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skaos

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Posted: June 04 2004,14:52

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.

Bezda

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Posted: June 04 2004,17:02

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

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AwPhuch

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Posted: June 04 2004,18:33

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
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skaos

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Posted: June 05 2004,14:07

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?