Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:33:38 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@wlansystems.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-like linux distro? Message-ID: <20080611150528.D18715@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <484FB168.1070900@otenet.gr> References: <484FA0BF.9000402@wlansystems.com> <484FB168.1070900@otenet.gr>
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> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2006-August/011029.html now i made my tests with FreeBSD 7. no installer, my semi-custom kernel i use everywhere on x86 (everything moduled, all needed things in loader.conf). i used qemu results: 16MB RAM - boots without problems, no swapping at all 12MB - boots without problems, little bit swapping 10MB - boots without problems, more swapping, hanged after booting multiuser, before displaying login. probably out of kernel memory for consoles 10MB again - after turning of all consoles but the first, boots fine, somehow usable, but for routers should be OK. then i made REALLY custom kernel. minimal but enough for a router. was able to get down to 9MB. so - on 12MB 486DX, FreeBSD 7 is useful system for routing, firewalling, small nameserver, general control etc. with 16MB - swap is barely touched. 486DX machines with 8-16MB RAM and small (like 100-500MB) disks are for free here, ISA network cards too. good to know they can run newest FreeBSD release!
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