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Best linux for stock I-Opener?
Best linux for stock I-Opener?

New MessageBest linux for stock I-Opener? (modified 0 times) legodude
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After letting it sit for years I just got out my ver2 I-Opener with ver1 bios and booted it up. It's loaded with Jailbait v6 which I modified myself in an attempt to make it a bit more usable. Is this still the best OS for the I-Opener? Any better small distros? What I'd really like is USB keyboard/mouse support, sound(network too) support, XDM + plus queries for other servers, and USB network support. Does any one distribution that fits in the 16mb flash offer all of this? If necessary, I could just work on configuring Jailbait even more but I'd like to know what else is out there before putting in the time and effort.

Thanks
Mike

07-16-2002 12:02:27

New MessageRE:Best linux for stock I-Opener? (modified 0 times) jbarr
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I've been using Midori Linux for a while. (Do a search here to find several threads.) It fits in the 16MB FLASH with room to spare. It's fairly basic with Opera, XMMS, a notepad, VNC viewer, and a few other things. I have a "Y" adapter connected to the keyboard socket to which I have plugged in a standard keyboard and mouse. I have a USB Ethernet connector connected to the USB port. Other than that, it's pretty basic. It's quick, and Opera seems to be much more stable and faster than Netscape. I use the i-Opener exclusivly for occasional web browsing when I'm not near my "main" computer. No hard drives, fairly quick boot (under a minute) and solid.

Your specific reqirements may be met with something else, but that's what I use, and I am VERY happy with it!

07-16-2002 13:03:02

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