On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 21:21 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote: > On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 21:06, Craig White wrote: > > On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 20:50 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote: > > > On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 19:36, rmgsantos@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I'm new to linux and I'm intrested in testing Linux as a PDC for a small > > > > windows network. > > > > Could you help me with the best installation setup for the Fedora 3. > > > > I would like to know what modules are the best to install and what type of > > > > install should I do and any other recommendations that you can remember. > > > > > > > > For now I have a old IBM Pentium 100 with 64mb ram and a 20gb disk. > > > > > > > > > For that function and the equipment you listed you will want to do a > > > minimal install and add the samba packages. Shut every thing else > > > down. You most likely will not be able to run X windows or any of the > > > windowing systems in just 64MB, at least not that it would be very > > > responsive. > > > > > > Recommend you check out some of the online tutorials or pickup one of > > > the many books on samba to get details on setting up a PDC. > > ---- > > does fedora run on Pentium I ? > > > > Craig > > Good catch! I'm not sure. > > Release notes say: > > Minimum: Pentium-class > > Fedora Core 3 is optimized for Pentium 4 CPUs, but also supports > earlier CPUs (such as Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium > III, and including AMD and VIA variants). This approach has been > taken because Pentium-class optimizations actually result in > reduced performance for non-Pentium-class processors, and > Pentium 4 scheduling is sufficiently different (while making up > the bulk of today's processors) to warrant this change. > > * Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better > > * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better > > > > Looks like it should work. ---- Pentium 100 is half what is recommended for text mode - I wouldn't expect a lot of success here Craig
