RHEL 6 Installation fails with error "This kernel requires the falllowing features not present on the CPU: pae"
Issue
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Installation of RHEL 6.X i386 on old systems stops with following messages.
This kernel requires the falllowing features not present on the CPU: pae
Unable to boot – please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ( 32bit )
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