[TriLUG] Just pulled a DOH! - RHL 8.0 RAM requirment

[Jason Tower]

i thought the 64mb limit was for graphical installs only, text would work with 
32mb.  i *KNOW* rh72 can be installed with 32 cuz i've done it before.  just 
install using the 'linux text' argument when the cd or floppy boots.

jason

On Wednesday 12 February 2003 19:41, Roy Vestal wrote:
> It was just pointed out to me that RHL 8.0, and 7.3 for that matter require
> 64MB of RAM to install (thanks Sinner!). <RTFM ID10T error> The machine I'm
> trying to use has 40MB.
>
> Anyway, as suggested by Andy, I installed RHL 8.0 on a newer machine and I
> have the HDD in the laptop with 40MB. Before I trash the install, is there
> a switch I can put on the kernel line that will allow it to pass this
> requirement? This is JUST going to be a router firewall. Here's the
> install:
>
> RHL 8.0 Minimal w/GRUB
> P5-90MHz
> 40MB RAM
> 2GB HDD
> No CDROM
>
> If not, I'll just trash and backup the current 6.2 installation to the
> second HDD and try upgrading the kernel and it's beloved dependancies to a
> 2.4.x series on the second HDD.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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