I realize that this thread may be "done" already (case closed),
but just for my 0.02,  I happened to notice that at
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux
it specifically states (in the intro, even above the TOC) that:
<< "Due to the small size of the complete distribution, it will run on
smaller storage devices than most other OSes, including bootable business
card <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootable_business_card>, 64Mb USB Flash
Drive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive>,
CompactFlash<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompactFlash>card (through
IDE connector) and ZIP
drive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_drive>." >>
Since you had stated,
> [...]  preferably on a 1GB or smaller flash drive?
I thought this might be of interest.
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz@acm.org
Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com


On 11/14/06, Mark Jarvis <mark.jarvis@pvmail.maricopa.edu> wrote:
>
>
> Sounds good! Thanks--I'll check it out.
>
> It's nice to know that PLUG has such smart & helpful people!
>
> -mj-
>
> David Bendit wrote:
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> > On Nov 13, 2006, at 11:39 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote:
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> >
> >>Can anyone point me to a distro & instructions for creating a true
> >>flash
> >>drive installation, preferably on a 1GB or smaller flash drive?  I
> >>would
> >>like to use this in a classroom situation, so even a flash drive
> >>installation that only worked on one machine would be useful.
> >
> >
> > I've not tried this, but it seems simple enough:
> > http://feraga.com/project/deb2flash
> >
> > Before you even bother with this, though, ensure that the computers
> > you plan to use this on can even boot from USB drives. Most classroom
> > computers that I've seen don't have the capacity. In that case, you
> > might be able to get away with the distro installed on the USB drive,
> > and a bootloader on a floppy/CD.
> >
> > Also, if you're looking for a more hands-on approach, you might want
> > to check out http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/179 . As
> > an added benefit, that guide includes encryption of most of the system.
> >
> > - -David
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