= DSL Frugal Install =
-Download boot floppy image and CD .iso. Burn these as described elsewhere. You may not need the floppy, I did.
-boot onto floppy/CD and enter<
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>dsl 2<
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at prompt to boot into text mode. <
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-run cfdisk and prepare partitions. I used:<
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- /dev/hda1 - 128M for swap (set type to 82!)<
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- /dev/hda2 - 75M for image, set as bootable<
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- /dev/hda3 - rest of drive for /home, mydsl, and backup/restore.<
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-write partitions and exit cfdisk.<
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-Prepare partitions:<
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>mke2fs /dev/hda2<
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>mke2fs /dev/hda3<
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>mkswap /dev/hda1<
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>swapon /dev/hda1<
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-reboot with floppy/CD into level 5 (just let it boot)<
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-right-click on desktop and select APPS>TOOLS>FRUGAL INSTALL>FRUGAL GRUB INSTALL<
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at image partition, enter >hda2(or the appropriate)<
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at install from, enter> l (that's L for Live CD)<
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at format question, enter >y<
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-when install completes, remove floppy/CD and reboot. Select one of the grub menu items.<
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- Hopefully, now we're successfully running off our HD install. <
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-Now, we'll edit the grub menu. Open a terminal window:<
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>sudo su<
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>mount /mnt/hda2<
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>nano /mnt/hda2/boot/grub/menu.lst <
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Comment out the undesired three line sets. <
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I edited the middle line here as follows (your partitions may be different than mine):<
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>make sure that opt=hda3 home=hda3 mydsl=hda3<
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>now add dsl in front of mydsl=hda3<
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the entire line looks like this:<
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kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda2 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm noscsi frugal dma home=hda3 opt=hda3 host=DSL1 dsl mydsl=hda3<
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Note that the extensions don't seem to re-install without the dsl in front of mydsl=hda3.<
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-save, exit and reboot. <
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-Hopefully, we successfully rebooted. <
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-Now we'll create the folder for optional myDSL extensions. These will NOT automatically install, but will be options on the myDSL (right-click) menu.
Open a terminal window.
>sudo /mount/hda3<
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>sudo mkdir /mnt/hda3/optional<
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>sudo chown dsl /mnt/hda3/optional<
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Close the window. <
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-Now to install extensions. This is what works for me, there may be better ways. I install each to /tmp. Then if I want it to be optional (not installed, but available), I move it to /mnt/hda3/optional. If I want it to install automatically, I move it to /mnt/hda3. I do this manually after mounting hda3 first. <
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- Hope this helps. enjoy!WOW!!!