Re: i386 kernel not included?

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I just tried it, looks neat.  that's a cute name too:)


On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Michael Fratoni wrote:

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> On Sunday 20 October 2002 09:09 am, Petr Soucek wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I have the same opinion. And surprisingly, there *is* new i386
> > kernel for Red Hat Linux:
> > ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.i386.rpm
> >
> > Unfortunately there is no i386 kernel on the installation disks.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > And now - is anybody able to recommend me how to install Red Hat
> > Linux 8.0 on i486 boxes?
> 
> The RULE projects 'slinky' installer should work for these machines. It's 
> a script that installs a very basic set of packages, but should get the 
> machine up and running. Due to the missing i386 kernel, it is currently 
> installing the kernel-BOOT package. Once the install completes, you can 
> upgrade to the new i386 kernel package. (with a little work, you can do 
> this during the install as well.)
> 
> http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/rule/slinky/slinky-v0.3.1/
> 
> The script installs base packages by default, and allows you to choose 
> several other package groups. Currently, only the network subgroup has 
> been tested. The others, due to changes in the 8.0 release, are likely to 
> have unsatisfied dependencies. (which can be resolved manually.) All the 
> package groups should be tested and updated over the next few days.
> 
> There is a mailing list for the project at:
> rule-list@nongnu.org
> 
> If you decide to go this route, we would appreciate install reports and 
> feedback.
> 
> Hope that helps,
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> - -Michael
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> pgp key:  http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt
> Red Hat Linux 7.{2,3}|8.0 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/
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