Other Help Topics :: 486SX with no coprocessor



I have compiled a kernel that should work on systems without a coprocessor - I haven't tried it on a 486sx, but it works fine on a P1-mmx. I can put it on the web if you want to try.
skaos: Yes, I would be very appreciative, if you send me your kernel.  I'm newbie to Linux , so I don't know how to compile kernel. Please let me hear from you on ICQ#283244418
quick howto compile a kernel (easy version)

1. Get kernel image from http://www.kernel.org/
2. Untar kernel image after checking md5 hash and mv/cp to /usr/src/linux
3. make menuconfig <--personal preference (make xconfig if you have x capability)
4. make dep && make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install (wait..wait...wait...wait...wait)

not much to it...but waiting for a kernel to compile on a 486sx 25mhz would take about 2 days!!!!!

Brian
AwPhuch
The kernel for a 486sx is here: http://www.ipt.ntnu.no/~knutb/div/index.html

I'm no expert, so I thought that I just could replace vmlinuz on the boot diskette (created from boot.img), it would work. This doesn't work, so for the time beeing, the only way I can think of to install on a 486sx is to take out the disk, put it in a pc with a coprocessor, install DSL to the hard disk, replace the kernel, and put the disk back (and cross your fingers). I haven't tried this, so it may not work.

I'll try to fix it, but I'm no expert ... anybody else that knows?
Quote (skaos @ June 05 2004,08:07)
The kernel for a 486sx is here: http://www.ipt.ntnu.no/~knutb/div/index.html

I'm no expert, so I thought that I just could replace vmlinuz on the boot diskette (created from boot.img), it would work. This doesn't work, so for the time beeing, the only way I can think of to install on a 486sx is to take out the disk, put it in a pc with a coprocessor, install DSL to the hard disk, replace the kernel, and put the disk back (and cross your fingers). I haven't tried this, so it may not work.

I'll try to fix it, but I'm no expert ... anybody else that knows?

That should work.  Did you update lilo with the new kernel information?
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