[NTLUG:Discuss] Install problem

[Courtney Grimland]

Burton Strauss wrote:

>Dusty memory time...  The K6 is a 486 clone, not a Pentium...
>
>AMD says "The mobile AMD-K6 processor is based on a leading-edge 6th
>generation architecture and offers performance that is superior to PentiumR
>with MMXT technology. Compare the price of 300MHz Mobile AMD-K6 processor
>based notebooks with competitive systems and see the savings. The 266MHz
>Mobile AMD-K6 processor based notebook makes an excellent choice for the
>value minded buyer, setting new performance standards at the entry level."
>
>But note it's SUPERIOR, not compatible with.
>
>-----Burton 
>
I don't think the K6 and K6-2 are the same as the Mobile K6.

I have an old K6-2 500MHz system at home also (not a Compaq, but a 
beige-box assembled from Fry's parts many years ago) and although I have 
never tried to install the particular distros that Fred mentions, I've 
never run into a distro that wouldn't install on it.

It all comes down to what compiler optimizations and CPU target the 
kernel, glibc, et al. are compiled with.  Often distros will have a 
different kernel package for different CPU targets 
(kernel-x.y.z-athlon.rpm, kernel-x.y.z-i686.rpm, etc.), but the correct 
one should be chosen automatically by the installer program.  I'm not 
familiar enough with Mandrake or it's installer to give a more 
definitive answer.  Is there an option to specify what the architecture 
is?  Maybe install to the lowest common denominator (i386) and then 
upgrade/change as necessary later?