Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:37:11 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, deeptech71@gmail.com Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? Message-ID: <200701192037.l0JKbBaN059343@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <45B0E0D6.5060700@gmail.com>
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deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > The HDD is 200MB, not 500MB. That's rather small. Probably too small for a standard installation, but with a little manual tuning you should certainly be able to install FreeBSD on it. I've installed FreeBSD on 32 MB flash cards, and with a little more effort you can even install it on smaller systems. > Couldn't enter the BIOS setup because of a password. Then I > used the board's clear CMOS jumper. Now I can't get into the > BIOS setup, no matter what I press! That doesn't sound good. Maybe the BIOS is broken somehow. > I've installed FreeBSD on a gaming PC to that 200MB drive, > then put it in the 486 comp. Result: "Missing operating > system" error. Are you sure that the installation finished successfully? As I mentioned above, I think 200 MB isn't sufficient for a standard installation. > The router thing is out of the question then. So, any suggestions? Or, > anything I can DO with this thing? You could frame it and nail it to the wall. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them.
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