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M88K · 04-10-2010, 02:04 PM

I'm trying to setup TinyME on a cheap internal flash drive used as an ssd, but I'm having trouble getting the size small enough. Is it possible to wedge TinyME into less than 440mb, or should I be sticking with some form of puppy?

I'd install the live image to the disk, but I need to be able to save basic configuration files and the like. Just enough to make it end-user friendly.

I'm currently installing on a PIII-M 866mhz with 256mb ram with a semi-functional hard drive. However, the hard drive is just to give me the extra space to fine tune a primary install image, which I'll copy over to flash.

I'm looking to upgrade the ram a little, right now 396 is looking the most viable.

***KDulcimer*** · 04-10-2010, 04:46 PM

Um, yeah, I'm sad to say this, but if we're only talking about 440 MB, then you should stick with Puppy. The upcoming Droplet release might fit in that space, but I doubt even then you'll have any space to install programs.

And to forestall a question which seems to get asked every single time, no, there is no timeline for the Droplet release.

M88K · 04-10-2010, 08:22 PM

Ok, thanks. I will soon have this massive stack of PC Card ata flash drives I managed pick up off ebay for a song. Space for extra programs isn't really a problem, as all the end user needs is a browser with java and flash, along with a word processor.

I just like the idea of setting up the perfect environment, dd-ing it over to the flash card, and popping it as many PCs as I like.

I'm basically after a live distro with an option to save settings, and I liked the big, bold graphical interface of TinyME. I'm going to see about building a custom modified Arch this summer, but that's more for my personal use. I may have to fork over the cash for a CF card as a cheap ide hard drive substitute.