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booteX
BooteX is a micro GNU/Linux distribution that fits in a 1.44MB floppy disk, containing a graphical X client and network support for use as a remote XDMCP terminal, using the following technologies:
BooteX is based on SkatOS and inspiredy by QNX Demo Disk.
Description
Besides this specific pourpose of being a X Windows client distro, booteX may be, like the [http://www.etherboot.org/ | Etherboot]] project, a toolkit for deploying floppy disks with micro-distros that can store:
- Kernel and modules (network cards, pc speaker support, etc)
- Simple graphical applications like dillo and xedit
- Specific applications like darkice or icecast server
With network and ramdisk support, is still possible to keep a simple packaging system where applications are remotely fetched and vanished as the system is turned off.
The picture above shows how booteX made a thin client fly like a plane!
Requirements
- Minimum system: 386 with 5MB RAM
- VESA 1.1 or 2.0 compliant VGA video adapter
- Non-usb keyboard
- PS/2 or serial mouse
Supported network cards
- RealTek 8129/8139
- NE2000 (plug'n play or standard kernel i/o and irq)
- AMD PCnet32 (VLB and PCI)
- EtherExpressPro/100
- PCI NE2000
- Via Rhine
- 3c590/3c900
- SiS 900/7016
- COMPEX-RL100a / Winbond-W89c840
Licenced
BooteX is licenced under the GNU General Public License v2.
References
- Projeto Metareciclagem
- Metafloppy: 1 | 2
- X Windows On A Floppy
- 2-Disk X-Window embedded Linux
- The kdrive resource page
- Linux Boot Loaders Compared
- Unix scene | HOWTO: 4k intros in GNU/Linux
Developers
- rafael2k - rafael (AT) riseup (DOT) net
- rhatto - rhatto (AT) riseup (DOT) net