Subject: Re: NetBSD with 4mb ram
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/23/2002 23:27:33
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On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 11:01:43PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have an old portable 386 computer that only has 4mb of ram. Would it =
be
> > possible to install netbsd on it? 1.5.3 or current? (I've been googling=
 and
> > found something about vax, but I do not know if it will be the same on =
i386).
> >
> > Maybe I have to get the disk and perform the install on another compute=
r...
> > this doesn't matter, but will it run afterwards?
> with custom kernel it will.
>=20
> but REALLY SLOW!
>=20
> getting extra 4*1MB SIMMs shouldn't be a problem. with 8MB RAM NetBSD runs
> just fine

The computer has all sockets filled with memory. When I bought it, it had
only two and I add two more... but now it's not possible. Also, I don't
thknk the computer supports more than 4mb :p

BTW, I got a 980 kb kernel hehe

Thanks though.

--=20
Of course it runs NetBSD - http://www.netbsd.org
HispaBSD member - http://www.hispabsd.org
Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>

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