On 14 April 2011 23:48, Dag Wieers <d...@wieers.com> wrote: > On Thu, 14 Apr 2011, Alan Bartlett wrote: >> On 14 April 2011 05:49, Nicolas Kovacs <i...@microlinux.fr> wrote:
>>> Plus, I wonder why I can't install SL6 on my good old Fujitsu Lifebook >>> with >>> a Pentium M processor, which the installer kernel refuses to work with. >> >> I believe that processor does not support PAE, so you are out of luck. >> >> Again, this is a Red Hat decision. The EL6 32-bit kernel is what was a >> PAE kernel for EL5. Putting it another way, the EL5 32-bit non-PAE >> kernel has been dropped for EL6 and so what would known as a PAE >> kernel has had that descriptor removed. > There might be a case for a drop-in replacement kernel that supports non-PAE > 32bit systems. So at least a PXE/USB installation works fine, without the > need to respin the ISO (which may be too troublesome). > > Of course, that would also mean we'd have to update that non-PAE kernel as > part of that repository. If people have a clear need for this (and there is > at least one committed to support this) do speak up. It might be the > beginning of something beautiful... You've obviously had similar thoughts just like mine . . . but have developed them that bit further. It really depends upon the need for non-PAE 32-bit kernels for EL6. Alan.
