[wplug] Need install help.

[Coutch, Robert]

Hi all,
 
I've been using Linux for a couple of years now but still run into some
problems occasionally that I can't solve.
 
I pulled and old IBM PC server with dual Pentium 133 motherboard from my
basement ( it used to run Win NT 4).
 
I tried to install several of the newer distros of Linux (Mandrake , SuSE
7.3, RedHat 7.2) then some slightly older
versions (SuSE 7.1, Rehat 7) but without good results.
 
I would like to get a kernel 2.4 version distro installed but they all bomb
shortly after choosing install from the main menu
(just after lilo/grub) with a CPU#:0 Exception error.
 
The older kernel 2.2 distro's install but don't seem to recognize the second
processor.
 
I finally tried RedHat 6.2 which installed without a problem.
I told it to install the smp kernel and it works without a hitch. I even set
up a RAID mirror set on two of the SCSI drives.
 
My questions are:
 
Can I get a kernel 2.4 distro installed or are there hardware limitations
I'm not aware of ?
(I really want the better smp of kernel 2.4 and reiser file system on the
machine.)
I don't think my RH 6.2 install is kernel 2.4 ready.
 
Where can I find a list of parameters that can be passed to the kernel at
boot time ?
I'm familiar with a few (hdd=ide-scsi and the like) but would like a more
in-depth list.
 
Any help would be appreciated.
 
 
Thanks,
 
R.E.Coutch