Re: [Installing Bo Debian on a 386 2 meg RAM?]
Francois-Nicola Demers <Demers@IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have tried to install the Debian Bo distribution on my 386 with only
> 2 megs of RAM without success. Some people told me that they have been able to
> install it even if the machine does not have the 4 meg of RAM required.
>
> I have not been able to boot because the installation stopped saying
> that 4 meg of RAM is necessary.
>
> Please explain me what boot parameters must be given to overcome the 4
> meg requirement. Is it possible to put swap on before booting?
It is easier to use a minimal distribution like
mulinux,
smalllinux,
etc.
follow links from: http://smalllinux.netpedia.net/
I bet it is possible to convert such a system to Debian by hand.
I didn't try to do it yet.
HTH,
Jens
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