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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan AT SDF.ORG>
  • To: Philip Rhoades <phil AT pricom.com.au>
  • Cc: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] An an unusual project . .
  • Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 16:36:28 +0000 (UTC)

There is also a kernel optimized for 486.

http://distro.ibiblio.org/baslinux/add-ons/2_2_26/zimage.4dx


But I guess that is also missing the Adaptec and NE2000 drivers . .

Very few drivers were included in Stephen's kernels. I just looked at the config file for compiling the 'big' kernel and he set it to compile almost everything as modules.

You can also compile your own optimized kernel 2.2.26 which includes
those modules and omits unused ones. Or put together your own floppy
version of BL to run directly on your hardware. I managed both and
posted about it.


Could you give me the link?

Try searching on my baslinux, my name (keesan) compile and kernel.
I also compiled a lot of programs. You will need the kernel source code (large) for 2.2.26 and a few other files to compile with. Edit the standard config file (or borrow Stephen's and modify it).

Kernels compile rather slowly on a 486. My first BL computer had 12MB RAM (around 1999). We were big on modem support then. I used a 486 laptop as a terminal (running programs on a speedy Pentium II, displaying on the 486 in VGA resolution).

For the custom BL, I think what I did was mount -o loop and replace the kernel and some of the modules.

http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl (for a list of what is there blfiles.htm).

Try bl3fbfd.zip for a 2-floppy BL3 with framebuffer support.

There is no need to include all of previous posts when you reply - ibiblio keeps them all.




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