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> When I have x86 image of Windows/Linux, I can boot it on any x86 processor. Where this gets absurd is modern Debian supports i686 and up. You should be able
by dehrmann 3y ago
> When I have x86 image of Windows/Linux, I can boot it on any x86 processor.
Where this gets absurd is modern Debian supports i686 and up. You should be able to get a 27-year-old Pentium Pro to boot the same image as a Raptor Lake CPU.
- sliken 3y agoMy memory is that the pentium pro had a common memory config of 256MB, way below what modern installers are going to expect. I'm sure you can get linux to install on 256MB, but I doubt it's going to work on the current RHEL/SUSE/Ubuntu installers. Not to mention various drivers have gone without maintainers and pulled from the upstream linux kernel. Not to mention dropping IA32 and related PAE support.