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... just in case you thought a 2gb surf sdd was too limited, here is a distro that will leave you with virtually all of that 2 gig unused!
http://tinycorelinux.com/forum/index.php?topic=1747.0
Microcore is a minimal version of tinycore 2.0. It is still a "release candidate" which means that it works, but is probably not the final version.
Tinycore 2.0 is kernel 2.6.29, and boots to a jwm enviroment (like puppy) but with no apps installed. It is an 11 meg download & not much bigger installed.
Microcore is the same as tinycore but without the windows manager - in an incredible 7 meg download.
Naturally, both boot to RAM, and so are quick and snappy to use... although their minimal nature means that you need to decide what you want to install. Then decide how you want to save what you've installed (there are several options, inclusing a "PPI" mode that does not affect boot time). They have a reasonable repository list, with key things like firefox, opera, flash 10, open office, etc.
Homepage: www.tinycorelinux.com
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Can you boot it up off of an SD card? Im a total noob to x86 linux and booting wasn't an option on my MIPS linux netbook... I have the Windows 701 SD, and am wanting to put linux on my laptop with out loosing Win. So if this is tiiiiiny, then *should* be able to select it at boot... but im no expert to say the least!
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KneeOn wrote:
Can you boot it up off of an SD card? Im a total noob to x86 linux and booting wasn't an option on my MIPS linux netbook... I have the Windows 701 SD, and am wanting to put linux on my laptop with out loosing Win. So if this is tiiiiiny, then *should* be able to select it at boot... but im no expert to say the least!
Probably - I have it on dual boot with other linux distros. I'm not sure how to set it up under windows though. Ask on the forum and they'll help you out. My guess is to install something called "grub" on the SD card, but I only know how to do this if you already have linux!
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Google seems to the best answer. I read on the website, but it looks really hard and compex. Like the PPR and PPI stuff. I understand the concepts (kinda) but still looks hard) might have to see about downloading grub later today. Thanks though, this looks good 
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It is fun, but a fairly steep learning curve.
Essentially, if you can get it on your boot list somehow and get it to boot, then getting it to connect to the internet is the next step. You will likely have to download the wireless extensions (unless you have a wired line handy). Once connected though, you just use the app browser to download the apps you want on the fly. All the PPR/PPI stuff is about options to make your downloads persistent - and depends on what sort of PC you have. eee's are suitable for PPI as they have at least 500meg RAM.
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After reading up on it a bit more, it seems to come in an .iso form... now unfortunatly for me i dont have a portable CD drive... could some one post a howto install a linux distro sing a iso without having a CD drive? I have a USB, and an SD Card... im going to do a search of the forum, but this linux os seems to be quite unique.
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I can do it in linux:
Create a directory in mnt folder called iso
go to the directory where the .iso is located
mount -o loop whateverthenameis.iso /mnt/iso
then navigate to /mnt/iso/ and the files are all there, ready to copy to wherever you want (/boot/ in the case of tinycore)
I'm sure there's a windows way to extract files from an .iso - there are only 3 (I think) in tinycore, of which you only need bzimage and vmlinuz.
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