As far as number 2:
I've spend a lot of time (and a lot of money) at http://computersurplusoutlet.com lately -- they're listing 8MB 72-pin EDO ram for $0.49, 32MB for $9.99 for example.
All of my older machines are maxed out -- funny when 'maxed out' means 64MB!!
--Matthew
-----Original Message-----
From: ThinKer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 3:19 PM
To: Miark
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Need SWAP before FTP install of Madrake 9.1 on old
system (1 more try)
Posting this to the list in case anyone can help ...
thanks for the info Miark,
1. When I attempted to install SuSE 8.2, the installation alerted me
that I did not have enough system memory and prompted me to activate my
swap partition, which I did, and I was able to proceed with the
installation. That installation failed due to hangings in YaST, but I
was able to use my swap to run the installation program. So I guess I
need an 'addition' to the network.img boot disk that will allow me to
get to a shell and type a command to activate the swap?
2. On the idea of getting more RAM; this is an OLD machine. We are
talkin' 72 pin SIMMS here. I can't find anything below $30 for 16MB
module. I have never seen obsolete technology cost so much! Plus, this
machine has to have matching capacities in each slot. Dont ask me why,
but if I put a 4MB module in slot 0 and a 8MB module in slot 1, the
machine won't even boot.
Any help on this? Anyone? Please?
-=Thinker
On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 10:31, Miark wrote:
> Glad to hear of your success thus far.
>
> Swap space won't help you when it comes to installation--it's
> memory that counts. (Not sure why, but I'd love to know.)
>
> But if a working computer is worth another $10, I recommend buying
> another stick of RAM. I bought a 64MB stick of PC133 a few weeks ago for
> $8, including shipping. Pricewatch.com says you can do it right now
> for $9. At any rate, it can be done for less than $10.
>
> Miark
>
>
> On 30 Jul 2003 05:32:38 -0400, ThinKer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I decided to give the Pentium 120 on last try. This time, I decided to
> > go with Mandrake 9.1 via floppy install.
> >
> > 1. I downloaded, made and booted the floppy.
> > 2. Install screen didn't freeze my machine (unlike SuSE 8.2!).
> > 3. Network card and DHCP were both detected beautifully (unlike Debian
> > !).
> >
> > Problem: After all that good news, the Please choose the installation
> > method' screen has the nerve to tell me that "FTP install needs more
> > than 68 Mbytes of memory (detected 64). You may want to try an NFS
> > install.'
> >
> > I have the drive still partitioned from my previous attempt at
> > installing Debian (/dev/hdc1 allocated for 256MB of swap). Will this
> > help, and if so, how do I turn it on so that this installation can see
> > it.
> >
> > FYI: I am already further in 5 minutes with Mandrake than I got with
> > Debian, SuSE and FreeBSD. All I need is SWAP !!
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > -=Thinker
>
