Another question from the "client"

Post #261,535 by jbrabeck 7/13/06 11:46:45 AM Reply	Another question from the "client" I pulled down the 3 CD version, managed to burn the image to disk. One question, by the title it implies an Intel 586 chip. Do you think I'll have problems trying to set-up on a 600 MHz 486 machine? And the answer is? btw, this is a volunteer org, so I may NOT be able to convince them to upgrade their hardware. Now I also understand why they are complaining about performance issues. (I haven't heard from them for about 4 years, since the last time I had to address some issues.) A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #261,541 by Another Scott 7/13/06 12:02:13 PM Reply	600 MHz 486? AFAIK, the fastest 486 was a 486/133 (33.3 MHz x 4) from AMD. If it's a 600 MHz system, it's almost certainly a Pentium (family) chip so the 586 kernel will be fine. If, on the other hand, it is a 486 system, then they should find a newer machine. Putting Linux on a 486 would be a challenge - they might have to find an old pre-built 486 distro, but I wouldn't recommend that route. 486s are very RAM constrained for modern OSes. Dumpster diving should get one a Pentium-class machine that would be better than a 486 for Linux. HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #261,576 by folkert 7/13/06 1:57:10 PM Reply	600MHz could be an AMD K6-something or a Pentium3. What exactly are they trying to do? I can tell you right now the machine can handle a lot as long as a "kitchen sink" install isn't performed... If it is a 66MHz 486... well umm. Wow. No. Well, if they can figure out a way to get a boot floppy for Debian Sarge, they can install it. If it is a 486, Mandrake WON'T ever load on it. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.

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