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Re: [SLE] SUSE on small machine
- From: Kevanf1 <kevanf1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 22:00:07 +0000
- Message-id: <7bca46c505030114006f990ccb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:06:17 -0500, Mike <kenziem@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 March 2005 05:53, Fergus Wilde wrote:
> > On Tuesday 01 March 2005 02:55, Glenn Holmer wrote:
> > > I'm trying to get SUSE 9.2 to install on an old machine with just
> > > 64M of core and no CD-ROM drive. OK, I built the half-dozen floppy
> > > images on another machine and went to install from that machine
> > > over HTTP. The install starts, warning me to add swap first (which
> > > I do, as there's already a Linux swap partition available), but then
> > > it just hangs with the progress bar about 3/4 filled.
> > >
> > > Is this even possible in 64M?
>
> I've never had luck with SuSE on the smaller machines. I have 7.2 running on
> a 166 with 64M, at the time it wasn't a small machine.
>
> I just installed linux on a 486-25 with 12 M of RAM. I used slackware, then
> did it again using uWoody - this is a debian woody compiled with uclibc. It
> comes as a root image that you copy to the harddrive then resize, and setup
> some configuration files (Google should find the start of a howto).
>
> Slackware still supports a floppy based install. 6 disks get things going then
> you have to move over the tarballs. Some are too big to fit on a floppy so
> split and cat let you copy them in pieces. Once the networking/modem is set
> up then you are done with the floppy.
>
> There are many small distros but I find most are no longer in active
> development, or are very specialized.
>
> RULE http://www.rule-project.org/
> tiny linux http://hem.bredband.net/ekmlar/tinylinux.html
> Puppy linux http://www.goosee.com/puppy/
> Amigo Linux OS http://www.amigolinux.org/docs/minstall/AmigoHOWTO.htm
> Damn small linux http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
> Coyote http://www.coyotelinux.com/
> tomsrbt http://www.toms.net/rb/
> floppix http://floppix.ccai.com/
> small linux http://www.superant.com/smalllinux/
> mulinux http://mulinux.sunsite.dk/
> LEAF http://www.leaf-project.org/
>
> I have bash and gcc on my aero and use it for late night coding when I don't
> want to go downstairs to the main machine.
>
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>
I have checked on my box. SuSE 9.2 should be run on a minimum of
128mb RAM but 256mb is recommended. However, I would imagine that if
you don't have X or any GUI installed then you should be ok. I might
be trying this myself soon as I have an old Pentium 166 that I want to
put to use as a firewall. Wish me luck :-)
--
Take care.
Kevan Farmer
34 Hill Street
Cheslyn Hay
Staffordshire
WS6 7HR
> On Tuesday 01 March 2005 05:53, Fergus Wilde wrote:
> > On Tuesday 01 March 2005 02:55, Glenn Holmer wrote:
> > > I'm trying to get SUSE 9.2 to install on an old machine with just
> > > 64M of core and no CD-ROM drive. OK, I built the half-dozen floppy
> > > images on another machine and went to install from that machine
> > > over HTTP. The install starts, warning me to add swap first (which
> > > I do, as there's already a Linux swap partition available), but then
> > > it just hangs with the progress bar about 3/4 filled.
> > >
> > > Is this even possible in 64M?
>
> I've never had luck with SuSE on the smaller machines. I have 7.2 running on
> a 166 with 64M, at the time it wasn't a small machine.
>
> I just installed linux on a 486-25 with 12 M of RAM. I used slackware, then
> did it again using uWoody - this is a debian woody compiled with uclibc. It
> comes as a root image that you copy to the harddrive then resize, and setup
> some configuration files (Google should find the start of a howto).
>
> Slackware still supports a floppy based install. 6 disks get things going then
> you have to move over the tarballs. Some are too big to fit on a floppy so
> split and cat let you copy them in pieces. Once the networking/modem is set
> up then you are done with the floppy.
>
> There are many small distros but I find most are no longer in active
> development, or are very specialized.
>
> RULE http://www.rule-project.org/
> tiny linux http://hem.bredband.net/ekmlar/tinylinux.html
> Puppy linux http://www.goosee.com/puppy/
> Amigo Linux OS http://www.amigolinux.org/docs/minstall/AmigoHOWTO.htm
> Damn small linux http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
> Coyote http://www.coyotelinux.com/
> tomsrbt http://www.toms.net/rb/
> floppix http://floppix.ccai.com/
> small linux http://www.superant.com/smalllinux/
> mulinux http://mulinux.sunsite.dk/
> LEAF http://www.leaf-project.org/
>
> I have bash and gcc on my aero and use it for late night coding when I don't
> want to go downstairs to the main machine.
>
> --
> Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600
> Machines to trade http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600/trade.html
> Open Source Weekend http://www.osw.ca
>
> --
> Check the headers for your unsubscription address
> For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
> Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@xxxxxxxx
>
>
I have checked on my box. SuSE 9.2 should be run on a minimum of
128mb RAM but 256mb is recommended. However, I would imagine that if
you don't have X or any GUI installed then you should be ok. I might
be trying this myself soon as I have an old Pentium 166 that I want to
put to use as a firewall. Wish me luck :-)
--
Take care.
Kevan Farmer
34 Hill Street
Cheslyn Hay
Staffordshire
WS6 7HR
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