3 Jul
2014
3 Jul
'14
5:06 a.m.
On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 6:19 AM, David Hare <davidahare(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Exe GNU/Linux (Debian Wheezy live ISO with TDE) is now
available with a 486
kernel version and TDE R14. TDE is a good choice for older hardware with
non-PAE processor.
But will it run on a 486??? *smile*
Keep in mind that all Pentium Pro and up(except for the 400Mhz Pentium
M) support PAE. Only the K6, original Pentium & similar chips don't
support PAE.
I've always wondered if enabling PAE helped or was faster/slower. I
had a Thinkpad A22p with a P3/1Ghz that seemed to have issues with the
PAE kernel(IIRC). Most PAE kernels really only add support for NX/XD
bit so enabling it on a P3 with less than 4GB RAM seemed pointless. I
do have a dual P3/1.4 system here with 6GB RAM, but it collects
dust......