Sandy Bridge Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 According to Linus, Linux is considering dropping support for the venerable 486. It would be the first x86 CPU architecture to lose support since the 386 was dropped a decade ago. Is anyone around here running Linux on a 486-class CPU? According to Wikipedia, Intel discontinued production of them in 2007. If you are running Linux on a 486, I'd be curious to see some pictures! Ideally with something to document that it's 2022! Desktop: Core i5 2500k "Sandy Bridge" | RX 480 | 32 GB DDR3 | 1 TB 850 Evo + 512 GB NVME + HDDs | Seasonic 650W | Noctua Fans | 8.1 Pro Laptop: MSI Alpha 15 | Ryzen 5800H | Radeon 6600M | 64 GB DDR4 | 4 TB TLC SSD | 10 Home Laptop history: MSI GL63 (2018) | HP EliteBook 8740w (acq. 2014) | Dell Inspiron 1520 (2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee83 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 9:23 AM, Sandy Bridge said: According to Linus, Linux is considering dropping support for the venerable 486. It would be the first x86 CPU architecture to lose support since the 386 was dropped a decade ago. Is anyone around here running Linux on a 486-class CPU? According to Wikipedia, Intel discontinued production of them in 2007. If you are running Linux on a 486, I'd be curious to see some pictures! Ideally with something to document that it's 2022! omg dude, u gave me a heart attack, i misunderstood the topic in stating that Linux is planning to drop x86 support LOL as for ther 486 specifically, no real opinion tbh. even if they drop it ud still be able to run older Linux versions on the hardware, should be good enough. frees up space for newer hardware. 2 Mine: Hyperion "Titan God of Heat, Heavenly Light, Power" (2022-24) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (custom TG IHS) / Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme / MSI Geforce RTX 4090 Suprim X / Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-8200 2x24 GB / Seagate Firecuda 530 4 TB / 5x Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 (Push/Pull 6x Noctua NF-A14 IndustrialPPC-3000 intake) / Seasonic TX-1600 W Titanium / Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 TG (3x Arctic P12 A-RGB intake / 4x Arctic P14 A-RGB exhaust / 1x Arctic P14 A-RGB RAM cooling) / Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" 4K 240 Hz / Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize Cherry MX Brown / Corsair M65 Ultra RGB / PDP Afterglow Wave Black My Lady's: Clevo NH55JNNQ "Alfred" (2022-24) Sharp LQ156M1JW03 FHD matte 15.6" IGZO 8 bit @248 Hz / Intel Core i5 12600 / Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 Ti / Mushkin Redline DDR4-3200 2x32 GB / Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB / Samsung 870 QVO 8 TB / Intel AX201 WIFI 6+BT 5.2 / Win 11 Pro Phoenix Lite OS / 230 W PSU powered by Prema Mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Bridge Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 4:51 PM, jaybee83 said: omg dude, u gave me a heart attack, i misunderstood the topic in stating that Linux is planning to drop x86 support LOL Haha, no, that would be major news! I can only see them announcing that on April 1st. It would make no sense otherwise! I did consider writing the title with "80486", maybe I should have... 2 Desktop: Core i5 2500k "Sandy Bridge" | RX 480 | 32 GB DDR3 | 1 TB 850 Evo + 512 GB NVME + HDDs | Seasonic 650W | Noctua Fans | 8.1 Pro Laptop: MSI Alpha 15 | Ryzen 5800H | Radeon 6600M | 64 GB DDR4 | 4 TB TLC SSD | 10 Home Laptop history: MSI GL63 (2018) | HP EliteBook 8740w (acq. 2014) | Dell Inspiron 1520 (2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etern4l Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 End of an era, but TBH it makes sense. 33 years... People running antique CPUs for some reason will have to make do with older kernels. 1 "We're rushing towards a cliff, but the closer we get, the more scenic the views are." -- Max Tegmark AI: Major Emerging Existential Threat To Humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fox Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 This should be a non-issue. If you are still using a 486 PC using an old kernel should not be the end of the world. In fact, it would probably work better on a kernel from 10 or 15 years ago. I can't imagine anyone still using such an old PC for anything other than novelty and nostalgia purposes. 1 Wraith // Z790 Apex | 14900KF | 4090 Suprim X+Byksi Block | 48GB DDR5-8600 | Toughpower GF3 1650W | MO-RA3 360 | Hailea HC-500A || O11D XL EVO Banshee // Z790 Apex Encore | 13900KS | 4090 Gaming OC+Alphacool Block | 48GB DDR5-8600 | RM1200x SHIFT | XT45 1080 Nova || Dark Base Pro 901 Munchkin // Z790i Edge | 14900K | Arc A770 Phantom Gaming OC | 48GB DDR5-8000 | GameMax 850W | EK Nucleus CR360 Dark || Prime AP201 Half-Breed // Dell Precision 7720 | BGA CPU Filth+MXM Quadro P5000 | Sub-$500 Grade A Refurb || Nothing to Write Home About Mr. Fox YouTube Channel | Mr. Fox @ HWBOT The average response time for a 911 call is 10 minutes. The response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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