Re: [suse-sparc] install suse7.1 on 486sx

From: Thorsten Kukuk (kukuk@suse.de)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 06:50:08 PDT

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    Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:50:08 +0200
From: Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
Message-ID: <20010904155008.A10501@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] install suse7.1 on 486sx

    On Tue, Sep 04, Rik Janssen wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > I try to install suse 7.1 on a very old intel 486sx, and every time I

    This list is for the SuSE Linux SPARC version, not for the Intel one.

    > use the bootfloppies (created from the dvd) I get the message:
    > "CPU:486
    > No coprocessor found and no math emulation present
    > Giving up"
    >
    > I understand this, but what is the problem? Why does linux need it
    > anyway? I mean, window95 runs on this machine...

    The kernel would be far to big for installation images if we would
    include coprocessor emulation into it.

    > Note that this machine was a present to me, so I don't know exactly what
    > capacities it has. What I know, is that it has 8Mb.

    In this case you should try to find an old SuSE Linux 4.x or 5.x.
    For 7.1 you need much more memory.

      Thorsten 

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