[wplug] Small Linux

[Weber, Larry A]

I have developed a small product using Linux as the OS.  The OS and
application reside on a 64Meg compact flash.  Now that the design is done, I
need to have our manufacturing plant program blank compact flash devices.
This is easily done in Linux but they do not want to be restricted to using
and maintaining specific (i.e. Linux) PC's for the task, and dual booting is
out of the question.   They want to drop in a CD and run a batch file.  All
of their PC's are running Win9x or XP.

So I need either a program that will enable Windows to create/write/read
ext3 filesystem (not likely).  Or, a version of Linux that will run off of a
floppy, CD or combination floppy+CD.  All it needs to do is fdisk,
mkfs.ext3, mount (sda1), and copy (tar) the OS (I have the embedded OS
tarred) and copy the application (second tar ball).  I looked into Tom's
Rootboot but it doesn't have the capabilities.  Any suggestion?

-laweber