From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 19:29:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EE8A1065676 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 19:29:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [195.170.0.93]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E01B8FC0C for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 19:29:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aquarius.dyndns.org (athedsl-423300.home.otenet.gr [79.131.205.130]) by aiolos.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m4GJT7cu011849; Fri, 16 May 2008 22:29:07 +0300 Message-ID: <482DE08A.3080408@otenet.gr> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 22:29:14 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thomas F Simpson Jr References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 486 Install?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:29:13 -0000 Thomas F Simpson Jr wrote: > I have a 486 DEEP GREEN system I would like to put some version of FreeBSD on (I have my reasons). > > I have other inquiries out on this, but if I correctly recall (and that is a real rusty recall at best), the max memory you could get on one of these beasts was 48MB, unless they made some bigger, recognizable, 72-pin modules. > > I have 8 MB of hard drive space free for a FreeBSD partition and I am actually running an Intel P24T Overdrive for my CPU. All work fine on the DOS 6.2.2 partition I need to run. > > Would any version of FreeBSD work with just 48MB of RAM? Or do I need to figure out a way to get more RAM on the board, IF POSSIBLE? > > Thanks. > > Tom Simpson > Omaha, NE > toms@chirock.com > 402.896.1157 > > You can find the minimum memory requirements for different versions in this post: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2006-August/011029.html Don't know about disk space though. A friend of mine is running a 6.3-RELEASE on a pentium 133 with 48Mb RAM: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p2 #2: Sat May 10 14:13:20 EEST 2008 root@test.home.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TEST Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Pentium/P54C (132.63-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x52c Stepping = 12 Features=0x1bf real memory = 50331648 (48 MB) avail memory = 43896832 (41 MB) Intel Pentium detected, installing workaround for F00F bug kbd1 at kbdmux0 Mind you, since you are referring to a 486, I don't believe you will be able to install recent releases. I have installed 4.11 on a 386 though (with 24Mb RAM)