On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 08:39:57AM -0300, Marcus Andree wrote: > On 10/4/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 07:46:01PM -0400, Nick Holland wrote: > > > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a 486DX4-100 with 32 MB ram. I bought an 8 GB drive to put in my > > > > P-II and it won't boot it so I've put in in the 486 along with a 1 GB > > > > drive. > > If you're trying to install OpenBSD on a 486 machine just to keep your > proficience levels, why not just virtualize it on whatever is the OS that will > boot the P-II? > > I have a vmware image running quite comfortably on my desktop at work.
Because the P-II only has an 850 MB hard drive and won't boot any other drive (even though the other drives test and boot perfectly on the 486 with any OS I have), and only has 64 MB ram. I need (well, there's need and then there's NEED), two computers. The upstairs one functions like a CLI + X terminal (thank you OpenSSH). That P-II was given to me free loaded with cat hair and over heated; it could konk out any time. The 486 has been kept clean as a whistle on clean power all its life and has never ever given me any problems. When the P-II finally dies, the 486 will be my CLI+X terminal. The only question is will I be able to keep up with security patches on OpenBSD now that Debian won't run on it. OpenBSD will also run on the P-II but with only an 850 MB drive, I can't do patches. Doug.
