Installation on a Pentium 4 based PC

Support knowledgebase (pentium4_70)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.0
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Kernel: Version 2.2.16

Request:

You want to install SuSE Linux 7.0 onto a Pentium 4 based PC (Willamette, sockel 423).

Procedure:

You need a bootdisk with an adjusted kernel which reports an "i686" architecture.

Obtain that disk image from our ftp-server:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/kernel/pentium4/p4-bootdisk

Documentation can be found in the file ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/kernel/pentium4/README

Please build the bootdisk under DOS with the program 'rawrite', from the first SuSE CD:

Insert a blank, formatted floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and execute the program "rawrite"

Note: For a more detailed description of how to make bootdisks, refer to the Suse Know-How-Manual, Chapter 2.7.3 (DOS) or 2.7.4 (UNIX).

Boot with the generated bootdisk and start the installation of SuSE-Linux with YaST1 or YaST2. At the end of the installation, before rebooting, change to a free console with the key combination (CTRL-)ALT-F2/F5.

Now modify the RPM configuration file 'rpmrc' with the command:

echo "arch_compat: i?86: i686" >> /mnt/usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc

Then switch back to the original console (ALT-F1 for YaST1, ALT-F7 for YaST2) and confirm the OK button for the system reboot and finish the installation.


Keywords: PENTIUM4, INTEL, P4, WILLAMETTE, KERNEL, INSTALLATION

Categories: Hardware

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