On Sun, 27 Oct 2002, Thomas Molina wrote: > > They don't say it won't work with so little memory, but presumably they > > consider performance deterioration due to extra swapping to be > > unacceptable, particularly with a minimum spec processor as well. > > Then it shouldn't be called a "requirement" or be labeled as a "minimum". > Saying minimum and requirement says to me that the thing won't work > without it. That is what "reccommended" tells me; it should be the > difference between won't work and works comfortably. I disagree. A minimal configuration should provide a minimally acceptable performance. > This is all mental gum-flapping anyway. The processor is an Athlon 900, > so it is not a minimum spec processor. I have a development system and a > production system. The one I tested 8.0 on was from a bunch of parts > sitting in the corner. It was intended to be little more than providing a > serial console on which the development machine could log messages. It > doesn't even have a keyboard or monitor attached in normal use. Mostly > I'll be telnetting in. Since I've never had to do it, I need to find the > HOWTOs in order to figure out how to do the serial console and export my X > session to another machine on the same network. To get a serial console on COM1, add console=ttyS0,9600 to the kernel options at boot time. Use something like minicom at the other end of the wire. Almost all X programs can be displayed elsewhere by using -display host:0 or setting the DISPLAY variable. Michael Young -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
