RE: [SLUG] distro suitable for thumb drive

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Jun 16 2004 - 18:16:11 EDT

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Pete S. wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 02:41:45 -0400 (EDT), Eben King
> <eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have a 512 MB USB flash drive, and my laptop can boot from it (at least,
> > I'm pretty sure it can). I want to make my wireless NIC work when booted
> > from that, before I trash XP on the main drive. I'd be really in a bad
> > place if I trashed the only OS that can use the 802.11 interface. Since
> > the laptop uses a Centrino chipset, it's mostly unsupported.
> >
> > What's an appropriate distribution to put on it?

> Maybe this?
> http://www.ncsu.edu/resnet/runt/
> RUNT: The ResNet USB Network Tester

Thanks, that worked. It's the first one in a dozen or more to boot all
the way. LILO died on most of the rest, or the installed failed at
various places, or...

Anyhow, do you have any idea how I would get GCC on here? I have nearly
300 MB left on the volume, so space shouldn't be an issue. 

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