Re: Installing a package interactively
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> >I have an DEC alpha SX164 which is a 21164PC and should require
> >the cpml-ev5. When running the apt-get install the dialog tells
> >me that I should be using the cpml-ev6. I tell it to install
> >anyway and the install aborts trying to configure the cpml-ev5.
> >
> The CPML packages come with a little program called /usr/sbin/implver,
> which is used to determine the CPU type, written by Falk Hueffner to
> correct just this type of problem (http://bugs.debian.org/96332). Can
> you send me the output of that program on your machine?
>
> I'm again CCing debian-alpha, because I really don't understand the full
> details of /proc/cpuinfo entries nor exactly how implver works.
I'm positive that you should not be using cpml-ev6, as it's impossible for
an SX to have an EV6 in it (PCA56 only) :-) I'd be curious also to see
the output of implver.
By any chance are you using firmware other than SRM?
C
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