diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index d3d2f0a5de..22ad81563a 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -1272,19 +1272,6 @@ File: +DESC (ignored) a system which has >4MB, install onto the disk and then swap it back. - FreeBSD 2.1.7 will not install with 640 kB base + 3 MB - extended memory. If your motherboard can remap some of the - lost memory out of the 640kB to 1MB region, - then you may still be able to get FreeBSD 2.1.7 up. Try - to go into your BIOS setup and look for a - remap option. Enable it. You may also - have to disable ROM shadowing. It may be easier to get 4 - more MB just for the install. Build a custom kernel with - only the options you need and then remove the 4MB out. - You can also install 2.0.5 and then upgrade your system to - 2.1.7 with the upgrade option of the 2.1.7 - installation program. - After the installation, if you build a custom kernel, it will run in 4 MB. Someone has even successfully booted with 2 MB, although the system was almost unusable.