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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in1.uu.net!206.229.87.25!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.enetis.net!enet1!jengland From: Justin England <jengland@enetis.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: 2.1.6 on 386sx25 laptop 4MB /120 MB HDD Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:39:05 -0700 Organization: E-Net Information Services (605-341-ENET) Lines: 16 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.961219232642.14179C-100000@enet1> NNTP-Posting-Host: enet1.enetis.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: jengland@enet1 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32843 I have an old Compaq Contura 386 sx laptop with 4MB ram, and a 120 meg HD. First, I am looking for some hints on if this will be worth it or not, partition scheme to fit the bin and doc distribution nicely on the 120 MB HD, etc... Second, I have tried to set it up twice, doing an ftp install over PPP. Once I get to the point where it starts the virtual terminal to create the PPP connection to my desktop machine, I try ALT-F3, but nothing is there. When I check the second VTTY, it says that ppp was killed due to lack of swap space. Well, it hasn't got to the point where it partitions the hard drive, so there is no swap space it can use. Has anybody done an installation of this sort? If so, any help will be appreciated. TIA, Justin