Re: Low memory install on an IBM Thinkpad 700

["A.C. Almeida" <1101-200@online.de>]

Alexander Clouter schrieb:
> On Thu, 18 May 2000, A.C. Almeida wrote:
> >
> > But newer (>2.x) debian bootdisks won't boot with 4MB. Try debian
> 1.3.1
> > and the patched bootdisk at ftp://ftp.dgmicro.com
> > <ftp://ftp.dgmicro.com> 
> .
> >
> nonsense.  I've booted up a old 486SL-33 with 4Mb laptop with
> the low
> memory boot disks.  works fine!  just make sure you download
> the low
> memory ones and everything will be fine, the ones off the slink (debian
> 2.1) cd work fine.
>  
we are talking about a ThinkPad 700;  normal lowmem-bootdisk
won't boot, because of Micro Channel and ESDI driver. TP 700 needs the
special one for Tecras and there is no "lowmem" image available...

tschau

Antonio ;)

 
Alex

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