SLAX as a bootable OS ???

Don 944 LA · 01-23-2005, 02:47 AM

Does anyone use SLAX as an OS ??

I have been trying to get it to boot with the USB DVD, but can't get it to work.
It looks like a good OS thats small and will run windows apps. Looks like the whole thing fits on half of a CD, which leaves the other half for applications.
Would be great on a CF card too.
Seems like a good alternative to the XP Embedded cost since this is FREE.

Anyway, looking for others that use this

Here's the url : http://slax.linux-live.org/

thecommiser · 01-23-2005, 12:05 PM

i cant see mention of a windows emu on the site ( i may have missed it though, i did glance over it quickly)

GReeToZ · 01-23-2005, 12:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thecommiser

i cant see mention of a windows emu on the site ( i may have missed it though, i did glance over it quickly)

neither can i :S

[edit]nevermind its under modules

got this from the site:

Wine 20040914 (7.3 MB) other
Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.
Wine allows you to run many Windows applications under Linux.
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Don 944 LA · 01-23-2005, 02:29 PM

yeah, thats it - Wine

gonna try hooking up another slim-slot dvd, this time an internal ide ( panasonic ) and see if it will boot to cd

GReeToZ · 01-23-2005, 04:32 PM

yeah but i doubt if it will work for me, as i want centrafuse :P but will try anyways, downloaded the iso just now

Grayscale · 01-23-2005, 04:43 PM

ugh bloat. it runs gayde..err KDE. put blackbox or fluxbox on there and i'll be happy

TheLlama · 02-15-2005, 01:22 PM

Worth noting: Wine is very quirky and selective when it comes to the programs it will run. You may have luck and you may not. If it does choose to run your program, expect it to run marginally slower. The good news is that Mono is still working on the .NET implementation, when this is done we should see great support for the next generation of Window applications.

cheerio · 02-22-2005, 02:02 AM

Wine is not that bad, it just has to be configured 100% correct otherwise it may be quircky like you say. As for slower, im not too sure about all of that. I ran mIRC with invision script faster than it ran on my winboxen.

isaac.madsen · 02-27-2005, 03:31 AM

Try checking your boot options. You'll need your USB port set as a boot option before your Hard Drive.

TheLlama · 03-01-2005, 10:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cheerio

Wine is not that bad, it just has to be configured 100% correct otherwise it may be quircky like you say. As for slower, im not too sure about all of that. I ran mIRC with invision script faster than it ran on my winboxen.

Yes, but more intensive programs such as Adobe Photoshop run noticably slower. Perhaps this because I'm running a Win32 Emulator in a 32-bit chroot on my 64-bit Linux.

skellum · 03-01-2005, 12:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Don 944 LA

Does anyone use SLAX as an OS ??

I have been trying to get it to boot with the USB DVD, but can't get it to work.
It looks like a good OS thats small and will run windows apps. Looks like the whole thing fits on half of a CD, which leaves the other half for applications.
Would be great on a CF card too.
Seems like a good alternative to the XP Embedded cost since this is FREE.

Anyway, looking for others that use this

Here's the url : http://slax.linux-live.org/

i'm currently using XP for testing, but plan on using linux/ramdisk. the easiest linux i've seen for this is dsl (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/) but would obviously require re-rolling your app set unless you want desktop stuff in your car.

so far my testing tells me that inverters suck for powering carputers and my motherboard is a total pain. before i screw with the linux part, i need to get my damned hardware solid.