> You may want to consider a swap file: > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/ I have already done this. I had some problems trying to compile gcc, so I learned it then.
> NB: I don't know how well it's going to help with Gentoo. It's been close to a > decade, if not longer, since I've used a machine with such limits, and we only > installed binary system to them. There is tinderbox for Gentoo, if that would > help any at all: http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/ I don't know what tinderbox is, but I'll have to look it up. I thought that gentoo would be perfect for such an old system, except for the long compile times :3 > With all due respect, Gentoo is the only distro using a Gentoo patched kernel. > It's not really necessary, and NONE of the 8 comps in our shop runs any of the > gentoo provided kernel sources. Just get the kernel.org of your choice and: Yeah, that is what I thought! After doing an LFS install, I don't even know the benefit of the patched kernel. > > Change the version for whichever one you desire. Thanks :) I use curl, but I guess it is the same with some command diffrence. It seems that I have gotten the general idea. Since there are non who really can give me a reason it won't work I will go for a vanilla kernel. Thanks so much for the helpful answers. With best regards, - TheRedMood
