[aclug-L] Re: install?

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most modern Linux distributions will not install in 4 mb.  You may be
able to sneak by with a copy of Debian 1.1 and the lowmem disk, and
then upgrade once it's installed.

Can the laptop be upgraded?  If so, I'd highly recommend that route
instead.

-- John

Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> THe laptop fell through, I am still plugging along on the dinasour! :-(
> 
> A robot crashed and fried the budget!!
> 
> My laptop has 4meg of ram, I am open to any clues on how to make linux install
> and run, if possible.  I am not wanting x windows, just text enviroment.
> 
> Mike
> 
> John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> > I love Linux on my Dell.  What sort of laptop do you have, and what
> > specific questions did you have regarding it?
> >
> > Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > > Who is pretty hot with the new laptops,  I am wanting to put the latest
> > > version of linux on the work laptop. I am going to set up about 2 gig
> > > for Linux. It has sound, 400pII, 15", all the toys.
> > >
> > > On another related, I have a personal laptop it is only 4 meg ram, and
> > > the manufacture  quit supporting it, and nobody makes the special
> > > connector for the ram module.  I have tried to follow the lowmem howto,
> > > but nothing has worked yet.  It keeps hanging up.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > |
> > Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org 
> > |
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> > The 25,236,714th prime number is 477,613,739.
> 
> 

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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
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