[KLUG Members] Failed network install?

[Bruce Smith]

> > SYSTEM 2 - Stephan Roth NOT GIVING UP!!! 120 MHz Intel P1 CPU with 32
> > Mb RAM & 2 Gb hard drive INSTALLING: BS-Ware Pro RESULTS:  Older
> > non-IDE CD-ROM drive failed CD Install.  Several other CD-ROM drives
> > were tried without success.  A network install was halted by higher
> > RAM memory requirements.  Acting Installmaster... Wes Leonard
> 
> I'm curious as to why 32 MB would be insufficient for a network
> installation of Linux.  This past semester, a friend and I managed to
> stage a bunch of 486-66's with 8 MB of RAM via NFS... granted, that was
> using Slackware, but...

My _guess_ would be the higher memory requirements of the 2.4 kernel.
(assuming you did it with a 2.2 or earlier kernel)

There might have been other factors involved too.


CORRECTION:  That was *NOT* BSware-PRO or BSware.  When I was watching
the failed install attempt, there was appeared to be an Official Redhat 
CD in the drive.  A red colored CD anyway, definitely not BSware.
(although someone else's copy of BSware may have been tried later, donno)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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