In July 2010 I wrote:
As reported in the firmware section, I have successfully booted and run Tinycore Linux 2.11 from a pen drive.
The same applies to DSL 4.4.9.
From the comments below I guess I must have been using a PS/2 connected keyboard and mouse.
However on a revisit in March 2018 to add the CPU and PCI information to the hardware tab I had no problems booting and running Tiny Core 8.2.1 along with a USB keyboard & mouse.
In March 2015 I heard from Corin who reported:
I tried installing various linux distros but nothing could be installed mainly for two reasons:
Distributions tested included:
Distribution | Outcome |
---|---|
Ubuntu 12.04 server | FAIL (no PAE) |
Ubuntu 10.04 server | FAIL |
Ubuntu 8.04 server | FAIL |
Ubuntu 7.04 server | FAIL |
Ubuntu 6.06 server | OK but requires install from optical drive |
Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop | booted (a bit slow), but was not what i wanted |
TTYLINUX | no keyboard |
DSL (4.4.10) | WORKED but very buggy |
System Rescue CD 1.0.0 and 3.8.8 | no keyboard |
Tiny Core (various versions) | no keyboard |
Debian 5.0 (and above) | no keyboard |
After two days I managed to install DEBIAN 4.0 ETCH using [mini.iso] netinstall and works like a charm.