re: RH5.2 won't install on Cyrix

Rafael Reilova (rreilova@ECECS.UC.EDU)
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 22:56:30 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Denis Voitenko wrote:

> Okay, so you folks have brought me to a conclusion that I can not
> install RH5.2 on my system because the CPU gets overheated when
> Linux "hits" it. Besides inventing methods of cooling off the CPU
> there is a way of trying some other distribution of Linux. Well,
> is there a way where I can trick RH to belive that the CPU isn't
> overheated? Some BIOS trick?

If heat is the problem, try underclocking the processor as much as
possible. It'll be slow but stable. Most motherboards have jumpers that
let you do this. You still have the mobo manual right?

Cheers,
-Rafael

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