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LinuxMZ

Tri-M's LinuxMZ is a full-featured bootable Linux disk image based on Slackware 7.0. Even with USB support and support for many different hardware configurations included, it is still small enough to run off of an 8MB DiskOnChip.

LinuxMZ includes many protocols for remote access, from telnet to secure FTP to windows networking. Because it is simple to configure and update the system from a client computer, it is ideal for remote applications. LinuxMZ includes Apache's web server which is great for many uses, such as having the system report back to you via a web site that can be viewed from anywhere - without having to install any special software on your client computers.Tri-M's LinuxMZ is a full-featured bootable Linux disk image based on Slackware 7.0. Even with USB support and support for many different hardware configurations included, it is still small enough to run off of an 8MB DiskOnChip.

LinuxMZ includes many protocols for remote access, from telnet to secure FTP to windows networking. Because it is simple to configure and update the system from a client computer, it is ideal for remote applications. LinuxMZ includes Apache's web server which is great for many uses, such as having the system report back to you via a web site that can be viewed from anywhere - without having to install any special software on your client computers.

LinuxMZ manual LinuxMZ user manual
Linux boot instructions Making a bootable Linux DiskOnChip Instructions

Caution:
Check which firmware version is on your DiskOnChip prior to installing the LinuxMZ image.
You must install the image which matches your firmware with the proper DOC utility.
2.2.19 images are embedded with 4.3 firmware.
2.4.18 images are embedded with 5.14 firmware.

Linux kernel 2.2.19 Linux DOC image based on a Slackware 7.0 distribution
Linux kernel 2.4.18 Linux DOC image based on a Slackware 7.0 distribution

LinuxMZ manual There is no "root" password for rescue the file system. To load diskonchip driver, enter "modprobe doc" at the prompt. To access diskonchip, enter "mount /dev/fla1" for driver using major=100 option (default) or enter "mount /dev/doca1" for driver using major=93 option.
Small root file system

http://www.slackware.com/ Home page of the linux distribution used to build LinuxMZ
http://www.tldp.org General howto's talking of about everything. (When working with something new in Linuz for the 1st time, the solution should be here)
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ step by step how to create your own linux system from scratch.
http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org documentation to access the DOC using the kernel driver 'MTD' instead of the M-System driver.