Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:09:11 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 16M RAM enough for FreeBSD 6.1? Message-ID: <20060827100911.GM16768@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20060827110030.cebfbbf0.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20060827034652.ad43299b.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20060827071329.GK16768@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20060827110030.cebfbbf0.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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--Qgof7w7UksPF5inF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2006-Aug-27 11:00:30 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:13:29 +1000 >Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> wrote: > >> The CD-ROMs create a RAMdisk and need a minimum of 24MB last I >> checked. > >And I guess that the floppies work in the same way? Yes. >> Once you have FreeBSD installed, it will limp along in 16MB >> (though not very happily).=20 > >Hmm, I see. I'm planning to run X on this old box (it's going to be a >PictureFrame project), perhaps that will not work. I think you would be thrashing if there was any actual activity. I'll prod a friend with the same setup to comment tomorrow. >> I strongly suggest you find a SODIMM to >> expand it. > >Ok. Are all SODIMMs equal (ie. a real standard), or do I hvae to look >specifically for memory upgrades for the Armada 1580 (or 1500 series)? I'm 99% certain that you can't use anything bigger than 64MB (at least a 128MB Cpq Armada SODIMM that I had wouldn't work in any of the 15xx machines I tried it in - that included a 1580). I'm not sure how interchangeable they are. --=20 Peter Jeremy --Qgof7w7UksPF5inF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFE8W9H/opHv/APuIcRAtYOAJ4k+WOeJQt76xRkrEX4XWB3na1iJwCgsADP +0yviBwanTFM3TI3YSY/Z0w= =9fvn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qgof7w7UksPF5inF--
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