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Open the device! Ahh, nice hardware :-) | Open the device! Ahh, nice hardware :-) | ||
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Oh my god, this definitively need linux | Oh my god, this definitively need linux | ||
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Well there are many small linux distribs, but few are built for really low memory. | Well there are many small linux distribs, but few are built for really low memory. | ||
DSL is nice, but even 32MB is not enough. | DSL is nice, but even 32MB is not enough. | ||
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Choice is finally deli linux. | Choice is finally deli linux. | ||
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Oh, no floppy or CD. No BIOS which would make booting from the USB port possible. | Oh, no floppy or CD. No BIOS which would make booting from the USB port possible. | ||
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YES! | YES! | ||
| − | + | = xwindows? = | |
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| + | mkdir /etc/X11 | ||
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| + | the magic command is: delisetup | ||
| + | - 5: CONFIGURE NETWORK | ||
| + | I chose simple DHCP and deli detected the network card correctly | ||
| + | - 6: CONFIGURE XORG | ||
| + | There is also an option for tiny X but Xorg works better | ||
| + | - mouse and keyboard: defaults | ||
| + | - screen: super VGA 1024x768 / 50-70hz | ||
| + | - card: vga | ||
| + | - screen: 8bit 256 colors | ||
| + | - 8 SETUP WINDOW MANAGER | ||
| + | of course icewm, there is no other choice :-) | ||
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| + | startx | ||
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| + | wow.... grafics. but not fullscreen | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 29 January 2010
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| Install linux on an old Siemens TRADEBOARD E | |
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| Meetings: | none |
| Type: | software
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| Status: | running |
| Members: | |
| Contact Person: | Gunstick (mail) |
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The tradeboard is an Intel based device used for bank trading. It includes several telephone line ports but the main interest is it's touchscreen.
Only 32MB of ram, 200MHz CPU.
Contents |
Preparing
Open the device! Ahh, nice hardware :-)
Hack the installed windows95 to give a DOS shell and run windows explorer. F8 magic
Start IE (version 5, unpatched) and connect to the Internets...
Oh my god, this definitively need linux
choosing distribution
Well there are many small linux distribs, but few are built for really low memory. DSL is nice, but even 32MB is not enough.
Choice is finally deli linux.
installation
Oh, no floppy or CD. No BIOS which would make booting from the USB port possible.
Installation is done on another laptop which has a 2.5" PATA disk.
- lilo to MBR - full install
Insert disk into Tradeboard, boot... Nice LILO...
Login:
YES!
xwindows?
mkdir /etc/X11
the magic command is: delisetup - 5: CONFIGURE NETWORK I chose simple DHCP and deli detected the network card correctly - 6: CONFIGURE XORG There is also an option for tiny X but Xorg works better
- mouse and keyboard: defaults - screen: super VGA 1024x768 / 50-70hz - card: vga - screen: 8bit 256 colors
- 8 SETUP WINDOW MANAGER
of course icewm, there is no other choice :-)
startx
wow.... grafics. but not fullscreen
