> > 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? Thanks, Jerry