Re: [mu TECH] mu doesn't start at my 386

From: winsor (winsor@wi.net)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 19:35:54 CET


To Michele,

Would you know of the locations of any of the ancient versions of
muLinux???
 I used to have a very good time playing with these old "one diskers"

signed
winsor

Georg Philipp Burth wrote:
>
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Michele Andreoli wrote:
>
> > > /etc/rc.lowmem: cannot fork
> >
> > "Cannot fork" is what happens if memory is low. Sorry. Cannot run on
> > your machine. Old releases of mu was less RAM demanding. In recent releases,
> > I never test MU on 386/4M
>
> Which versions are known to work on a 386/4M? I'll perhaps install an old
> version if your suggestion below doesn't work.
>
> >
> > >
> > > the messages before the menue comes say something about 3031040 byte free,
> > > 386 SX/DX and GenuineIntel - (btw: the latter I can't believe...).
> > >
> >
> > You have only 3M free :-(
> I meant the GenuineIntel with an CPU I know is from AMD...
>
> >
> > If your muLinux run in another PC, I suggest you to clone in UMSDOS.
> > Then, from DOS, pack the c:\linux directory with PKZIP; use multi-floppy
> > feature of pkzip and transport the floppy disks on the destination
> > machine.
> >
> > A this point, edit loadling.cfg and change the reference to partition.
> >
> Luckily I left a part of the old DOS-partition on the harddisks. Copying
> disks to HD while having command.com booted from Disk isn't that funny if
> I remember correctly.
>
> Thanks for the fast answer, I'll probably try the next days...
>
> Philipp
>
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