[aclug-L] Re: install?

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The laptop is an old 486-33 epson. The 4meg ram is not upgradable, epson had an
exclucive on how it plugged in, and has since quit supporting the model 
altogether.
I had to put 1/4 inch spacers just to change the hard drive, as the case was too
small, and I had to make up a different ide cable for the new drive.  Mickey 
moused
to say the least, but I do not have 1.5k for a new one.

Mike

John Goerzen wrote:

> 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 |
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > > The 25,236,714th prime number is 477,613,739.
> >
> >
>
> --
> John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
> Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> The 74,099,584th prime number is 1,486,769,111.