Trinux
Configuration

Install the Disk Images
Since Trinux is a floppy-based distribution, it is only available in the form of raw disk images, which must be copied to floppies after they have been downloaded. Trinux requires a boot disk whose purpose is to load the linux kernel, mount the initial ramdisk, create additional ramdisks, configure networking, and load packages from additional floppies or from other sources. Trinux configuration files, data, and packages are non-persistent and only reside in RAM. For now, Trinux cannot be easily installed on the hard drive like a conventional Linux distribution.

Tarball Image

  1. Download the trinux-07x.tgz tarball
  2. Expand using tar xzvf trinux-07x.tgz (Unix users) or Winzip (which will create an extra Trinux-07x directory because it gunzips it, then untar's it.)
  3. Execute the install script (click on trinux.bat for Windows users or ./trinux for Unix folks) within the directory that is created to build the 1.4M disk images). If you wish to manually install the disk images you can use dd or rawrite. All of the Trinux disks are DOS floppies.

    Floppy Images
    Since I generally only release the big tarball image mentioned above, your best bet is to get one of the 1.4MB boot floppy images. You will need to get rawrite (a DOS program) or better yet Rawrite for Windows which is also available here if the original link is down. Be sure to check the size of the file that you downloaded. It should be 1474560 bytes. Netscape users have encountered problems, so you may want to use another browser to download the disk images.

Network Configuration
Trinux is Network Operating System, period. While it theoretically could be used to perform backup and recovery or file integrity checking, use tomsrtbt instead. Also, Trinux is not designed to be your DSL/Cablemodem router/firewall. See freesco or Linux Router Project.

By default, trinux will ask the user whether DHCP should be used to configure the interface. If DHCP is not selected, the user will be prompted for the IP address/netmask, gateway, and DNS server. If you alway wants to use DHCP, create an empty file named dhcp on the boot floppy in the /tux/options directory. Within Trinux, the following commands will do this: (assuming the boot floppy is in the drive). You could also use an ASCII text editor (i.e. notepad) within windows to create an empty file.

	mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
	touch /floppy/tux/options/dhcp
	umount /floppy
  • If you want to assign a permanent IP address, DNS server, default gateway, etc. You will need to create (or modify) several text files in the /tux/config directory on the boot floppy. Assuming the following configuration: eth0=192.168.0.200/24, eth1=192.168.1.200/24, gateway=192.168.0.1, dns=192.168.0.25, you could enter the following commands from within Trinux:
    	mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
    	cd /floppy/tux/config
    	echo "192.168.0.200 255.255.255.0" > eth0
    	echo "192.168.1.200 255.255.255.0" > eth1
    	echo "192.168.0.1" > gateway
    	echo "192.168.0.25" > dns
    
  • The following NICs are currently supported in Trinux 0.70 kernel. I have personally tested only about 1/2 of the cards below, so your results may vary. For more information on Network Cards, see RedHat's hardware compatibility list http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/ and the Linux Ethernet-HOWTO and the Linux Net-HOWTO.
    3Com 3c509/579 (ISA)
    3Com 3c590/900 series (PCI)
    SMC WD80*3 (ISA)
    SMC Ultra
    SMC 9194
    SMC EtherPower II
    Realtek 8129/8139 (PCI)
    DEC DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE422
    DEC EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205)
    Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS (PCI/EISA)
    DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) (PCI)
    Intel EtherExpressPro/EtherExpress 10
    Intel EtherExpressPro/100 support (PCI)
    Novell NE2000/NE1000 (ISA/PCI)
    AMD PCNet32
    
    Hardware Compatibility
    Here are some of the hardware configurations I have successfully tested withTrinux. In general, it is safe to say that Trinux will boot on any 486 desktop with at Least 16mb of RAM. If you tweak the ramdisk size by editing the ramdisk file on the boot floppy you can make it run on machines with less memory. If you recompile the kernel to support 386's with math co-pro it should work on a 386, although I don't know why you'd want to (I have 386-20 still running at home, so I should know.) NOTE: PCMCIA network support for laptops is not supported at the moment. Please do *not* inquire about Laptop support for Trinux right now.

    Kernel Configuration (2.2.16)
    Should you wish to build your own kernel, you can use this as a starting point.

    # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
    # Code maturity level options
    CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
    # Processor type and features
    # CONFIG_M386 is not set
    CONFIG_M486=y
    # CONFIG_M586 is not set
    # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
    # CONFIG_M686 is not set
    CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
    CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
    CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
    CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
    CONFIG_1GB=y
    # CONFIG_2GB is not set
    # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
    # CONFIG_MTRR is not set
    # CONFIG_SMP is not set
    # Loadable module support
    CONFIG_MODULES=y
    # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
    # CONFIG_KMOD is not set
    # General setup
    CONFIG_NET=y
    CONFIG_PCI=y
    # CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
    # CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
    CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
    CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
    CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
    CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y
    # CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE is not set
    CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y
    # CONFIG_MCA is not set
    # CONFIG_VISWS is not set
    CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
    # CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set
    CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
    # CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT is not set
    CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
    # CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC is not set
    # CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA is not set
    # CONFIG_PARPORT is not set
    # CONFIG_APM is not set
    # Plug and Play support
    # CONFIG_PNP is not set
    # Block devices
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE=m
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=m
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
    # CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82C586 is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD646 is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530 is not set
    # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=16384
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
    CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
    # CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
    # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
    # Networking options
    CONFIG_PACKET=y
    # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set
    CONFIG_FIREWALL=y
    CONFIG_FILTER=y
    CONFIG_UNIX=y
    CONFIG_INET=y
    # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
    # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
    # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
    CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y
    # CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY is not set
    # CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE is not set
    # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set
    CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m
    CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m
    CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
    # CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set
    CONFIG_INET_RARP=m
    # CONFIG_SKB_LARGE is not set
    CONFIG_IPV6=m
    # CONFIG_IPV6_EUI64 is not set
    # CONFIG_IPX is not set
    # CONFIG_ATALK is not set
    # CONFIG_X25 is not set
    # CONFIG_LAPB is not set
    # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set
    # CONFIG_LLC is not set
    # CONFIG_ECONET is not set
    # CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL is not set
    # CONFIG_CPU_IS_SLOW is not set
    # QoS and/or fair queueing
    # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set
    # Telephony Support
    # CONFIG_PHONE is not set
    # CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ is not set
    # SCSI support
    # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
    # I2O device support
    # CONFIG_I2O is not set
    # CONFIG_I2O_PCI is not set
    # CONFIG_I2O_BLOCK is not set
    # CONFIG_I2O_SCSI is not set
    # Network device support
    CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
    # ARCnet devices
    # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
    CONFIG_DUMMY=m
    # CONFIG_BONDING is not set
    # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_SB1000 is not set
    # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
    CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
    CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y
    CONFIG_EL1=m
    CONFIG_EL2=m
    CONFIG_ELPLUS=m
    CONFIG_EL16=m
    CONFIG_EL3=y
    CONFIG_3C515=m
    CONFIG_VORTEX=y
    CONFIG_LANCE=m
    CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y
    CONFIG_WD80x3=y
    CONFIG_ULTRA=y
    CONFIG_ULTRA32=m
    CONFIG_SMC9194=y
    # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
    CONFIG_RTL8139=y
    CONFIG_NET_ISA=y
    CONFIG_AT1700=m
    CONFIG_E2100=m
    CONFIG_DEPCA=y
    CONFIG_EWRK3=y
    CONFIG_EEXPRESS=m
    CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO=m
    CONFIG_FMV18X=m
    CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS=m
    CONFIG_HPLAN=m
    CONFIG_HP100=m
    CONFIG_ETH16I=m
    CONFIG_NE2000=y
    CONFIG_SEEQ8005=m
    # CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set
    CONFIG_NET_EISA=y
    CONFIG_PCNET32=y
    CONFIG_AC3200=m
    CONFIG_APRICOT=m
    CONFIG_CS89x0=m
    CONFIG_DM9102=m
    CONFIG_DE4X5=y
    CONFIG_DEC_ELCP=y
    CONFIG_DGRS=m
    CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100=y
    CONFIG_LNE390=m
    CONFIG_NE3210=m
    CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=y
    CONFIG_TLAN=y
    CONFIG_VIA_RHINE=m
    CONFIG_SIS900=m
    CONFIG_ES3210=m
    CONFIG_EPIC100=y
    # CONFIG_ZNET is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set
    # Ethernet (1000 Mbit)
    # CONFIG_ACENIC is not set
    # CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set
    # CONFIG_YELLOWFIN is not set
    # CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set
    # CONFIG_FDDI is not set
    # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
    # CONFIG_PPP is not set
    # CONFIG_SLIP is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
    # Token ring devices
    # CONFIG_TR is not set
    # CONFIG_NET_FC is not set
    # CONFIG_RCPCI is not set
    # CONFIG_SHAPER is not set
    # Wan interfaces
    # CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set
    # CONFIG_COSA is not set
    # CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set
    # CONFIG_SYNCLINK_SYNCPPP is not set
    # CONFIG_LANMEDIA is not set
    # CONFIG_COMX is not set
    # CONFIG_HDLC is not set
    # CONFIG_DLCI is not set
    # CONFIG_SBNI is not set
    # Amateur Radio support
    # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
    # IrDA (infrared) support
    # CONFIG_IRDA is not set
    # ISDN subsystem
    # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
    # Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
    # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
    # Character devices
    CONFIG_VT=y
    CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
    CONFIG_SERIAL=y
    # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
    # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
    # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
    CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
    CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
    # CONFIG_MOUSE is not set
    # Joysticks
    # CONFIG_JOYSTICK is not set
    # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set
    # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
    # CONFIG_NVRAM is not set
    # CONFIG_RTC is not set
    # Video For Linux
    # CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set
    # CONFIG_DTLK is not set
    # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
    # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
    # Filesystems
    # CONFIG_QUOTA is not set
    CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_ADFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_AFFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_HFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
    CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
    CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m
    CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
    CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
    # CONFIG_JOLIET is not set
    CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y
    CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_NTFS_RW=y
    CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
    CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y
    # CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set
    CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
    CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m
    CONFIG_UFS_FS=m
    # CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set
    CONFIG_EFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION=y
    # Network File Systems
    CONFIG_CODA_FS=m
    CONFIG_NFS_FS=m
    CONFIG_NFSD=m
    # CONFIG_NFSD_SUN is not set
    CONFIG_SUNRPC=m
    CONFIG_LOCKD=m
    CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
    CONFIG_NCP_FS=m
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_MOUNT_SUBDIR is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS is not set
    # CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS is not set
    # Partition Types
    # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set
    # CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION is not set
    # CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL is not set
    # CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION is not set
    # CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL is not set
    CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION=y
    CONFIG_NLS=y
    # Native Language Support
    CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="cp437"
    CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
    CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=y
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950 is not set
    CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
    CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=y
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15 is not set
    # CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R is not set
    # Console drivers
    CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
    # CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set
    # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
    # CONFIG_FB is not set
    # Sound
    # CONFIG_SOUND is not set
    # Kernel hacking
    # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set