On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Jose L Gomez Dans wrote: > I'm trying to install debian on an ancient 386, with 8 Mb RAM, and a > 40Mb Hard Disk. I'm running into problems, as the HDD is *very* small.
I managed to get Debian on a 386/6MB, but it had two 40MB drives. As others have advised, you're likely to want to go with something smaller. Tom's root-boot (http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html) is a good start. There are links on that page to other "micro-Linux" projects. Thanks to its relatively ancient origin, I think Slackware *might* be shoehorned into a disk that size. That's if you really want a full-fledged distribution. You have a decision to make; is your budget for this project exactly zero, or do you have some discretionary funds? I can understand zero-budget (either for financial reasons or sheer mule-headed stubborness :-> ), but then you'd probably want to find a smaller setup. If you can spring for a bigger disk (100MB would be ample) then Debian is within your reach. Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "An apple every eight hours keeps three doctors away." - B. Kliban
