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by dmitrygr 140 days ago
in theory, 2.4-vintage mainline kernel should be buildable for your system. try it
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incanus77 140 days ago
I should've been more clear. Sure, I started my Linux days on 2.0.36, which booted by floppy, on a Pentium 2. But what I want is some semblance of a distro, with tools and a way to do things, not just rolling my own technically-bootable kernel.
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dmitrygr 140 days ago
debian, a few releases back

or busybox (surprisingly useful)

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incanus77 140 days ago
Note that i386 does not mean that the 386 is supported. Distros have removed support for 386 for many years, and some for 486 for years as well.
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dmitrygr 140 days ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20151223083654/https://www.debia...

Sarge dropped i386, Squeeze i486

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