On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 04:44:14PM -0800, Larry Fletcher wrote: > On Oct 06 1998, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am trying to install Debian on my 386 w/ 4Megs of RAM and [snip] > I've been trying the same thing. So far I have been able to install > Debian Hamm from 1.44 disks using the "Installing Debian Linux 2.0 [snip] > I've tried installing it three times with the same result. I assume > its a memory problem and I can't add more RAM. > > Does anyone know if there is an older version of Debian or another > version that will work with a 386 and 4Megs of RAM? (Something I can > get via FTP.) > I've installed Debian 1.3.1r6 on a 386 with 3Megs, EGA display and two 160MB ESDI HD with no difficulties. Just had to compile a kernel with make zImage instead of make bzImage because bzImage tests for the presence of 3MB of extended memory.
I do think that kernel on lowmem.bin should be made as zImage for those of us crazy enough to try to install debian on computers with less than 4MB ;-) > Thanks, > You're welcome > Larry > -- Laurent PICOULEAU [EMAIL PROTECTED]
