Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs

2008-09-03 Thread (``-_-´´) -- Fernando
Olá Oliver e a todos. On Tuesday 02 September 2008 13:28:56 Oliver Grawert wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep CONFIG_M586 /boot/config-2.6.27-2-generic CONFIG_M586=y # CONFIG_M386 is not set # CONFIG_M486 is not set # CONFIG_M586 is not set # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set # CONFIG_M586MMX is not

Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs

2008-09-02 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, On Mo, 2008-08-18 at 19:31 +0100, Sam Tygier wrote: Hi The current intrepid test releases will not boot on machines with Via C3 CPUs. At boot the message: This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: cmov Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for

Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212

2008-09-01 Thread Sam Tygier
Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 01:49:27AM -0400, M G wrote: Subject: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212 Are you referring to a particular bug here? https://launchpad.net/bugs/5212 is something quite different. MG's message got detached from the start of the thread

Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212

2008-09-01 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 08:18:18AM +0100, Sam Tygier wrote: Colin Watson wrote: On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 01:49:27AM -0400, M G wrote: Subject: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212 Are you referring to a particular bug here? https://launchpad.net/bugs/5212 is something quite different

RE: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs

2008-09-01 Thread Nick Hill
What should be considered obsolete (mini itx boards with C3s are still for sale http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=2 so if Via have stopped building them it can't have been long ago). cmov was introduced: By Intel: 1 Nov 1995. All Pentium Pro/P2 onwards By AMD: Mid 1999 onwards with AMD K7

Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212

2008-08-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 01:49:27AM -0400, M G wrote: Subject: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212 Are you referring to a particular bug here? https://launchpad.net/bugs/5212 is something quite different. The C3 is still listed as a current product on the Via web site. However

Future of IA32 (Was: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212)

2008-08-31 Thread Emmet Hikory
M G wrote: There are basically two types of x86 Ubuntu offered at present - 32 bit and 64 bit. Most new CPUs sold today are 64 bit, so that is where the future of Ubuntu ought to be. 32 bit is for older (legacy) hardware or for specialised uses such as low power or embedded applications. In

Re: Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs

2008-08-20 Thread Matthew Garrett
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 07:31:48PM +0100, Sam Tygier wrote: It appears that the kernel now requires the 'cmov' instruction. If i understand right this is a i686 instruction. It's an optional i686 instruction. CPUs are allowed to claim i686 support without implementing it. Unfortunately, it's

Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs #5212

2008-08-20 Thread M G
The C3 is still listed as a current product on the Via web site. However, if Wikipedia can be trusted, then not all C3 processors are the same when it comes to cmov support. The CPU flags have to be examined to see if a particular generation of C3 model supports cmov or not. The problem also may

Intrepid compatibility with C3 CPUs

2008-08-18 Thread Sam Tygier
Hi The current intrepid test releases will not boot on machines with Via C3 CPUs. At boot the message: This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: cmov Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU. is given. It appears that the kernel now requires the