Re: ext2 installation on 486/4MB

From: Luca (lcb@freemail.it)
Date: Tue Apr 03 2001 - 18:06:28 CEST


Alfie Costa <agcosta@gis.net> wrote:

>> Hi, I'm going to install muLinux on a 486 DX 33 laptop
>> with 4 MB of RAM (and 85 MB hd). I want to install the
>> system onto an ext2 partition, [...]

> It can be done in stages... divide the 85mb HD into:

> 1) a DOS partition
> 2) a swap partition
> 3) an ext2 partition.

Thanks Alfie, I'll try that. What size do you suggest for the swap
partition? As I said earlier, I'm gonna try to run X, so I guess
this is quite an important setting.

The small hd size poses another problem. The full UMSDOS install -
with all addons - takes up about 42 MB on my desktop (58 MB actually
occupied, on FAT32): I won't be able to follow your procedure if
I don't remove something. But if I do so, will I be able to install
addons later (from the laptop)? And, by the way, what are the best
candidates for permanent removal (ie. what will definitely crawl,
apart from X, in 4 MB + swap)?

Regards,
Luca

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