> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Ryan Enge
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 7:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: SL on 586 hardware
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to convert all my Linux boxes to a single
> distribution, currently my network consists of a mix of
> RedHat 7-9, RHEL 3, Sl 3 and Fedora Core 2 boxes. I recently
> tried to install SL 3.0.2 on a AMD K62 500MHz (i586 arch) and
> an error message poped up that this hardware was not
> suppoerted under SL (or RHEL for that matter). The system is
> currently running RH 9. What is the reason for not supporting
> the older 586 hardware and has anyone managed to get around
> this with a custom kernel?

Use Whitebox EL instead. They have the i586 kernels, etc.

I went through this myself.

Regards...   Tom