On Sun, 2014-10-26 at 03:33 +0000, Mauricio Aued wrote: > Hello, is it possible to install debian 7 with kernel i486 from the > debian-7.6.0-i386-netinst disk? > > > I have a old machine, a P3 Coppermine 600 MH, 512 M ram, 40 G hd. > > > I can install CrunchBang 10, but if I try to install Debian 6 or 7, it > loads, but when the installation begins then freezes. > > > I'am a normal user,
The installer for i386 currently runs on the 486 kernel, not the 686 or
686-pae kernel.
(By default it will install a 686-pae kernel on a system with a Pentium
3, as this processor does support PAE. If you choose expert mode then
you can override this.)
The problem you're seeing seems likely to be a driver issue and not
related to use of PAE.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
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