I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for windoze use,
since it'll only boot with th
Andrew Mitchell writes:
> I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
> firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
> to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
> loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for windoz
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Andrew Mitchell wrote:
> I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
> firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
> to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
> loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at
Andrew Mitchell wrote:
> I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
> firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
> to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
> loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for windoze us
Have you tried mandrake 5.3? It wasn't optimized for pentiums and was still
set for the 386.
Lyndon Lininger Sr.
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From: "Andrew Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 2:00 AM
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At 21:00 10/01/00 +1300, you wrote:
>I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
>firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
>to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
>loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for wi
:> > I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
:> > firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
:> > to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
:> > loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for windoze use,
:> > sinc
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
> firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
> to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
> loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's quite screwed, at least for wi
Try this
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
It can be set to run in 8M and requires no more than a 386. Contained on a
single floppy it is a screening router using ipchains.
Civileme
"S. Newhouse" wrote:
> Andrew Mitchell writes:
> > I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
>
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> If you hadn't noticed, Mandrake is optimized for i586 architecture. It's
> not supposed to be run on 486's. However, put Redhat or one of the
> mini-router distribs on it and I wouldn't be surprised if it would run
> like a champ.
>
Umm..Mandrake 5.3 was NOT
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> I doubt it that 8MB ram is a problem. as it happens, I booted a machine
> with full M6.1 distribution on it, and only 8MB RAM! (Installing might be
> another story though).
>
> Anyway, there is no need for a full distro if you only want a
> firewall/proxy. Tak
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > I doubt it that 8MB ram is a problem. as it happens, I booted a machine
> > with full M6.1 distribution on it, and only 8MB RAM! (Installing might be
> > another story though).
> >
> > Anyway, there is no need for a full distro if yo
Nick Kay wrote:
>
> At 21:00 10/01/00 +1300, you wrote:
> >I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
> >firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
> >to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it stops at
> >loading 2nd stage ramdisk. It's q
At 18:20 11/01/00 +1300, you wrote:
>Nick Kay wrote:
>>
>> At 21:00 10/01/00 +1300, you wrote:
>> >I've got an old 486 here that my friend wants to use as a
>> >firewall/proxy, but I can't install either mandrake or redhat on it due
>> >to the lack of ram (8mb) and it being a 486. On both, it sto
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > If you hadn't noticed, Mandrake is optimized for i586 architecture. It's
> > not supposed to be run on 486's. However, put Redhat or one of the
> > mini-router distribs on it and I wouldn't be surprised if it wo
Axalon,
Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
Pj
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > >
> > > If you hadn't noticed, Mandrake is optimized for i586 architecture. It's
> > > not supposed to be run on 486's. However, put Redhat or one of the
> > > mini-router distr
Andrew Mitchell wrote:
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > >
> > > I doubt it that 8MB ram is a problem. as it happens, I booted a machine
> > > with full M6.1 distribution on it, and only 8MB RAM! (Installing might be
> > > another story though).
> > >
> > > Anywa
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, ibi wrote:
> Axalon,
>
> Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
>
> Pj
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
(pun intended :) and other nice usefull error messages, all though I'm
sure theres p
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, ibi wrote:
>
> > Axalon,
> >
> > Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
> >
> > Pj
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
> (pun intended :) and other nice usefu
That's a relief! I was sure you were kidding, but it's nice to see it
reinforced in print. Thanks!!!
Pj
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, ibi wrote:
>
> > Axalon,
> >
> > Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
> >
> > Pj
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Of cour
At 02:55 12/01/00 -0600, you wrote:
>That's a relief! I was sure you were kidding, but it's nice to see it
>reinforced in print. Thanks!!!
Ahem
"http://wso.williams.edu/~aramos/upsfire/"
:-)
nick@nexnix
>
>Pj
>
>Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, ibi wrote:
>>
>> > Axal
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> Axalon,
>
> Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
>
no, it doesn't. :-)
John
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
> (pun intended :) and other nice usefull error messages, all though I'm
> sure theres people here that could give us just cause as to how one could
> burst into flames. ;-)
>
Put the
ROTFL.. Thanks but no thanks, John. That CD is my lifeline to sanity.
Pj
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
> > (pun intended :) and other nice usefull error messages, all though I'm
> > sure
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> ROTFL.. Thanks but no thanks, John. That CD is my lifeline to sanity.
>
Heh. Yeah...you'd be surprised at the sparks a CD gives off
after about 5-10 seconds in a microwave oven. ;-) (Try it
with an AOL CD )
John
:>> Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
:>>
:>> Pj
:>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:>
:>Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
:>(pun intended :) and other nice usefull error messages, all though I'm
:>sure theres people here that could give us j
Id' rather use Windoze. I have a vivid imagination. :-)
Pj
John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > ROTFL.. Thanks but no thanks, John. That CD is my lifeline to sanity.
> >
> Heh. Yeah...you'd be surprised at the sparks a CD gives off
> after about 5-10 seconds in a microw
Linux denies my existence everytime I open it. I just consider it a love
note: "PJ, I'd love it if you would learn what you are doing."
Pj
Denis Havlik wrote:
>
> :>> Please tell me Linux does not literally "burst into flames".
> :>>
> :>> Pj
> :>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> :>
> :>Of course I over ex
Then imagine this: Blue Scream of Death!
On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 03:57:56PM -0600, ibi wrote:
-> Id' rather use Windoze. I have a vivid imagination. :-)
->
-> Pj
->
-> John Aldrich wrote:
-> >
-> > On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
-> > > ROTFL.. Thanks but no thanks, John. That CD is my life
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> Of course I over exagerated, you get lots of wierd things like sig 7/11 's
> (pun intended :) and other nice usefull error messages, all though I'm
> sure theres people here that could give us just cause as to how one could
> burst into flames. ;-)
>
> --
> MandrakeSoft
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > ROTFL.. Thanks but no thanks, John. That CD is my lifeline to sanity.
> >
> Heh. Yeah...you'd be surprised at the sparks a CD gives off
> after about 5-10 seconds in a microwave oven. ;-) (Try it
> with an AOL CD )
>
Trivia:
The early Motorola 6800 MicroProcessor had undefined instructions that
you could feed to it -- instructions being binary numbers, after all. One
of those instructions would put the micro in an illegal state. It would
halt, and after 10 - 15 minutes, if left on in that state without
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