From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 23 22:37:55 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com (cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com [24.13.23.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D828F37B421 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:37:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brian (dns.sonicboom.org [24.13.23.147]) by cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com (8.11.6/8.11.3) with SMTP id f8O5bVl35158; Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:37:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Message-ID: <008601c144ba$f5b266c0$3324200a@sonicboom.org> From: "Brian" To: "Eric Landreville" , References: <008f01c143db$df7a0820$2212dc0a@lino.qc.ca> Subject: Re: 486 DX33 Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:36:30 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0072_01C14480.30C67660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C14480.30C67660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Need 12 to do the install.. Bri ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Eric Landreville=20 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 8:00 PM Subject: 486 DX33 Hi ,=20 I was trying to install Freebsd on an old 486DX33 my aunt gave = me , but when it installs , the computer freezes. Everything works well = with my 2 floppies , I also see that the CD is spinning , it begins to = copy , but it freezes, I burned another CD , I thought it could be that, = but it does the same thing. I spoke about this to some of my friends and = they say the problem is my memory. I only got 8 Megs of memory and i = think that could be the problem. I was wondering if i had 20 or even 32 = megs of memory if freebsd would be running. I don't want to install any = X-window component , only the text mode and I'd like to use my Freebsd = box as a Web,ftp server and maybe as a gateway for my personal home = network. Would I be able to do all those things with my pc if I'd have = 20 Megs of Ram. Eric ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C14480.30C67660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Need 12 to do the = install..
 
    Bri
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From:=20 Eric=20 Landreville
Sent: Saturday, September 22, = 2001 8:00=20 PM
Subject: 486 DX33

Hi ,
        = I was=20 trying to install Freebsd on an old 486DX33 my aunt gave me , but when = it=20 installs , the computer freezes. Everything works well with my 2 = floppies , I=20 also see that the CD is spinning , it begins to copy , but it freezes, = I=20 burned another CD , I thought it could be that, but it does the same = thing. I=20 spoke about this to some of my friends and they say the problem is my = memory.=20 I only got 8 Megs of memory and i think that could be the problem. I = was=20 wondering if i had 20 or even 32 megs of memory if freebsd would be = running. I=20 don't want to install any X-window component , only the text mode and = I'd like=20 to use my Freebsd box as a Web,ftp server and maybe as a gateway for = my=20 personal home network. Would I be able to do all those things = with my pc=20 if I'd have 20 Megs of Ram.
 
 
Eric
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