[linux-dvb] Re: Lowest possible hardware configuration for VDR?

[Szymon Polom <polom@convergence.de>]

Hi...

Quoting Christoph Rieder (christoph.rieder@web.de):

> Axel Gruber <axelgruber2@gmx.de> schrieb am 11.06.01:
> > >> Linux will just work fine (with drives <120GB for now ;-)
> > >>
> > >> > > kernel parameters to use the full 40GB - more details on demand...)
> > 
> > I use 4 80 GB disk´s at the moment - works fine here !
> 
> I've installed a 40 GB disk in a old 486 (DX 40). It was exactly as the linux howto saied: the only misstake you can
> make is to worry about it. just make sure that the kernel is in sectors < 1024 turn off bios "big disk" support and you are fine.
> 
> btw: to answer the original question. i can't beat your offer. the 486 has no PCI slots ... (but VESA Localbus, does anybody rememer?)

There were 486 Mainboards with PCI slots. I had one :).

Bye... SP.
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