On Sun, 2006-Aug-27 11:00:30 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:13:29 +1000 >Peter Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The CD-ROMs create a RAMdisk and need a minimum of 24MB last I >> checked. > >And I guess that the floppies work in the same way?
Yes. >> Once you have FreeBSD installed, it will limp along in 16MB >> (though not very happily). > >Hmm, I see. I'm planning to run X on this old box (it's going to be a >PictureFrame project), perhaps that will not work. I think you would be thrashing if there was any actual activity. I'll prod a friend with the same setup to comment tomorrow. >> I strongly suggest you find a SODIMM to >> expand it. > >Ok. Are all SODIMMs equal (ie. a real standard), or do I hvae to look >specifically for memory upgrades for the Armada 1580 (or 1500 series)? I'm 99% certain that you can't use anything bigger than 64MB (at least a 128MB Cpq Armada SODIMM that I had wouldn't work in any of the 15xx machines I tried it in - that included a 1580). I'm not sure how interchangeable they are. -- Peter Jeremy
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