On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 07:36 +1200, Jason Weeks wrote: > Message: 31 > Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:33:12 -0500 > From: "Jeff Stacey" <Jeff.Stacey at jri.ca> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] install on via 800mhz box 4.4 > To: <centos at centos.org> > Message-ID: <451CDA480200000300238EBB at wpggw.jri.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > > On Thu, 2006-28-09 at 17:48 +0000, Jerry Geis wrote: > > I tried install 4.4 on an old Via 800mhz box. i386 of course. > > The installer dies pretty quick. > > I thought the via was i386 compatible? > > Is there something special to do. > > > > Jerry > >Install with the i586 kernel. gcc presumes that all i686 class > >processors do cmov. The Via C3 is a i686 class processor, it doesn't > >implement the "optional" cmov instruction. > >Jeff > > I've (and the board manufacturer) tried this with RHEL3 on a 800MHz Via C3 > but it doesn't work apparently because the minimum EL will support is the > Nehemiah core, which the 800MHz doesn't have, but the 1GHz does (and works > fine on). That is correct ... RHEL 3 and 4 do not work ... however CentOS-3 and CentOS-4 both have an i586 kernel that does work. Another way the we add value to our distros. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060929/2b728d66/attachment-0005.sig>