On 11/15/10 23:53, Karl O. Pinc wrote: > On 11/15/2010 06:35:38 PM, Nick Holland wrote: >> On 11/15/10 15:54, Karl O. Pinc wrote: > >> > I've an old HP Vectra, with 64MB RAM. When I try to upgrade >> > from 4.7 to 4.8 the bsd.rd hangs -- > >> > >> > Where should I go from here? >> >> try a snapshot, or do a "remote" upgrade (which doesn't use bsd.rd). >> >> As I recall, 4.8 bsd works just fine on Pentium I machines, but >> bsd.rd >> does not. Only impacts Pentium I machines, not 486 (unless you put a >> "Pentium Overdrive" chip in it), not PII. > > The "remote" upgrade option worked. Thanks! > > FYI, the Nov 14 bsd.rd snapshot boots as well.
yes, the problem and fix was discovered too late in the cycle to go into 4.8-release, but the problem was fixed very quickly after unlock...and I've added something to my list of things to test periodically. Nick.
