Re: 8MB install

2003-06-26 Thread Simon L. Nielsen
On 2003.06.25 21:30:28 -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: > "Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: > > On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > > FWIW, the last FreeBSD release I managed to install on an 8mb machine from > > > CD-ROM+bootfloppies was 4.1.1. > > > > Can anybody else confirm this ?

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-26 Thread Terry Lambert
John Birrell wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 10:15:19PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: > > There *are* other ways to install than booting a CDROM; they are > > just more labor intensive, and require FreeBSD running on a more > > poswerful machine to set up the install for the other machine. > > True

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread John Birrell
On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 10:15:19PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: > There *are* other ways to install than booting a CDROM; they are > just more labor intensive, and require FreeBSD running on a more > poswerful machine to set up the install for the other machine. True. Anyone who wants to install on

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Terry Lambert
"M. Warner Losh" wrote: > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > M-Trade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > : Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 > : w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. > : > : avail memory = (245760) 0 MB > : > : Is this expected behavior? > > Yes. The generic

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Terry Lambert
"Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: > On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > FWIW, the last FreeBSD release I managed to install on an 8mb machine from > > CD-ROM+bootfloppies was 4.1.1. > > Can anybody else confirm this ? It seems like the documetation need to > be updated to state th

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread P. U. Kruppa
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > M-Trade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > : Hello, > : > : Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 > : w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. > : > : avail memory = (245760) 0 MB > : > : Is this expect

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread M. Warner Losh
In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> M-Trade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : Hello, : : Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 : w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. : : avail memory = (245760) 0 MB : : Is this expected behavior? Yes. The generic kernel is a big fat pigdog.

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Matthew D. Fuller
On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 02:44:24AM -0700 I heard the voice of Terry Lambert, and lo! it spake thus: > > Alternately, you could find a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 distribution on the > net somewhere, and install that, instead; I have personally run > that version of FreeBSD on a 4M 386SX, to use it as an X Ter

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 12:45:19PM +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > On Wednesday 25 June 2003 11:44, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > > Alternately, you could find a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 distribution on the > > > net somewhere, and install that, i

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Simon L. Nielsen
On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > On Wednesday 25 June 2003 11:44, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > Alternately, you could find a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 distribution on the > > net somewhere, and install that, instead; I have personally run > > that version of FreeBSD on a 4M 386SX, to

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Michael Nottebrock
On Wednesday 25 June 2003 11:44, Terry Lambert wrote: > Alternately, you could find a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 distribution on the > net somewhere, and install that, instead; I have personally run > that version of FreeBSD on a 4M 386SX, to use it as an X Terminal. > 8-). FWIW, the last FreeBSD release I

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Terry Lambert
M-Trade wrote: > Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 > w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. > > avail memory = (245760) 0 MB > > Is this expected behavior? Until you build a skinnier kernel, you only have 240K of memory in which to run processes. Normally, the install process us

Re: 8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread Matthew N. Dodd
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, M-Trade wrote: > Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 > w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. > > avail memory = (245760) 0 MB > > Is this expected behavior? Yes. I got pre 5.1 running on a 386dx33 with 16mb; it wouldn't work with 8. -- | Matthew N. Dodd | '7

8MB install

2003-06-25 Thread M-Trade
Hello, Has anyone had any success installing 5.1 release on a 486 w/ 8MB RAM? I can't install. avail memory = (245760) 0 MB Is this expected behavior? David ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-curre