> I installed a 2.4.16 kernel on a 486DX2-50 machine with 8MB memory and
> 24MB swap and got insurmountable problems.
[snip]
> It seems to me that something definitely is wrong with the kernel's
> memory management.
Well ... maybe *in theory* 2.4.16 should work on a machine with that
little RAM but I'd say in practice Linux has simply outgrown your
machine. Have you tried any other 2.4 kernels, say, before 2.4.10 when
the VM changed? Have you considered going to a garage sale and spending
the local equivalent of $25 or $30 US for a more powerful computer?
-- M. Edward "Now if I could get Linux to run on a Tandy 200" Boraskyznmeb@borasky-research.net http://www.borasky-research.net
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