Jerry Geis wrote: >> >> Jerry Geis wrote: >> >>/ >> />>/ On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:46:53AM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote: >> />>/ >/ />/ I am trying to install centos i386 on a ebox 2300 unit. >> />>/ /http://www.embeddedpc.net/eBox2300/tabid/110/Default.aspx ? >> />>/ >> />>/ you won't make it with only 128 MB of RAM... >> />>/ is the cpu i686 compatible? >> />/ / >> >/ yes this is the box I am trying to install on... >> />/ />/ I dont know if its i686, either way I thought i386 should >> work. I am I />/ wrong? >> / >> None of the RHEL branches support any processors that are < i686 for >> the i386 arch. >> >> CentOS supports i586 in centOS-3 and CentOS-4 (things not in RHEL) .. >> and only i686 in CentOS-2 and CentOS-5 (just like RHEL). >> >> So, NO ... and i586 processor will not run CentOS-5. >> >/ />/ Is it the 128M memory issue? I thought I used to install with >> that much />/ - especially in text mode. >> />/ />/ Any suggestions. >> / >> doing some research ... this is a pentium mmx compatible chip, which >> is i586 ... you can use CentOS-4 on there. >> > I just tried my old centos 4.4 i386 disk 1 > did "linux text mem=128M" and the same thing. > after vmlinuz.., and initrd... it just resets. > > Am I not boot with the correct options to get the 386 kernel and its > trying to use the 686 kernel? > now do: i586 text mem=128 :D -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080529/25f01f9c/attachment-0004.sig>