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Subject: Re: Minix on an IBM PS/2?
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Francisco A. Garcia (fagarcia@cs.bsu.edu) wrote:
: can this be possible? I have a friend who has this machine. poor fellow 
: can't install Linux, can minix do it? 

: Please email me.

	[mailed, but i thought the group woudlnt mind a cc:, eh?]

in theory, yes.

in practice....

:GRRR:

heh.  well, 
tell me more about the system he has.
Is this a PS/2 model 30?  or 50? or 60?
(286 version)
or a 55/75/95? 386/486?

or even a *gack* ps/1?

How much memory, what type of HD (ps/2, edsi, scsi or other)


the SHORT answer is, yes he can.

the faster/more ram/more HD, the easier it probably will be.

You might even try just grabbing the distribution files from
ftp.cs.vu.nl, (read ALL the readmes) but i can guarantee you
that it might not work out of box :)

If you friend is in the same boat as I (model 50-286/1meg/20meg)
I can share my own experiences.

I suggest trying TINYROOT instead of ROOT, as some of the PS/2 HD drivers
arent fully aware yet.

anyway, good luck.
(please respond to the newsgroup if you can, im sure the rest of us
would be very interested in hearing about your situation :)


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