From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: What's the best way to install gentoo on an OLD K6 box w/ tight memory & small disks?
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:57:34 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20070124T185102-984@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20070123082134.GE2050@atpcbygc.ram.siemens.at
Wolfgang Liebich <Wolfgang.Liebich <at> siemens.com> writes:
> I have a rather old computer (tyan motherboard, K6 processor) which
> currently runs debian. I want to convert it to a gentoo box. As the
> system is rather old and it's disks are very small by today's
> standards, too, I would like to hear about your experiences with such
> tight situations.
Hello Wolfgang,
I believe back in December, 2006 the devs release a live CD for old
586 class machines. It would have binaries that you could install
from a liveCD:
http://www.gentoo.org/news/20061127-gwn.xml
Locate the liveCD with this and simplify the installation process.
hth,
James
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-23 8:21 [gentoo-user] What's the best way to install gentoo on an OLD K6 box w/ tight memory & small disks? Wolfgang Liebich
2007-01-23 10:39 ` Robin Atwood
2007-01-23 11:02 ` Dale
2007-01-23 11:40 ` Oliver Schmidt
2007-01-24 17:57 ` James [this message]
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