adaptor A pocketlan adaptor installation onto these

In addition, the Aero uses hda3 for a 2mb DOS partition containing configuration utilities. See the AeroFAQs for details.3.5 Which components to insta

/dev directory. That's 432 nodes for a 1722 disk or 368 for a 1440. If you specify /dev/fd0H1722 or/dev/fd0H1440 then you don't have to give

With muLinux, wait until the boot−process complains about the small memory spaceand offers the option of dropping into a shell − take that option and

PCMCIA install on the AeroThe Slackware installation process runs the PCMCIA drivers from the supplementary floppy. Because theAero has a PCMCIA flopp

I wouldn't recommend adding to this − if anything, prune it back to A, AP and N. That gives you a coreLinux setup to which you can add according

this part of the script so that it will only run if you pass a parameter at the boot−prompt. Forexample: if [ "NEWMODULES" == "1"

7.Appendix A:This appendix lists which packages (if any) from each category might be included in the installation andgives my reasons for including or

No use here. Omitted.loadlinNot needed with the setup described here − unless your old laptop has some peculiarity thatrequires a DOS driver to initia

7.2 AP − Non−X ApplicationsNone of these packages are, strictly speaking, essential − although ash is really required for sensibleoperation in 4mb. Le

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Slackware offers a lightweight compilation of mc but I'm happier at the command prompt.Omitted.quotaNot necessary on what is not a multi−user mac

Packages installed:None7.4 E − EmacsI don't use Emacs and so saved myself some space. On the other hand, if you are an Emacs fan then youprobably

7.8 TetexAnother set that will barely squeeze in. I can't say how it would run in the space available.Packages installed:None7.9 Y − BSD Games Co

http://domen.uninett.no/~hta/linux/aero−faq.htmlContura Aero FAQ http://www.reed.edu/~pwilk/aero/aero.faq Comprehensive FAQ on all aspects of the Cont

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4mb Laptop HOWTOBruce Richardson <[email protected]>25 March 2000How to put a "grown−up" Linux on a small−spec (4mb RAM, <=20

4.The Pre−installation Procedure• 4.1 muLinux Preparation• 4.2 Prepare the installation root files.• 4.3 Create the partitions.5.The Installation• 5.1

1.1 Why this document was written.I got my hands on two elderly laptops, both with just 4mb RAM and small (<=200mb) hard drives. I wantedto install

details.Toshiba and T1910 are trademarks of Toshiba Corporation. Compaq and Contura Aero are trademarks ofCompaq Computer Corporation.2.The LaptopsThi

2.2 The ProblemThe small hard disks and the lack of an internal floppy on the Aero make the installation more tricky thannormal but the real problem i

muLinux http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux/muLinux will boot in 4mb but only in a limited single−user mode. In this mode fdisk andmkswap are available but