I tried RHEL 3 (I believe) on a Pentium class system, and that did not work well.
For everything but the kernel, there was a 386 version available (glibc, ssl, etc), so we recompiled the kernel for the 586.
Unfortunately, glibc, when you compile it for anything below a 686, did not support NTPL threads, causing nothing but heartache. Luckily, before we got too far, we learned we didn't have to target the Pentium based computer anymore. I am happy we didn't have to validate everything still worked when something as major as glibc is rebuilt (since I started looking whether it was possible to rebuild glibc for 586 and NTPL). Kernels are less risky, since people rebuild them more frequently.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:49 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] centos 4.6 - 586 install - how to get that to a 486 level if possible
Jerry Geis wrote:
Is there a method to get a 586 (i586 text) install to a 486 level? I am looking for information guidance on this. I have looked into using debian/386 which stinks in my opinion, slackware doesnt quite have it either.
So I am wishing/hoping there is a NOT TO painful way to get a 586 install to run on a 486 chip.
This would be almost impossible with centos.
The reason is that there are things that glibc will compile in that are not i486 compatible
You would be much better off trying to do this with debian I think.
If it were possible, it would be by installing the i386 glibc, i386 openssl and editing the kernel spec file and the config file.
You can try to change the processor type to i386 or i486 and see if it will work ... however I do not think it is possible on other than centos-3 to get an i386 compile.
I have been searching but havent found anything useful. If anyone knows what might need to be done I would appreciate it.
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