From owner-freebsd-questions Sat May 1 0:56:16 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.athenet.net (mail.athenet.net [209.103.196.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A86915001 for ; Sat, 1 May 1999 00:56:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from riff_one@athenet.net) Received: from rakort (209-103-195-246.core4.apl.athenet.net [209.103.195.246]) by mail.athenet.net (8.9.1/8.8.6) with SMTP id CAA21164; Sat, 1 May 1999 02:56:05 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990501025437.006feca8@athenet.net> X-Sender: riff_one@athenet.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 02:54:37 -0500 To: Greg Lehey From: riff_one@athenet.net Subject: Re: Can't install 3.1 in 8 MB (was: 3.1-Release Install Hangs - ARRGH!) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19990501171317.O80561@freebie.lemis.com> References: <372AAEDE.7964@AOL.COM> <372AAEDE.7964@AOL.COM> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I've read something about the FBSD running fine after installed on 8mb boxes.....maybe I'll drag the HD out of the 8mb machine into my main machine and do the install there and put it back into the 8mb box. Is it reasonable to assume that FBSD 3.1 will run all right on the 8mb box if I can get through the installation? [snip] >> Ok I have been trying for a week to get my FBSD box up and running >> again. I decided to upgrade (complete reinstall) from a 2.2.? version. >> The process always hangs or freezes when it gets to the point where it >> is "extracting bin into / directory..." It doesn't appear to have any [snip] >> discussion led to a solution for me. There has even been a bug report >> of a similar issue. The box I'm installing to is an old 386 with 8mb. > >Hmm. We seem to have trouble with 8 MB memories. It should work, but >there's ample evidence that it doesn't. I'd suggest that you wait >until 3.3 (3.2 is just around the corner, and I'm pretty sure it won't >get fixed before then). > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message