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From: Thomas Graichen <graichen@omega.physik.fu-berlin.de>
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Subject: Re: Netboot (fwd)
To: branson@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov (Branson Matheson)
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 08:47:07 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <199601051529.KAA25373@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov> from "Branson Matheson" at Jan 5, 96 10:29:30 am
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hasn't Branson Matheson said ? ...
> 
>  This was the problem..  Thanks for all the help with that particular
> problem... now on to the next one ;-)
> 
>  I have a 486/66 with a 3com card installed. There was a problem with
> the shared memory being disabled. The dos software that is being used
> needs it turned off.. and FreeBSD wants it on.. this is a problem that
> i have not figured out how to route around. Meanwhile I have been
> sucessful in getting the machines to boot correctly and come right up.
> but the 8meg machines crash right as xdm starts :-(. I have plenty of
> swap but it seems to have a problem right when you fill the memory up.
> Swapinfo on the machine shows that it has plenty of room available.
> Any ideas?
> 
>  Somthing else that I am going to be working on is creating an Xkernel
> style configuration for Low memory machines. If anyone else is
> interested in this let me know. 
> 
i'm currently working on that - send me a mail if you are interested

t
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