Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:22:54 -0400 (EDT) From: User Ipt Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: IBM Laptop 4MB RAM 486 CPU Message-ID: <200105030422.AAA01174@scarlet.my.domain>
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Operating System: FreeBSD X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have an old IBM thinkpad with about 4MB of RAM(actually it says 3096KB on bootup) with a 486 CPU that I would like to use with PicoBSD. It has two serial ports and a monitor port with a floppy drive and a HardDrive with about 120 MB. Unfortunately there is no PCMCIA slots for a NIC. I have come close to getting NetBSD on this laptop but have failed right at the end. I figured that I should try a BSD that is made for small spaces. The FAQ suggests 8MB but claims 4MB has been done. I figure if I can get a swap space on their early in the install I should be set because the HD is plenty big enough. I have had a version of Linux(small linux I think) on this laptop and it worked, but I would rather have a BSD(I'm more comfortable with it). I this even possible or should I go and find another 4MB of RAM(this thing maxes out at 8MB and the RAM is very hard to find)? Ian -- Have blue screens given you the blues, go to www.freebsd.org for the cure. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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