Re: Bug#523137: installer oops on K6
* John F. Morse <logia@att.net> [2009-04-08 12:45]:
> (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), *Intel IA-32 (i386)*, IA-64
>
> The Debian Lenny Net Install CD and the Lenny LiveCD will not run on a PC
> containing an AMD-K6 CPU. I can only guess there are millions out there,
> and why nobody has posted this problem anywhere is a mystery.
>
> The AMD K6 is a i586-class CPU, two architecture steps newer than the
> i386 specified above.
Just for the record, our x86 32-bit port is called "i386" for
historical reasons. We don't support actual i386 hardware anymore,
but afaik the K6 is still supported. I'm copying the installer and
kernel teams so they can comment.
> The Lenny Net Install comes to a halt right after the keyboard
> selection process, and after it has checked USB, etc. Then in about
> two minutes, both the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock start flashing at
> ~120 FPM. The PC then requires a hard reset.
Can you switch to the 4th virtual console (alt-F4) _before_ this
happens. Maybe you'll then see the relevant kernel messages.
> The Lenny LiveCD gives this clue in an error message when it stops
> functioning:
>
> This kernel requires the following features not present in the CPU:
> cmov
> Unable to boot - Please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.
I'm not sure if the Live CD uses the same kernel as the installer, so
I'm not sure these are the same issues (it sounds like the installer
boots fine, but then has a oops). Maybe the Live CD people can
comment.
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Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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