Re: [SLUG] FreeBSD

From: Joe Orthoefer (joeo@nks.net)
Date: Fri Jul 26 2002 - 11:28:57 EDT


Old compaq hardware often had bios' that didn't report extended memory in a
way that (at the time) linux or freebsd could propperly detect.

Is this an old server or desktop?

On Friday 26 July 2002 08:35, Gary Cook wrote:
> No it worked fine. I was just concerned if it read all the memory?
>
> Is there an xwindows on freebsd?
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Wyatt
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 6:29 AM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] FreeBSD
>
> I never have had to, is it giving you an error?
>
> On Friday 26 July 2002 12:24 am, Gary Cook wrote:
> > Do you have to do anything special when installing FreeBSD on an old
> > Compaq 486? Ie. Memory allocation switches or something?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary



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