From 3e4b158c63e7eab00cd25f57784894023a811544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 14:08:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add newsflash announcement about 2.2's new media requirements, to be referenced in the newsflash page. Submitted by: nsj & jkh --- data/releases/2.2R/Makefile | 3 ++ data/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ en/releases/2.2R/Makefile | 3 ++ en/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 88 insertions(+) create mode 100644 data/releases/2.2R/Makefile create mode 100644 data/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml create mode 100644 en/releases/2.2R/Makefile create mode 100644 en/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml diff --git a/data/releases/2.2R/Makefile b/data/releases/2.2R/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0fdde6f6b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/releases/2.2R/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +DOCS= install-media.sgml + +.include "../../web.mk" diff --git a/data/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml b/data/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9e9930fe25 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + +&header; + +From jkh: + +

2.2-RELEASE will not support installation of machines with < 4MB of +memory or 1.2MB floppy drives - that is to say, only > 5MB memory & +1.44MB floppy drive systems are supported. In truth, 8MB of memory +is the recommended minimum.

+ +

Those who have such limitations on their configuration and can't +upgrade, for whatever reason, are therefore urged to stay with +2.1.6-RELEASE, which has provisions for both types of installation and +will probably be more than functional for as long as one might +conceivably wish to continue operating such a system.

+ +

We regret any inconvenience this may cause some of our users, but we +have also been pressed for space on the installation media for some +time now, and this was more or less inevitable. We've talked about +killing the 4MB installation and 1.2MB floppies for over a year, and +it's only through some of the most arcane trickery (you don't want to +know) that we've managed to keep it all on a single floppy at all. +Now that we've made the leap to 1.44MB/>6MB class machines, we've at +least bought ourselves some room for future enhancements while still +remaining on one floppy.

+ +

Note that you can still build kernels which will run quite comfortably +in a 4MB system, you just can't *install* with only 4MB in the +machine. If you're trying to build a custom box with 4MB and a tiny +configuration, for example, you might simply build its disk on a +different machine set up specifically for that purpose.

+ +&footer; + + diff --git a/en/releases/2.2R/Makefile b/en/releases/2.2R/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0fdde6f6b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/2.2R/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +DOCS= install-media.sgml + +.include "../../web.mk" diff --git a/en/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml b/en/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9e9930fe25 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/2.2R/install-media.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + +&header; + +From jkh: + +

2.2-RELEASE will not support installation of machines with < 4MB of +memory or 1.2MB floppy drives - that is to say, only > 5MB memory & +1.44MB floppy drive systems are supported. In truth, 8MB of memory +is the recommended minimum.

+ +

Those who have such limitations on their configuration and can't +upgrade, for whatever reason, are therefore urged to stay with +2.1.6-RELEASE, which has provisions for both types of installation and +will probably be more than functional for as long as one might +conceivably wish to continue operating such a system.

+ +

We regret any inconvenience this may cause some of our users, but we +have also been pressed for space on the installation media for some +time now, and this was more or less inevitable. We've talked about +killing the 4MB installation and 1.2MB floppies for over a year, and +it's only through some of the most arcane trickery (you don't want to +know) that we've managed to keep it all on a single floppy at all. +Now that we've made the leap to 1.44MB/>6MB class machines, we've at +least bought ourselves some room for future enhancements while still +remaining on one floppy.

+ +

Note that you can still build kernels which will run quite comfortably +in a 4MB system, you just can't *install* with only 4MB in the +machine. If you're trying to build a custom box with 4MB and a tiny +configuration, for example, you might simply build its disk on a +different machine set up specifically for that purpose.

+ +&footer; + +