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Date:      Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:38:59 +0200
From:      Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se>
To:        Dabke Parag <paragdabke@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Booting problem with Install Boot Disks
Message-ID:  <20010820163859.A37357@student.uu.se>
In-Reply-To: <20010820142509.47442.qmail@web13407.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20010820142509.47442.qmail@web13407.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 07:25:09AM -0700, Dabke Parag wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.2. PC configuration
> is 
> Pentium 60, 8 MB ram, 630 MB hard disk.

Here is the problem. FreeBSD 3.4 and later requires more than 8MB RAM
to install.  It can run with 8MB RAM but not install.
You need at least 12 or 16 MB RAM (not sure which) to install 4.x
There are basically two solutions:
a) Install more memory in the computer.
b) Install an older version of FreeBSD first and then upgrade.
   (FreeBSD 3.2 can be installed with only 8 MB RAM, I am not sure
   about 3.3.)

Option a) is the best if you can get the memory.

[snip]

> 
> Currently I have W95 and it uses complete hard disk. I
> want to replace it with FreeBSD. Is it possible to
> install FreeBSD so that it will replace W95 or I have
> to first delete W95 partition and then install
> FreeBSD?

You have to replace the W95 partition with a FReeBSD partition, but
this can be done with FreeBSD's installation program.
Thus, there is no need to do it before you start the installation.


-- 
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Erik Trulsson
ertr1013@student.uu.se


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