Windows vista unverified but assumed to be the same story as windows 7 (try the latest service pack version if you attempt) acpi is a must here note that 7 rtm will not work it has a glitch that prevents i586 from working but later version with service pack will work you will need 384mb of ram to make the installer run but the os it's self doesn't run too bad on 256 and you don't really even need a lite version the lite and full versions aren't that different in ram usage there is a hex edit to disable the setup ram check and allow installation on 256mb (or less?) that is confirmed to work. Windows 7 yes this absolutely will run on i586. there is a false claim that fedora 14 is supposed to work but it does not. the assumption is that this and all previous versions would work but not future ones. note had a failure to install on non acpi pentium 233 mmx this appeared to be cpu related but had a successful install on a k6 3+ acpiįedora 11 this is supposed to be the last fedora/redhat with support for i586 and it's not terribly old. The following is a list of operating systems confirmed to work on a 586 processor feel free to add to this list but only if you have actually run itĭebian jessie 8.11.1 this is supposed to be the last debian with support for i586 and it's a relatively modern one too. Take note that not all 586 processors are created equal, but their ability to run software is similar what worked on my k6 III+ may not work on your pentium 90 this one is hard to nail down, either you have it or you don't but it seems bios's at or after 1999 seem to have a better chance of having it The biggest one with linux seems to be CMOV instruction set supportĪnd of course sufficient ram but that's kind of another issueĪnd the wild card seems to be acpi support in the bios. There are a few things that will get in your way when trying to run operating systems on a i586 There really doesn't seem to be a good guide out there to what operating systems you have to choose from when it comes to i586 machines and I stumbled quite a bit wasting many cds trying to figure it out.ĥ86 processors include pentium, cyrix mII, k6-x, pentium mmx, etc
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