> Bad news, most Linux installers will not work under 4M of RAM. Things may have
>changed with new kernels, but at one point 2-4M was minimum memory
> required to boot Linux at all!!
I doubt very much that "Michael" here has a 100MHz Pentium with only 1Mb
of RAM. Machines have come with more than that for longer than I've been
using Intel based PCs (which isn't very long in the scheme of things).
I'd be surprised if Michael's Pentium didn't have at least 16Mb of RAM
(8MB absolute minimum), and that the '1MB DRAM' he mentions here is
actually his video card's memory, which would be more consistent with
the time frame in which this machine was the norm.
... Quick google search ...
Here's a review for that model:
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/pc/1514/html/pcmg0081.htm
...and this page (http://www.satech.com/aclig3563583.html) says it's got
8Mb memory, which is about right I guess.
"Michael Jordan" said:
> To those familiar with Redhat Linux 7.1, I was intending to install this
>version on my laptop- it's an old piece of hardware, an Acer Note
> Light. It houses a Pentium 1 at 100MHz, 1 MB DRAM and a 774 MB hard disk.
>
> Now is it a feasible idea for me to install Redhat Linux 7.1 on this laptop?
>Are there any alternatives, any suggestions?
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