[Rule-list] Re: i386 kernel not included?

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Saturday 19 October 2002 05:48 am, 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 know i386 isn't supported, hence the existence of the RULE project. It 
isn't going to be any easier to build the RULE installers without an 
existing official i386 kernel, since the goal has always been to use the 
official Red Hat CDs for the install.

Back to the drawing board... again. ;)

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