On 11/16/2010 10:28 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I have a Asus EE 700 with 512 Mb memory. FC12 meminfo reports ~490Mb > usable memory as I suspect Video is stealing some memory. > > Anyway, FC14 install reports that there is NOT enough memory for a > graphical install. To add insult to injury it did not even install > gnome. It comes up in text mode and startx is not a known command. > > This seems rather extreme? I put FC12 back on the system (how I got the > memory info), and will try a FC13 install tomorrow. But are now older > 512Mb memory systems locked out of FC14? > I've not tried installing F-Anything with memory less than 1GB. But, just because it gets installed without Gnome, doesn't mean you can't add it afterward. I suspect the install is trying to "protect" folks from a suboptimal experience with Fedora and hopefully reduce the number of "Fedora Sucks, it is slow" complaints. :-) -- Saliva causes cancer, but only if swallowed in small amounts over a long period of time. -- George Carlin 葛斯克 愛德華 / 台北市八德路四段
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