01-06-2004, 07:13 AM
Okay, so I had Tiny Linux (a stripped-down Slackware variant) on my computer. Now I get the Slackware CDs and want to do a more complete install. One problem: I have only 8MB of RAM on my 486 DX/100. I achieved the Tiny Linux install by using the 'quickroot.gz' root disk which is designed for this purpose. However, there seems to be nothing of this nature in the download section of the Slackware website. I tried lomem.i as a boot disk but it complained that it couldn't find a bootable image at 0 on my root disk (bare.i). I have heard of these fabled computers that can boot from the CD drive, but mine can't and I have yet to see one that does. Given that my computer with internet access has Windows 98 and a 33.6k modem (so... I can't do anything fancy that requires Linux or massive downloads) what can I do? Will I have to go back to Windows 95 (even though I am thoroughly sick of it)?
In a race between a rock and a pig, don't varnish your clams." -- "Dilbert"