Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build (fwd)

2003-12-04 Thread Elton Algera
Hi, I just finished configuring my old laptop (P1/166 with 54M memory). I built the entire filesystem on my new Athlon 3000+, which is a bit faster. If you have a fast machine with some spare diskspace, you can untar a stage3 for pentium1 in it, and then build all the stuff you need. mkdir /ol

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Tom Eastman
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:21, MARTINSON, GREGORY wrote: >Do any of you have general tips, hints or things to avoid in > developing such a system? For example, if I want every last ounce of > performance should I start with bootstrapping or is that not necessary? > Anyone know of a simple low-reso

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Spider
begin quote On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:26 -0600 "MARTINSON, GREGORY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -=-=-=-=-= > "Why am I in a handbasket and where am I headed?" > Gregg Martinson, RAHS Media > > I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with > 48 Megs of memory and mak

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Timo Boettcher
Hi GREGORY, * MARTINSON, GREGORY, Wednesday, December 3, 2003, 2:21:26 PM: > I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with > 48 Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and > ftp as well as maybe a music player). I won't be installing tons of > softwar

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Peter Gantner
Quoting Robert Cernansky from Dec 3 > On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:26 -0600 "MARTINSON, GREGORY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MG> I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with 48 > MG> Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and ftp as > MG> well as mayb

Fw: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Paul Varner
Forwarding using my correct posting address Paul Varner wrote: > On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:26 -0600 "MARTINSON, GREGORY" wrote: >> I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with >> 48 Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and >> ftp as well as maybe a m

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:26 -0600 "MARTINSON, GREGORY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with | 48 Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and | ftp as well as maybe a music player). I won't be installing tons of | so

RE: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Van Eps, Nathan D. (James Tower)
TWM and FVWM are a simple low-resource window managers. Don't install gnome or kde! -Original Message- From: MARTINSON, GREGORY I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with 48 Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and ftp as well as maybe a

Re: [gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread Robert Cernansky
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:21:26 -0600 "MARTINSON, GREGORY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MG> I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with 48 MG> Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and ftp as MG> well as maybe a music player). I won't be installing tons

[gentoo-user] Low memory build

2003-12-03 Thread MARTINSON, GREGORY
-=-=-=-=-= "Why am I in a handbasket and where am I headed?" Gregg Martinson, RAHS Media I am going to be bullheaded and take an old machine Pentium 166 with 48 Megs of memory and make it work as a home server (samba, cups and ftp as well as maybe a music player). I won't be installing tons of