[WBEL-users] Inability to bootstrap CD on K6/2 350

[khaqq]

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:33:12 -0800
david <david at daku.org> wrote:

> Folks
> 
> I have successfully installed WBEL4 on several machines and like it.
> 
> I have an old K6-2 350 which was running WBEL3, and my attempts to boostrap 
> the WBEL4 disk 1 fails.  I get the following:

(...)

> Any help?

K6-2s are i586s, not i686.
WBEL4's kernel is compiled -march=i686, so it will not boot on a K6.
http://beau.org/pipermail/whitebox-users/2005-June/006727.html
http://beau.org/pipermail/whitebox-users/2005-June/006744.html
http://beau.org/pipermail/whitebox-users/2005-June/006747.html
http://beau.org/pipermail/whitebox-users/2005-June/006748.html
Recompiling the kernel as -march=i586 or -march=K6 should do the trick.

Cheers

khaqq