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From: searle@longacre.demon.co.uk (Michael Searle)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: invalid compression format (kernel)
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:43:43 BST
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ka3ffy@westol.com wrote:

> 

> hello.

> every time i try to install the boot.flp to a 486dx2/66 it boots up okay
> but when it tries to uncompress the kernel, i get an error of invalid
> compresstion format

> i only have four meg of ram, mitsumi cd-rom drive , ide hard drive,
> ne2000 ,

> anyone kow what the minium memory alowed? and how can i fix this
> problem.

Minimum memory allowed to install is 5 megs with the standard boot floppy,
but there is another one (boot4.flp or something like that) that works in 4
megs.

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Michael Searle - searle@longacre.demon.co.uk