32MB Hard drive??

biggms · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 39

Hi,

Is it possible (and how) to get a gentoo install onto a 32MB hard drive? Basically all that is needed is X, Opengl and freetype2. No window managers, no apps.

Portage can be put onto a seperate drive for installation and maintainance but the 32MB hard drive must be able to run standalone without the need for anything off a second drive.
If this is not possible NFS could possibly be used to add a few extra MB for libraries etc... just not much

PS portage will not be used when the 32MB drive is standalone, just X.

Thanks in advance
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olav · Apprentice Joined: 24 Aug 2003 Posts: 194 Location: Norway

It is certainly possible to cram a linux distro onto a 32MB disk, but with X? I doubt it.

Olav

biggms · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 39

Actually managed it with mandrake ( seriously! )

Just wondered if gentoo would fit as well

Would really like to mount a portage NFS drive and have my system upto date in a few mins and have it optimised (not that easy in mandrake)

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stonent · Veteran Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 1139 Location: Texas

If you get it to go onto a 32mb drive, it won't be gentoo anymore. You'll have to remove everything that makes it gentoo. You might consider something related to morphix or a similar read only linux.The OS runs from a compressed file system.
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Corw|n of Amber · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:55 pm Post subject:

On such a tiny drive you want to put a DamnSmallLinux with even less stuff (it's based on debian so it can be done, just remove fluxbox and the editors and stuff) or build a Linux From Scracth...
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dabooty · Guru Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 482 Location: Belgium

if its that small, its probably old and slow
i would put my system on a 20rpm disk

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biggms · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 39

Hehe
Thanks for all the ideas all.

The machine is a Athlon XP, it just dont have a big disk

Looks like its a from scratch job, dang, really fancied just mounting a portage NFS share to update the whole system.

Ah well
Thanks for your help, it was valuable.
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Elm0 · Apprentice Joined: 24 Nov 2002 Posts: 281 Location: UK

32MB and an Athlon XP? You could pick up a 20Gig drive for about 10-20 pounds ($15) probably! Save yourself some hassle. I suppose it could be fun though

biggms · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 39

Indeed it would be sooooo much easier but unfortunatly this isnt an option

The specs are locked at 32MB (long boring story)

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