Gary Lawrence Murphy <ga...@teledyn.com> writes: > I don't know if the mailing list accepts outside submissions; this > address is listed on the CD page as the primary contact so here goes... > > I just downloaded > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian-cd/5.0.0-live/i386/iso-cd/ and tried an > install on a 1998-vintage Compaq Presario 1210; the Live boot fails on > loading the Linux kernel, citing an invalid instruction error -- if > I'm not mistaken, invalid instruction could only happen if the kernel > or some module of the kernel is NOT i386 > > yes, it is a pretty esoteric error, but an error nonetheless, no?
Debian has dropped support for i386 some time ago and now only supports i486 upwards. So the name is a bit of a misnomer but it is historical. MfG Goswin PS: Try sarge or older. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org