Linux and D2OL

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject: Linux and D2OL

There are several people interested in getting a simple linux distro to run D2OL on.
What we want is to be able to boot from CD and run only D2OL. But we need to have the network active as well as video.

Please post any advice or knowledge. If I can get a set-up built and then burn them to CDs I will be more than happy to share this config and file with anyone that wants it. The only issue I can see with that is it more than likely will be using only one node ID number. And if that is the case what I will do is make a new user named something like Tweaknews Linux Co-op.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

I answered this in another post.......

You can get a stand-alone, boot-from-CD distro of Linux from www.Knoppix.net . It's free to download (I'm doing so as I type), and should do everything you want it to. I gotta buy some blank CD's, then I'll give it a go.

(And yes, it is truly free......no support, no documentation.......or, you can buy the CD for that sortof stuff).
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject:

that distro can also be found here:
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=44

I downloaded Mandrake the other night but now I think I will run the CD-Linux on the DC system as well as my small systems.
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2old2care · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

D2OL needs a r/w area to get work and save it's work.

Interesting idea though....Let's see what we can do.
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smith.p.sean · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject:

^^ i 2 old is right, what i want to do is have a minimal install on a 8 gb hd that i have, i dont even want the system to have a cd drive, just turn on start d2ol and start crunching. The only thing i require is video from it so i can occasionaly switch and see how its doing.

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

I believe Knoppix does section off a small part for R/W, it would have to........it just allows you to move your OS easily from machine to machine. I'll give it a whirl later on this week, see how it actually works. I do know it's not read-only, it works exactly like a standard install, just without the install bit.
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject:

I've played around with Knoppix, and I can't figure out how to change the language from German to English. Their site states that the install file is only in German, if anyone else can find out how to change it, it may be more of a benefit to all of us.

smith.p.sean · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject:

i speak enough german to be able to do it... i just got to get around to downloading it.

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smith.p.sean · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Go to:

www.knoppix.net

Go to the download section.

Click the HTTP or FTP download link.

Pick a server.

Download the distro that has _EN at the end (that'd be English)

Wait for a bit, then burn it to disk.

Easy. You can even get a DVD version, with even more apps pre-compiled, if you have a DVD burner (that'd be in the /DVD sectiion of the download page you go to............)

Not promoting it, by any means, but it looks good...........I'll boot into it tomorrow night, hopefully I'll have some blank CD's by then.
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