<sigh> I was wondering if that might happen - (re)confirmation at least that "qemu -cpu i484" cannot be used as a test.
So I should take home that the latest and greatest qemu 6.0 is not OK to properly test a 486 CPU?
@ curaga: could you please tell me, what is the minim
resonable RAM and what TC_x86
version to run on a 486 CPU are then?
Maybe a list with fields like (minim RAM, desirable RAM, CPU type, tc version) will be a nice guide for new TC users?
Because if the RAM (16-32 MB) is only to boot a linux kernel, with the purpose to rescue (use some shell comands , posible from busybox), then I think there are already other less demanding linux versions. The small FLTK GUI will not help much for basic commnads (mount, editor etc). What else could be done with tC12_x86 on a 486 CPU with so less memory? maybe mainly for (remote, head less) servers.
PS: Maybe a warning, or a statment should be made, what is the purpose for a 486 CPU compatibility for a TC12 (5.10.3 kernel) if it will be (mostly) not practical on phisical old machines?
Somethink like: "Dear TC users, for 486 CPU with max 16 MB RAM (or whatever), please limit yourself to TC4.x (or whatever)."