Generic Install

[John Summerfied]

tsimi at speakeasy.net wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a friend that is using a box I setup for him several years ago with RedHat 7.2.  I think he would really like FC and would like to send him a hard drive with already installed, as he is not an OS/Hardware guy.  
> 
> Is it possible for me to install an IDE drive in my machine ( Pentium 486 D ) and load FC4 on it in a generic enough for that will run on his older, probably Pentium II machine?
> 
> If everything is modular, won't the initrd be incorrect?  Can I force the installation to use a generic IDE driver?

If he's running RHL 7.2 then his system is likely way too underpowered 
for Fedora Core. I used to run 7.3 in 128 Mb, but FC3 in 256 Mb is way 
too painful.




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