Abandon Windows: Only one floppy disk is needed for Linux.

As the operating system version is constantly updated, the size of Windows is also increasing. Because of our work needs, we always wanted to find an easy-to-use operating system with high portability. Windows basically cannot complete this task. One day, I found a floppy disk and installed the system-Mclinux. It came from the hands of the Chinese and had a complete Chinese interface, which was friendly and easy to use.

MClinux Archive
Version: 2.02 size: 1.86 M
Nature: Free Software Platform: Linux
[Click to download]

　　Software features:
1. It can be used as a web site to browse Chinese Web pages, maintain websites, and process letters.
2. You can use HTTP + CGI (encrypted directory), FTP, and TELNET servers.
3. It has the router and firewall functions, and can be connected to the Internet on the LAN, supports Modem dial-up Internet access, or set the dial-in function, and supports ADSL Broadband dial-up Internet access.
4. You can use hard drives, optical drives, and soft drives.

　　Mount Mclinux to a floppy disk

　　Step 1:The downloaded file is named mclinux202.zip, which is removed to any folder, such as C: linux. Restart the computer and start it with A Windows 98 boot disk to enter the DOS interface, insert A blank floppy disk, and enter "A:" From the command prompt, and then enter the following command to switch to the C: linux directory:

A: c:
C: cd linux

　　Step 2:Enter the "2 MB" command to enable the system to support 2 MB Floppy disk. Then, enter the "2mf a:/m" command to format the floppy disk to a maximum capacity of 2 MB (the value displayed may be 1886KB depending on the brand of the floppy disk. It doesn't matter. Continue ).

　　Step 3:Enter the "syslinux-s a:" command to make the disk a boot disk that can boot the computer.

Step 4: run the following command to copy the system to a floppy disk:
Copy syslinux. cfg:
Copy zimage:
Copy mclinux. img:

　　Step 5:In the BIOS, set the floppy disk as the first boot device and boot the system with the MClinux floppy disk you just created. The system prompts "Please insert the MClinux configuration disk and press" Y "in the middle; otherwise, press Enter ", start for the first time and press Enter.

Then enter "root" to log on. At this time, the system is fully loaded into the memory and the command "cce" is entered to enter the Chinese system.

　　Use Modem to access the Internet

　　Step 1:Remove the MClinux floppy disk, replace it with another blank floppy disk, and use "mkfs. the ext2/dev/fd0 command is used to format a floppy disk in ext2 format, or the mkfsdos/dev/fd0 command is used to format it in dos format.

　　Step 2:Enter the command "mclinux. conf "to enter the system configuration (see figure 1), select" 1 ", press enter to enter the Dialing Network PPP configuration (see figure 2), and set" PHONE, ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, corresponding to the ISP's internet number, user name, and PASSWORD.

　　

　　Step 3:"Modem_DEV = ttyS1" should be changed according to the comport occupied by the Modem. (Note: You can open the Device Manager in Windows to view the comport occupied by the Modem. If it is com1, change it to ttyS0, for com2, change to ttyS1, and so on ).

Press "ctrl + x" and press "y" to exit (Note: after entering the configuration, press "ctrl + x". The "SAVE: Ynl" prompt appears, "y" indicates saving, "n" indicates not saving ).

　　Step 4:Go to DNS settings and enter the DNS provided by the ISP service provider after "namesever. (Note: this can be used directly in most regions. You need to set it for a few regions)

Step 5: Press "8" to save the settings to the freshly formatted floppy disk. You do not need to set the settings the next time you start the system. Press "9" to exit the system configuration and click "ppp-on". After a while, the network will be connected and "clinks" will enter the Chinese browser (see figure 3, here, the author has made some Chinese website Connection Wizard, where you can select a site), you can also press the Esc key, click "File → Go To URL" To enter the URL. "Clinks" is a character browser, so only text information can be displayed.

　　Tips

1. If you want to disconnect the network, enter the command "ppp-off ".
2. web service is enabled by default. After accessing the internet, enter http: // (IP address of MClinux) on another machine to view the default homepage of the system. Use the system's clinks to view the results. In addition, the system also adds a dynamic Domain Name Server Client to facilitate server setup.

　　Use FTP

MClinux automatically opens the service and has FTP client commands when the system starts. follow these steps.

　　Step 1:Set the directory of the downloadable files: first create a ing of the downloaded file partition (Here we take the first partition of the first hard disk as an example) "mkdir/mnt/hda1 ", run the "mount" command to mount the hard disk partition of the downloaded file, and run "mount dev/hda1/mnt/hda1 ".

　　Step 2:Set the logon User: MClinux is anonymous (anonymous) by default, which can be changed in mclinux. conf.

　　Step 3:Transfer a specified file from a remote machine to the local machine: Enter the address of the ftp open remote machine and enter the user name and password to get the local machine file ".

　　Step 4:Transfer a specified file from a local machine to a remote machine: Enter the address of the ftp open remote machine and enter the user name and password pub Local Machine file remote machine file"

　　Step 5:Input ftp: // 10.70.1.1/file name (IP address of my computer) on another machine connected to the network to download files from MClinux.

　　Thanks:Before writing this article, the author introduced MClinux only to the Forum, but encountered many difficult problems when deciding to write it, I am grateful to them for their generous help from South China residents and other netizens.