Re: Computer question

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Brian hayward wrote:
> 
> # Reveal 16-bit PnP sound card (I understand this wont work with RH)
> Look into a program called isapnp or isapnptools, I have successfully got
> a PnP soundcard AND PnP modem to work under RH 4.1, 4.2, etc.  Basically,
> setup the configuration file for it, run isapnp before kerneld starts, but
> it is a MUST to have your sound driver compiled as a module.  Isapnp must
> "wake up" the card before the driver attempts to load, and if it's built
> directly into the kernel, it won't work.
> 
> # Okay, the question here is whether it is possible to reformat the hd,
> # and then install RH4.2 with XFree86 and Emacs and the C++ and Java
> # packages and have enough room, and whether it is possible to run XFree86
> # at an acceptable speed on this system, and how I should go about
> # reformatting my drive and installing Red Hat.  Any help will be greatly
> # appreciated.
> 
> It is *possible* but it will be extremely tight.  I know you can do it
> with XFree86, gcc, RH 4.2.  But if you get into adding more on top of
> that, like additional C++ libraries, emacs, java, etc, you may find that
> you cannot do it in 120 megs.  Look around for a 250meg hard drive and you
> should be able to do it though.

*gasp*  120megs for all that?  I had a hard time staying under 300 meg
with the 
above options.  XFree86 is a hog, and by the time I had kernel sources,
network
tools, etc.  I was about 350 meg minimum (with 4.2, worse with 5.0).  I
suppose 
a potion of that could be avoided but at some point your cutting out
meat.

-js