Steve;
my 386 only has 4MB of RAM... does this mean BASLINUX cannot be
installed??
I mean could I set a higher; 12meg or 16meg swap file to make up for such
a low amount(4MB) of RAM?
Andy
On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, arachne-digest wrote:
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>
> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 15:07:07 +0000
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: BasicLinux
>
> ANDY wrote:
> >
> > opened up the possibility that I could put your
> > BASLINUX or/and the below package on my now
> > paperwieght IBM PS/2 Model 55 SX MCA with a 60MB HD!!!
>
> As long as it is a 386 with 8meg RAM (or better), it
> should work. With only 8meg RAM, I'd use 8meg of
> that precious HD space for swap. Also, if it's the
> only HD on that computer, I'd use the first 5meg as
> a bootable DOS partition. 60-8-5= 47meg Linux native.
> Plenty of room.
>
> > SAMBA home network here I come!
>
> You'll find the SAMBA package at /slakware/n5.
> This will install it:
> - --------------
> pkg samba.tgz
> - --------------
> I don't have a Windows network, so I've never used
> SAMBA. But it should work fine. The package puts a
> ton of documentation at /usr/doc, so you should find
> everything you need there. Let me know if you have
> a problem and I'll have a closer look at it myself.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
