On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 07:36 +1200, Jason Weeks wrote: > Message: 31 > Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:33:12 -0500 > From: "Jeff Stacey" <Jeff.Stacey@xxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] install on via 800mhz box 4.4 > To: <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <451CDA480200000300238EBB@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > > On Thu, 2006-28-09 at 17:48 +0000, Jerry Geis wrote: > > I tried install 4.4 on an old Via 800mhz box. i386 of course. > > The installer dies pretty quick. > > I thought the via was i386 compatible? > > Is there something special to do. > > > > Jerry > >Install with the i586 kernel. gcc presumes that all i686 class > >processors do cmov. The Via C3 is a i686 class processor, it doesn't > >implement the "optional" cmov instruction. > >Jeff > > I've (and the board manufacturer) tried this with RHEL3 on a 800MHz Via C3 > but it doesn't work apparently because the minimum EL will support is the > Nehemiah core, which the 800MHz doesn't have, but the 1GHz does (and works > fine on). That is correct ... RHEL 3 and 4 do not work ... however CentOS-3 and CentOS-4 both have an i586 kernel that does work. Another way the we add value to our distros.
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