On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Connie Sieh wrote:

> You are better off modifying the kernel...src.rpm and having it build a 
> i586 or i386 kernel.  Just install the kernel.....src.rpm for the kernel 
> version you wish to use and modify the /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel.spec 
> file to include the kernel arch you are missing.

Note that the SL.releasenote states that SL needs a minimum of a PII .

-connie sieh
> 
> -connie
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Joao 
> Martins wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm trying to install scientific linux 3.0.3 in an amd-k6 processor with no
> > success. The installer refuse to install in this architecture, so I moved
> > the system disk to other machine where I installed slc303. Then I compile
> > the kernel 2.4.29 for amd-k6 processor.
> > 
> > The kernel 2.4.29 should boot the slc303 in the amd-k6 machine, but it
> > doesn't. The machine loads the kernel and detect all devices but it does not
> > start the init process, add the swap. The last system messages are:
> > ---------------------
> > (...)
> > EXT2-fs warning (device ide1(22,2)): ext2_read_super: mounting ext3
> > filesystem as ext2
> > 
> > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 116k freed
> > ---------------------
> > 
> > Could you please help me on this, we have about 10 machines with amd-k6
> > processors and we need the install slc303 on them, we can not throw them
> > away and buy new ones.
> > 
> > Thank you in advanced for any help.
> > 
>