Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[Daniel da Veiga]

I have a k6, and I am pretty sure that you will like to have Gentoo
installed on yours, of course, for precaution I would install it with
another HD, or maybe dual boot with your current system, just till you
configure all the needed services on your new installation (I found it
a little complex first try).

For the rest, you'll have a lot of compilation time due to an relative
slow processor, but your RAM will make it with the CD install and if
you have a link you don't even need a networkless install. The compile
time will compensate, cause a optimized install will give you more
speed.

Good luck,

On 8/26/05, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an old firewall (3 ether ports) on a amd K6 166MHz
> machine. It ran OpenBSD just fine, but, it's long overdue for
> a upgrade. I was considering Gentoo, but, with only 128 meg
> of ram, this old, tired machine might not be up to it.
>
> Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
> specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
> I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
> sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
> and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
> installation and to support maintenance compililations?
>
> An easy path to a (gentoo)firewall from an installation CD
> would be keen. A firewall is all the machine has to do.
>
> Ideas and thoughts?
>
> James
>
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