udeb: illegal instructions with AMD-K6-2

[Mats Erik Andersson <mats.andersson@gisladisker.se>]

Hello,

I have encountered an unexpected problem, of which you ought
to take notice. In tracking down another problem with the
console charsets, I tried to install

  debian-503-i386-CD-1
  debian-40r8-i386-CD-1 (also older images).

on a machine using

  AMD-K6-2 at 450 MHz, VIA chipset.

It has never succeded, in spite of repeated efforts in expert mode.
Already at language selection the first "illegal instruction" errors
appear. Some times "tzdata-udeb" produces statements on illegal
instructions, but the install comes to a halt every time when
debootstrap malfunctions. A pair of times I managed to get a glimps
of further "illegal instruction" before that final stop.

In contrast, the image

  debian-31r8-i386-CD-1

can indeed be install without problems for AMD-K6-2. I tried this
in order to diagnose the problem better.

However, when I replace the AMD processor with

  Pentium MMX at 233 MHz, (changing clock and voltage)

then installation of both images proceed without any problems at all!


It is my hope that this message will make you cross check the
udeb i386-packages for processor dependencies, at least for Squeeze.

Please, use a CC inclusion in case you want to reach me.


With the best of intentions,

   Mats Erik Andersson