486SX, 100MB HDD - need FreeBSD, how?

[Technical Director]

Alex,

If your 486SX has a floppy that works then you are okay. FreeBSD will
install from 2 floppies, takes a little longer but still works. 

This IS based upon the assumption that you either have:

a) A CD-ROM on your 486SX and a FreeBSD CD-ROM.
b) A network card (or similar device eg: ppp) that can tie you to a
FreeBSD source.

You can find out more information here:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html

Also from the FreeBSD.org website:

3.4. What do I need in order to run FreeBSD?

You will need a 386 or better PC, with 5 MB or more of RAM and at least 60
MB of hard disk space. It can run with a low end MDA graphics card but to
run X11R6, a VGA or better video card is needed.

So you should be fine.

R.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003, Alex Zivenko wrote:

> How to install freebsd on this machine? (Intel486SX-25Mhz, 8 Mb Memory, 100Mb HDD). There isn't cdrom.
> Maby I can setup it from other system, the recompile kernel for that processor, or what?
> Without x, witout any cool programs.
> I just need to do it log-server.
> 
> Thank's all!
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