From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Jan 17 19:47: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mail7.nc.rr.com (fe7.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CD6937B416 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:46:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from i8k.babbleon.org ([66.57.85.154]) by mail7.nc.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:56:27 -0500 Received: by i8k.babbleon.org (Postfix, from userid 111) id F13233E99; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:55:52 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Brian T.Schellenberger To: Matt Penna , freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Memory Requirements Legacy and Present Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:55:52 -0500 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3] References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020117210634.01d8eec0@vmspop.isc.rit.edu> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020117210634.01d8eec0@vmspop.isc.rit.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20020118025552.F13233E99@i8k.babbleon.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thursday 17 January 2002 09:37 pm, Matt Penna wrote: > Dear folks, > > I noticed some time ago that the memory requirements in the FreeBSD FAQ, as > well as in the files detailing hardware requirements, are no longer > accurate. I am working on a PR in hopes of getting this fixed for the > benefit of new users, but haven't had much luck in finding the information > I need. My apologies if this is a bit off-topic for -stable, but I didn't > have much luck on -doc or -questions. I was encouraged to try posting here > by more than one person on those lists. > > Basically, what I'm trying to do is determine the exact minimum memory > requirements for FreeBSD's various releases. I'm most interested in what's > required to run the installer all the way through in each case, but I am > also interested in the amount required to run a usable system. The "5MB for > install and 4MB to run" documented in various places is no longer correct, > and it seems references to greater amounts such as 12MB and 8MB are based > on hearsay or are located in documents that are not trustworthy. > > Is there anyone here who can tell me when the memory requirements changed, > and to exactly what amounts? Is there a reliable way I can determine these > numbers on my own? (I use the word "reliable" because, in ignorance, I > attempted to run through the installer for 4.3-Release on a system with > only 8MB and succeeded without any difficulty whatsoever, though that was > apparently impossible. :) Seems to me that if you've done it that's more reliable information than any documentation you'd find. > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. Polite suggestions of other > people to bother with this are welcome, as well. :) > > Please CC me on any replies, as I am not subscribed to -stable. Thanks! > > Matt -- Brian T. Schellenberger . . . . . . . bts@wnt.sas.com (work) Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) http://www.babbleon.org -------> Free Dmitry Sklyarov! (let him go home) <----------- http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message