Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:05:57 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> Cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8MB install Message-ID: <20030625110557.GA8438@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20030625104518.GA402@nitro.dk> References: <200306251557.25303.m-trade@hotpop.com> <3EF96EF8.4C4DED20@mindspring.com> <200306251210.50565.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <20030625104518.GA402@nitro.dk>
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On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 12:45:19PM +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > On Wednesday 25 June 2003 11:44, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > > Alternately, you could find a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 distribution on the > > > net somewhere, and install that, instead; I have personally run > > > that version of FreeBSD on a 4M 386SX, to use it as an X Terminal. > > > 8-). > > > > FWIW, the last FreeBSD release I managed to install on an 8mb machine from > > CD-ROM+bootfloppies was 4.1.1. > > Can anybody else confirm this ? It seems like the documetation need to > be updated to state this. > > Have anybody made any recent tests on CURRENT (and STABLE for that > matter) with regards to minimum RAM requirements, install and normal > runtime? CURRENT in 8MB is a joke. For 4.x the minimum to get an installer running was something like 12MB for years now. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte
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