From: Suso <suso@suso.eigenmann.indiana.edu>
Newsgroups: suso.linux-help
Subject: Re: installation pentium 386
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:57:54 +0000
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  Nick,

   What you might try doing is using one of the RedHat boot floppies. It
could be that the BIOS doesn't recognized bootable CDs. Also note that a
Pentium and a 386 are not the same thing. A Pentium is basically a 586.
Both a 386 and Pentium are part of the Intel x86 family though. There are
also some older 386 chips that won't be supported. I think that if it's an
386 SX it will not work, but I can't be sure. There is a Linux
compatability sheet somewhere on the net that would tell ya.

   You should try to boot from a floopy and also see if you can find out
the exact type of CPU.

   Let me know what happens,

   Suso

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, nkidd wrote:

> Suso,
>     I got ahold of an old pentium 386 (i think) that i would like to
> install linux on.  When I use the boot disk made from the cdrom i get an
> error that no BIOS32 found.  Do you know what this means or is there
> some other thing i need to do for installation?
> thanks,
> nick
> 
> 
>