On Thu, 14 Apr 2011, Alan Bartlett wrote:

> On 14 April 2011 05:49, Nicolas Kovacs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Quite some familiar names around this mailing list.
>
> Smiles.
>
>> I just discovered that the text-based version of Anaconda has been seriously
>> amputated in functionality. But that's probably an upstream decision.
>
> Correct.
>
>> Plus, I wonder why I can't install SL6 on my good old Fujitsu Lifebook with
>> a Pentium M processor, which the installer kernel refuses to work with.
>
> I believe that processor does not support PAE, so you are out of luck.
>
> Again, this is a Red Hat decision. The EL6 32-bit kernel is what was a
> PAE kernel for EL5. Putting it another way, the EL5 32-bit non-PAE
> kernel has been dropped for EL6 and so what would known as a PAE
> kernel has had that descriptor removed.

There might be a case for a drop-in replacement kernel that supports 
non-PAE 32bit systems. So at least a PXE/USB installation works fine, 
without the need to respin the ISO (which may be too troublesome).

Of course, that would also mean we'd have to update that non-PAE kernel as 
part of that repository. If people have a clear need for this (and there 
is at least one committed to support this) do speak up. It might be the 
beginning of something beautiful...

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