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Wouldn't it work with a newer kernel though, too?
by cogburnd02 5y ago
Wouldn't it work with a newer kernel though, too?
- LukeShu 5y agoGenerally speaking, newer kernels are bigger. Back in the day, Damn Small Linux (DSL) made the controversial decision to stake themselves to Linux 2.4 because 2.6 was just too big and bloated, they said.
- deaddodo 5y agoA newer kernel most definitely wouldn't fit on a floppy. 2.4+ was where they loosened the requirements and kernels started getting into the multi-megabyte territory.
- anthk 5y agoLinux 2.4 could fit in a floppy perfectly. Check NehaBodi, nethack 3.4.3 in a floppy disk.
- deaddodo 5y agoSorry, I meant 2.4 was where they relaxed the restrictions; it wasn't until 2.6 that the kernel was reliably too large to fit on a floppy.
- cogburnd02 5y agohttps://bits.p1x.in/floppinux-an-embedded-linux-on-a-single-floppy/ https://bits.p1x.in/floppinux-an-embedded-linux-on-a-single-... uses 5.13.0-rc2.
- deaddodo 5y agoDoesn't have X Window System.