Re: your mail
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Pawel Zawisza wrote:
> is there a way to run debian (ie. v 1.3) on a 386sx system with ONLY
> 2megz of ram? If no then what other linux version would
> you recommend for this system?
Quotation from the /usr/doc/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO.gz:
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For the Intel versions, a hardware configuration that looks like the
following is required:
Any ISA, EISA, VESA Local Bus or PCI 80386, 80486, Pentium or P-6
system will do. The MCA architecture (found on IBM PS/2 machines) is
supported in the newest development (2.1.x) kernels, but may not be
ready for prime time yet. Any CPU from the 386SX to the P-6 will
work. You do not need a math coprocessor, although it is nice to have
one.
You need at least 4 megabytes of memory in your machine. Technically,
Linux will run with only 2 megs, but most installations and software
require 4. The more memory you have, the happier you'll be. I suggest
8 or 16 megabytes if you're planning to use X-Windows.
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So probably it is possible to get the system working on the PC with 2MB,
but the performance will be rather poor. Additionally the installation may
be complicated.
I remember that there was once a low-mem installation guide available, but
now I was not able to find it for you.
Wojtek Zabolotny
wzab@ise.pw.edu.pl
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