Howard Eisenberger wrote: > > Question - Does this version of BasicLinux use a standard > Slackware kernel?
Yes. It's the lowmem kernel from Slackware 4.0. I tried the lowmem kernel from Slackware 8.1 but it was *much* bigger and crashed one of my old PCs! > The docs say that 12 meg ram is required. This unfortunately is now the norm for non-GUI installs running from a ramdisk. There just isn't room in 8mb RAM for a larger kernel, larger libraries, larger binaries and a complicated installation routine. That's why I used an old kernel, old libraries, busybox and a minimal installation routine. > I've just downloaded kernel-modules (a biggie) and modutils. The module package is huge! That's why I left it out of the basic installation. Going from 26mb to 35mb just didn't seem worth it. Moreover, all of the packages in the basic install are small enough to fit on a floppy (it is possible to do the install from 9 floppies). A floppy install may be the only alternative for an old PC with no CDrom. To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
