Colin - You'll probably get quite a few replies,
but in any case, the Mandrake 6.0 linux is one
of those that is compiled to run on a Pentium chip.
You won't get it working correctly on a 486. The
earlier Mandrake 5.3 however, should work correctly.
I've loaded it on a 486dx2/66, and had it up and
running without problems.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Eddy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 11:48 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 install continually hangs
> > Actually I've tried both the Mandrake and RedHat 6.0 installs and they
>do
> > the exact same thing and hang in the same place. Plus I wouldn't think
>that
> > pentium optimizations would cause a hang on the install before anything
> > really happens.
>
>What kind of a processor _do_ you have? If you don't have a Pentium,
>what is it supposed to do when it received an unrecognized opcode? Some
>processors just stop working. Others call some bad-opcode-handler
>interrupt. Even if your processor calls an exception interrupt, the
>setup may not have made it do anything besides hang the computer.
>
I am using a 486DX2/66 for this. I have read all the Mandrake and RedHat
documentation/hardware compatibility lists and they both say that anything
Intel above a i386 are fully supported. Although on another list, Mandrake
says all Intel and compatibles, but they only specifically list Pentiums and
above. Both distributions apparently now give you the option during the
install process to choose the type of prebuilt kernel you want to install.
At this point I could see how if I chose a pentium kernel instead of a 486
one I would have a problem. Since I don't even begin the install before it
hangs, this should not be the problem. The kernel running from the boot
disk should be a completely backwards compatible 386 kernel or else they
should not/could not claim to support the older processors like they do in
their documentation.
As far as other hardware related issues, since I'm already running RedHat
5.0 with absolutely no problems, the only issue would be if the newer
distributions decided to no longer work with my hardware which I haven't
read anything about anywhere. All my relevant hardware seems to be on the
lists anyway.
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