Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:00:50 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Chris <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Memory requirements between releases Message-ID: <20050812230049.GA15400@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <42FD08D3.2080300@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> References: <42FD08D3.2080300@childeric.freeserve.co.uk>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 09:38:43PM +0100, Chris wrote: > Hi > > The installation notes for 4.11 say, referring to i386 platform > " ...after installation, FreeBSD itself can be run in 4-8MB of RAM with > a pared-down kernel" > > The installation notes for 5.4 and 6 (the floppies README.TXT) say > "FreeBSD for the i386 requires ...at least 24 MB of RAM". > > Did the memory requirement really jump that much or is something > different being measured? The quoted text is comparing *installation* requirements (24 on 5.4) with minimum memory needed to run a pared-down kernel *after installation* (4-8MB on 4.11). Apples and oranges. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC/SogWry0BWjoQKURAvGxAKC+RxKst5/XRMJieR7elKPkrSUGvgCgwakx gaE7H3RLP5Jy40wsveO5whU= =24pX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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