On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 11:48, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Michael Fratoni wrote:
>
> >Am I missing something, or is there no i386 kernel included on the
> >distribution cds? I see there is one included with the new updated kernel
> >packages, but I don't see the i386 kernel anywhere on the CDs.
>
> You're correct. Use one of the i586, i686, or athlon kernels
> instead. i386 and i486 class hardware hasn't been supported in
> Red Hat Linux since Red Hat Linux 7.0 or 6.2 (I don't recall
> specifically off the top of my head). An i386 kernel has been
> supplied, but for reasons other than supporting i386.
>
> The minimum system requirements for Red Hat Linux 8.0 are an
> Intel Pentium or equivalent clone.
>
I cannot say I am happy about that.
The Cyrix 686 (who reached 200 Megahertz in P-rating) is certainly more
powerful than a P75. But it will NOT work with a kernel compiled for
Pentium.
The AMD K6 will work with a Pentium kernel but there are fair chances
for it being slower with a Pentium kernel than with a 386 one (it will
be slower on the C parts).
JFM
