HD Install :: Did I do this right?



Ok I need to know if I did this right:

Toshiba tecra laptop.

Total Memory 32 mb.

Total Harddrive space 2 Gb.

Processer 165mhz.

Pentium MMX.

Ok this is how I installed DSL to the hard drive.

I made a 200 MB Linux Swap partition. (hda1)

I made a secondary 1700 MB Linux partition. (hda5)

Activated swap. (mkswap /dev/hda1....swapon /dev/hda1...ect...ect)

Installed grub.

It seems to work just fine, everything, I just want to know if that is a typical "hd-install" or if there is a more secure more sofisticated hard drive install.

also...I need to know how to access the USB drive and Connect to the Internet.

DSL autoconfigures the USB driver and shows it exists but I dont know where to go to access the files on my usb flash drive.

The only net hookup I can see is a phone line port. My internet access is wirless or ethernet. would a wirless usb thingy work on my system?

thanks
With 32mb, you may or may not want to use a frugal.  You can try it if you want and see what suits your needs.

usb can be found in
/mnt/sdXx
after you mount it.

Phone-line dial-up, and wired ethernet should be relatively easy to use.
Wireless ethernet can work, but it depends on your chipset.  Please post what model/revision/chipset you have.
Ok...Im kinda just learning linux and all this stuff, so you would have to tell me where to find out what my chipset is.

If there isnt a way to get wireless, is there such thing as an adapter that goes from phone plugin to ethernet, or usb to ethernet, because this laptop doesnt have an ethernet port.

Wireless would be my first choice.

Roberts has helped me alot, and I appreciate all you guys help.

Thanks
See "System Stats", or use `lspci -v`

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is there such thing as an adapter that goes from phone plugin to ethernet, or usb to ethernet, because this laptop doesnt have an ethernet port.
I think there is - usb for sure has it though.
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If there isnt a way to get wireless, is there such thing as an adapter that goes from phone plugin to ethernet, or usb to ethernet, because this laptop doesnt have an ethernet port.

Wireless would be my first choice.

Wireless is an option if you have a pcmcia slot or get a USB wireless adapter. And if you have wireless access.

I don't know of any kind of modem-ethernet adapter, especially since most internal modems are software modems anyway. You can run ethernet directly from a DSL/cable modem (bridge) with the USB cable that should've come with the modem (bridge); you can also find these fairly cheap, or ask a neighbor or friend who has cable/DSL for one.

Alternatively, and especially if you have a home network, you can find USB-ethernet dongles (~$20) that allow you to run a standard ethernet cable jack in to the dongle which is then inserted in the computer.

Either way, run netcardconfig and it should detect the USB port as eth0.
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