Re: Installing Debian with only 64mb RAM

On 4/18/15, peter.schleichm...@t-online.de wrote: > Hi there, > I've found an old laptop (MAXDATA Artist Stanford) with 64mb ram and tried > to install a minimal Debian system. The installer warned me about low system > memory but I could continue. I didn't select any additional kernel module > an

Thanks to all who answered about broadcom firmware

Dear lknoppix and debian user*s list. Thank you for all your answers. There is enough for a partly blind and very old man (79) to work through in the next week. Linux is quite different from the open system, I am used to be on. I have noticed that Linux uses several partitions on the disk, wher

Subject: firmware for broadcom drivers.

I am an old NetBSD-user, and have decided to scrap my Windows partitions. I have tried several Linux versions. Only two of them had some kind of success. Debian 7.8.0 and KNOPPIX 7.4.2. The Debian CD wanted me to find the firmware b43/ucode15.fw and b43-open/ucode15.fw. I have in vain tried t