Comments on: Building a 486 Linux Webserver http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/ A blog about IT Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:38:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-75060 Ryan Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:15:17 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-75060 Been a very long time since I worked on a 486, but i think they were the first generation to at least have heatsinks on the cpu. Not sure if its worth the work to put one on though. Good luck, on it! Been a very long time since I worked on a 486, but i think they were the first generation to at least have heatsinks on the cpu. Not sure if its worth the work to put one on though. Good luck, on it!

]]> By: Rodney http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-73471 Rodney Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:48:12 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-73471 Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult. Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult.

]]> By: Mike Chambers http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-73037 Mike Chambers Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:57:33 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-73037 nice project. i love seeing old computers get new uses like this. people are too quick to dismiss a 486 these days. i mean sure it looks pretty pathetic next to a quad core, but there's still plenty of processing power in those suckers. i ran my web site on a 486 for a while, and it was extremely fast for static content like html and images. literally couldn't tell the difference between it and a newer machine acting as the server. however, when you want to get into dynamic content like PHP scripts (especially when mysql is involved) they do show their age. at one point, i decided to add a vbulletin forum to my site but the 486 ended up being just a little to slow to run it acceptably. the setup was an i486 DX2/100 with 64 MB of EDO RAM, running Debian 4.0 "Etch" - after installing Debian, i removed a lot of fluff that i wouldn't be needing to save CPU cycles and RAM. vbulletin pages took between 10 and 15 seconds to generate on that system, so you can imagine that could get annoying real fast. lighter PHP scripts than vb it handled okay. even an 8088 can act as a web server with the right software. i had coded an HTTP 1.1 compatible DOS web server on an old 8088 just for kicks to see what kind of speed that sucker could squeeze out. my code was far from optimal (plus it was written in QuickBASIC) but as it was, i could get about 10-15 KB/s out of it. not exactly something i'd use a production server, but it worked. :) nice project. i love seeing old computers get new uses like this. people are too quick to dismiss a 486 these days. i mean sure it looks pretty pathetic next to a quad core, but there’s still plenty of processing power in those suckers.

i ran my web site on a 486 for a while, and it was extremely fast for static content like html and images. literally couldn’t tell the difference between it and a newer machine acting as the server.

however, when you want to get into dynamic content like PHP scripts (especially when mysql is involved) they do show their age. at one point, i decided to add a vbulletin forum to my site but the 486 ended up being just a little to slow to run it acceptably.

the setup was an i486 DX2/100 with 64 MB of EDO RAM, running Debian 4.0 “Etch” – after installing Debian, i removed a lot of fluff that i wouldn’t be needing to save CPU cycles and RAM.

vbulletin pages took between 10 and 15 seconds to generate on that system, so you can imagine that could get annoying real fast. lighter PHP scripts than vb it handled okay.

even an 8088 can act as a web server with the right software. i had coded an HTTP 1.1 compatible DOS web server on an old 8088 just for kicks to see what kind of speed that sucker could squeeze out. my code was far from optimal (plus it was written in QuickBASIC) but as it was, i could get about 10-15 KB/s out of it. not exactly something i’d use a production server, but it worked. :)

]]> By: Nik http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-22775 Nik Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:42:30 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-22775 Did you get running php and mysql. Because I think that mysql is very memory consuming. Did you get running php and mysql. Because I think that mysql is very memory consuming.

]]> By: Darwin http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-21586 Darwin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:43:57 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-21586 У меня дома такой же стоит! У меня дома такой же стоит!

]]> By: vratko http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-5120 vratko Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:33:07 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-5120 U can try install lilo manualy it worked for me when having boot problem with CF card. any one who can configure proftpd mail me cos i cant, i have 2 servers http, ssh, mysql. php ... everything working but damn PROFTPD... my mail is visnjic.ratko@vz.t-com.hr U can try install lilo manualy it worked for me when having boot problem with CF card.

any one who can configure proftpd mail me cos i cant, i have 2 servers http, ssh, mysql. php …
everything working but damn PROFTPD… my mail is visnjic.ratko@vz.t-com.hr

]]> By: Ondrej Flidr http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-4778 Ondrej Flidr Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:35:04 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-4778 Hello! I'm trying to use some 486 pc like developping server for my company right now. If you have problem with lilo and writing L09 L09 L09 etc. on screen, it should be doing by that 2gb harddisk. I think, old board dont like to boot from them. I have this problem too, so i'm trying to install system on 400MB hard disk, whis is from that computer. Hello!
I’m trying to use some 486 pc like developping server for my company right now. If you have problem with lilo and writing L09 L09 L09 etc. on screen, it should be doing by that 2gb harddisk. I think, old board dont like to boot from them. I have this problem too, so i’m trying to install system on 400MB hard disk, whis is from that computer.

]]> By: Bevan Williamson http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Bevan Williamson Sat, 13 May 2006 04:54:21 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-86 Interesting read, I have played with linux on 486's myself a few times. Interesting read, I have played with linux on 486’s myself a few times.

]]> By: Jeff http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jeff Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:05:35 +0000 http://frankdzedzy.com/2006/03/06/building-a-486-linux-webserver/#comment-65 I'm looking forward to giving this a try. I've had little success at getting Linux installed on my 486 (which does not support being booted from CDROM). I’m looking forward to giving this a try. I’ve had little success at getting Linux installed on my 486 (which does not support being booted from CDROM).

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