Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:45:29 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Erin Fortenberry <efortenb@sdccd.cc.ca.us> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.4 on Low Memory Computer Message-ID: <20020114204528.GA52061@student.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <BBDEEDD2EB67D311A0240008C74B93453A8FEA@ntxmidcity.sdccd.cc.ca.us> References: <BBDEEDD2EB67D311A0240008C74B93453A8FEA@ntxmidcity.sdccd.cc.ca.us>
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 12:38:59PM -0800, Erin Fortenberry wrote: > >On 2002-01-13 17:42:23, Dustin C. wrote: > > I have a computer that is old. It has something like 8-11MB of RAM (It > > cannot hold anymore). FreeBSD installs just fine. But when I try to > > boot, I get an error saying something like "/kernel not found" and > > thats as far as it goes. Does anyone know how I could get it to work? > > > When you do get it installed remember this, I installed 4.3-R on a P75 with > 8MB RAM and a 850Mb HDD and it took me almost 4 days to compile a kernel. A > friend of mine asked why I didn't just add some more memory, well because I > wanted to see how long it would take and see if it had any problems. It > didn't and it did get more RAM in the long run. 4 days for just the kernel ??! That is slow. I have a 386sx/33 with 8MB RAM and it can compile a kernel in a matter of *hours*, not days. (A complete make world+kernel takes just short of 5 days.) (This is for 4.4-STABLE) -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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