Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:44:54 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common install.sgml Message-ID: <200502281644.54210.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <861xb0ha8r.fsf@xps.des.no> References: <200502262340.j1QNeAwm029973@repoman.freebsd.org> <861xb0ha8r.fsf@xps.des.no>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Monday 28 February 2005 12:20 pm, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > Correct the minimum RAM requirements for i386 (24 MB to install, > > 12 MB to run). These technically reflect 5.3-RELEASE figures, > > but are probably closer to reality than the older numbers (8MB / 7MB). > > I can't boot 5.3 with only 12 MB under qemu. 16 MB works fine. > sysinstall requires 24 MB but can probably do with less provided you > configure swap; however, the install CD won't boot with only 16 MB. How about a custom boot kernel? When I suggested 12MB rather than 7MB in t= he=20 original PR, I was thinking of the case of building a stripped-down custom= =20 kernel. GENERIC certainly isn't going to fit well in 16MB. =2D-=20 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =3D http://www.FreeBSD.org
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200502281644.54210.jhb>