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Re: Increasing minimum 'i386' processor



OoO Lors de  la soirée naissante du mardi 22  novembre 2011, vers 18:28,
Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> disait :

>> > The 486-class processors that would no longer be supported are:
>> > 1. All x86 processors with names including '486'
>> I'm still running the machine below, and it would be irritating to
>> have to replace it.

>> vendor_id	: CentaurHauls
>> model name	: VIA Samuel 2

> I don't see any 486 in this name.

This processor  does not run with a  686 kernel and needs  a 486 kernel.
If   I  remember   correctly,   it   is  because   the   lack  of   CMOV
instruction. Therefore, no problem with 586.
-- 
Vincent Bernat ☯ http://vincent.bernat.im

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