All the packages are compiled for the i686 arch, so you would have to recompile every single package you would want to use. IIRC there use to be a port out there for i586 but I have no idea if it still exists. On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:39:50 +0200, Karolina Lindqvist <karolina.lindqvist@kramnet.se> wrote:
I have a new i586 machine and want to install archlinux i586 on it. So I
want
to recreate the archlinux install CD. But how do i do it? I have
unpacked
the install ISO, and is replacing all the packages, but when it comes to
inird.img, the instructions in the wiki do not work. I cannot mount the
unzipped inird.img. What should I do? file say that it is a cpio archive,
but
how do I unpack and mount it? And then, what is lowcore.img?
Of course I could do it by booting debian, or something, and then
replacing it
with archlinux, but actually having an archlinux install CD would be
pretty
handy for my i586 machines.