Subject: Re: OT: Slackware on a 486
From: pete (pete@linuxfreemail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2001 - 11:43:28 MDT
Check out
bls.sourceforge.net
might help you get redhat running, which would prolly make it easier to
install slackware.
- pete -
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> From: SFalken <sfalken@citlink.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 09:13:34 -0700
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: OT: Slackware on a 486
>
> I know thisis off-topic, but I don't know a single mac/linux user that
> doesn't have that x86 box stashed in the closet where noone can see it =]
>
> Slackware doesn't seem to offer a "help" help mailing list, so I figured I'd
> give you folks a shot, I've got an ancient old 486 sitting on the desk next
> to me, and I'm trying to get slackware installed on it, it uses one of those
> old CD-ROM into Soundcard drives, so the CD is out for install, so I want to
> do it from a NFS share on my MkLinux box, BUT I can't get the NIC working.
> It's a davison, based on their DM9008 chipset, which they claim is completely
> compatible with the ne2000 drivers, and as far as window is concerned, it is
> a ne2000-ISA, BUT linux doesn't see things that way, anybody got any
> experience with this chipset and linux?
>
>
> --Shawn
>
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