On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:55:11AM +0100, Bernard Adrian wrote: > > Till yesterday, i was using linux-image-2.4-27-2-k6 on my amd k6-II > (64 Mo RAM). > > I decided to upgrade the kernel. In a first time i tried > linux-image-2.6-486. No problem. Really. > > Second i said myself : "Dummy, amd k6-II is not a 486 processor but a > 686". So i got linux-image-2.6-686. It's not written on it that it > works on AMD K6-II. But i tried and ... nothing append. After loading > wmlinuz the computer go back loading the bios. > > After having read > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319878 i ask me if > the problem with 2.6-686 is due to the processor or to the low memory > (64 Mo). > > And of course, i ask me what is better : to go on with 2.6-486, to try > again with 2.6-686 after increasing memory, or (really last) to return > to 2.4.
The bug report mentions problems with loading the initial ram disk with RAM equal to or less than 48MB so I very much doubt that that is your problem. If I remember correctly, the k6 doesn't support all 686 instructions so you need to use a kernel compiled for the 586 or lower. -- David Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
