<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>4mb Laptop HOWTO</TITLE> <LINK HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html" REL=next> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents <HR> <H1>4mb Laptop HOWTO</H1> <H2>Bruce Richardson <brichardson@lineone.net> </H2>25 March 2000 <P><HR> <EM>How to put a "grown-up" Linux on a small-spec (4mb RAM, <=200mb hard disk) laptop. </EM> <HR> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html">Introduction</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 Why this document was written.</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 What use is a small laptop?</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.3">1.3 Why not just upgrade the laptop?</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.4">1.4 What about 4mb desktop machines?</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.5">1.5 What this document doesn't do.</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.6">1.6 Where to find this document.</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html#ss1.7">1.7 Copyright</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-2.html">The Laptops</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Basic Specifications</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 The Problem</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-2.html#ss2.3">2.3 The Solution</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html">Choices Made</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 What to use to create the initial root partition?</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 The Distribution</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Which installation method to use?</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Partition Layout</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-3.html#ss3.5">3.5 Which components to install?</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-4.html">The Pre-installation Procedure</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 muLinux Preparation</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Prepare the installation root files.</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 Create the partitions.</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html">The Installation</A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 Boot the machine</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 Floppy/Parport CD-ROM Install</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.3">5.3 Network/PCMCIA Install</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.4">5.4 Set-up</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.5">5.5 Pre-reboot Configuration</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-5.html#ss5.6">5.6 Post-reboot Configuration.</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-6.html">Conclusion</A></H2> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html">Appendix A: </A></H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.1">7.1 A - Base Linux System</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.2">7.2 AP - Non-X Applications</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.3">7.3 D - Development Tools</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.4">7.4 E - Emacs</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.5">7.5 F - FAQs and HOWTOs</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.6">7.6 K - Kernel Source</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.7">7.7 N - Networking Tools and Apps</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.8">7.8 Tetex</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.9">7.9 Y - BSD Games Collection</A> <LI><A HREF="4mb-Laptops-7.html#ss7.10">7.10 End result</A> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-8.html">Appendix B: Resources relevant to this HOWTO</A></H2> <HR> <A HREF="4mb-Laptops-1.html">Next</A> Previous Contents </BODY> </HTML>