Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:13:00 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8MB install Message-ID: <20030626091258.GA406@nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <3EFA76E4.C66C35D4@mindspring.com> References: <200306251557.25303.m-trade@hotpop.com> <3EF96EF8.4C4DED20@mindspring.com> <200306251210.50565.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <20030625104518.GA402@nitro.dk> <3EFA76E4.C66C35D4@mindspring.com>
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--UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2003.06.25 21:30:28 -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: > "Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: > > On 2003.06.25 12:10:42 +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > > > FWIW, the last FreeBSD release I managed to install on an 8mb machine= from > > > CD-ROM+bootfloppies was 4.1.1. > >=20 > > Can anybody else confirm this ? It seems like the documetation need to > > be updated to state this. >=20 > State what? That you should use 4.1.1 on 8M 486 machines, if > you intend on installing from media that require the use of a > RAM disk for installation? >=20 > Seems a little specialized... 8-). Hehe yes :-). The documentation should just not indicate that it is possible to install on 8MB, when it isn't. Currently the FAQ says : <FAQ> 3.5. I have only 4 MB of RAM. Can I install FreeBSD? FreeBSD 2.1.7 was the last version of FreeBSD that could be installed on a 4MB system. FreeBSD 2.2 and later needs at least 5MB to install on a new system. All versions of FreeBSD will run in 4MB of RAM, they just cannot run the installation program in 4MB. [CUT] </FAQ> Which doesn't really seem to match any current reality with regards to both CURRENT and STABLE. > > Have anybody made any recent tests on CURRENT (and STABLE for that > > matter) with regards to minimum RAM requirements, install and normal > > runtime? >=20 > Yes; about two months ago there were a couple of people who > installed on an old 386SX. The main issue was that they had > to roll their own distribution from sources, specifically with > a stripped down kernel without all the weird drivers (which is > exactly what I talked about in my previous posting). =46rom what I understood that test was more a test of whether it was possible to run 5.x on a 386, not to actually find out the minium RAM for install/run. I think I will try to dig up my old 486 next week, and try to find the actual requirements for a sysinstall based installation on more recent FreeBSD versions. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE++rka8kocFXgPTRwRAgw+AKDN99mctW3/WZHzRlK71F/oOVa08gCbBtNE mr3C/RRBLI4L6uy8lllH+lM= =Gq5n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk--
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