586 processor type only boots with Pentium option selected in kernel

[John Daz <thebossplayer2002 yahoo com>]

Dear Friends,
I attempted unsucessfully to directly install FC2 on a
Geode LP Mini Board (NS Geode GX1 CPU and NS Geode
CS5530 Chipset). The installer quits after attempting
to load the initrd.img. However, when I installed on a
Dell system (w/ Pentium 4), I was able to boot into
linux when I attached the hard drive from the Dell
system to the Geode Board.

Now when I recompiled the kernel for 586 processor
option, it no longer boots with the Geode board. Why
is it that a GX1 processor boots with a kernel
configured for a P4 and not with a kernel configured
for 586?

Also, has anyone been able to install directly on this
kind of board?
Thanks,
John 
  	


		
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