Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 09:40:24 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Graham Woodruff' <woodruff_g@sls.co.uk>, FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: 3.2 wont install - ** SOLVED ** Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105BC2@site2s1>
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Unfortunately it's actually common knowledge around here (the list) that 12mb is needed to install and 8mb is needed to run. The unfortunate part is that it still doesn't appear to be documented anywhere! -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Woodruff [SMTP:woodruff_g@sls.co.uk] > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 4:46 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: 3.2 wont install - ** SOLVED ** > > >Are you behind a firewall, and if so are you choosing the passive ftp? > > > No, what I have done is just downloaded 3.2-RELEASE off the 'net to my > Win95 > box for time/backup reasons, and am just running a Win95 ftp server > (either > War/G6/Netftpd) - this gives me backup/resiliance in case my ISP kicks me > out !. > > What I have found is that adding memory has solved the problem viz: > > On a Dell Netplex 486/25, I installed perfectly OK with just 8Mb, but this > install used a minimal driver set, the other installs have been to a Dell > 486/100 Dimension, but with a CD player (etc) installed - I swapped out > the > network card for a PNP NE2000 clone, upped from 8Mb to 12Mb, and while > there > was still a slight pause after 1024K, the download picked up and ran OK, I > would guess that with >12Mb I would not have even noticed the pause. > > Seems to me that install needs >12Mb for safety, the funny thing is that > reverting to 8Mb still runs OK, ftp gives a slight pause, still, with EDO > at > £20/16Mb I can't really complain. > > Now off to install the rest of the system. > > Graham Woodruff > graham.woodruff@iii-europe.com grahamr@globalnet.co.uk > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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