lowmem.bin???

[Sean]

You _might_ be able to get away with an older install disk. 
You might also consider not using the latest distro, installing something
older and upgrading the features you need/want. 

Adding RAM is really the best solution, but I understand if you dont have
the cash or dont want to spend it. 



On 27 Aug 2000, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> Jason Denniston <denniston1@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > well i took a step out on my own, since i haven't
> > really left the house since i've had my wisdom teeth
> > pulled this weekend, I attemptd to install linux on my
> > laptop. (486 33 / 180mb / 4mb) well i dl'd the Debian
> > disk images to do a floppy install, but I don't have
> > enough memory to install it...i understand that
> > instead of the root disk i should be installing
> > something along the lines of a lowmem.bin disk. I
> > don't seem to find that file anywhere.  please help.
> 
> I don't see any mention of lowmem in the installation manual for
> Debian 2.2.  Maybe low-memory machines aren't supported anymore.
> I'd ask debian-boot@lists.debian.org for clarification.
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