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Date:      Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:25:07 -0500 (EST)
From:      Spidey <beaupran@iro.umontreal.ca>
To:        Dario Alcocer <dalcocer@home.com>
Cc:        Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Why should I upgrade from 2.2.8 to 3.4
Message-ID:  <14507.23555.953401.749266@anarcat.dyndns.org>
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I had this problem too. But it was not due to 3.4. :))

I successfully installed FBSD on a 386 with 3Mb of RAM! I had to use a
PICOBSD boot floppy, but I did it. :))

I think the install floppies of FreeBSD are getting a little too
big. We could at least keep a smaller kernel that wouldn't support all
the devices, for the boxes that don't need it.

This is completely off-topic, however...

--- Big Brother told Dario Alcocer to write, at 13:14 of February 16:
> >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> writes:
> 
>     Richard> Perhaps there needs to be a more emphatic public posting
>     Richard> to the effect that 2.2.x is "moldy" and supported only to
>     Richard> the extent that the few remaining users of this system
>     Richard> contribute patches. Unless they have COMPELLING reasons
>     Richard> to remain with 2.2.x, all users SHOULD UPGRADE to 3.4.
> 
> One problem I've seen with upgrading to 3.4 is installing on
> low-memory machines.  The 2.2.8 install boot floppy works on an 8MB
> machine, but 3.x does not; it needs at least 12MB to install.  (I
> wonder if it's just a problem with too many drivers in the boot
> floppy.  Maybe this problem could be addressed by having a smaller
> kernel on the install boot floppy.)
> 
> Anyway, I found this problem when I tried upgrading an existing 2.2.8
> firewall/router machine to 3.1, and the install failed due to this 8MB
> problem.  Others have run into this problem as well:
> 
>     http://www.deja.com/=dnc/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=515625181
>     http://www.deja.com/=dnc/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=516009396
> 
> -- 
> Dario Alcocer // dalcocer@home.com
> 
> 
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