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Topic: forceing i586 kernel to load, working with specific hardware

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Posted: Dec. 04 2006,04:34

Hi , Im trying to get DSL to run on some hardware that is i586 compatible but gets reported back as i686, I found some info on the net from someone who is running DSL on similar hardware and it states that you must use the kernel-x.x.x-i586.config configuration as a starting point, I'm pretty new to this any suggestions on how to do this
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Posted: Dec. 04 2006,15:20

I think DSL's kernel is built for i386, which should be compatible with everything newer.

What cpu are you using?

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Posted: Dec. 05 2006,06:19

Thanks
Yes we just got it up and running its a little hard as we only had a network connection to try the install , finlay gave up and bought some connectors and a CD drive . The system is a Geode system national semiconductor chipset

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Posted: Dec. 06 2006,12:34

If you're interested, then you can find some info about the processor with this command: more /proc/cpuinfo

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