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> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002152357380.54931-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <200002160926.CAA09916@harmony.village.org> <00021604155000.08535@nomad.dataplex.net> <14507.4115.743232.801540@pino.localdomain>
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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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire, L'important ne serait que de voir Lofofora To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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