We've lost sight of one of my original points in similar discussions.
If Mandrake is a Pentium optimized distro and NOT a P2+ optimized
distro, then i686 RPM's HAVE NO PLACE in the distro. Period. They just
shouldn't be there. Never mind us annoyed K6-2 users. What about the
kid on his dad's old K5 or Pentium 166 who can't install something
because it's i686 compiled?
"Jose M. Sanchez" wrote:
> Eh, no.
> Have you looked at the kernel code?
> Have you tried recompiling the kernel? (Did you read the HELP about this
> issue?)
> Linux utilizes the mtrr registers which differ between the i686 and the K6.
> The K6 and the i586 are a correct match according to the kernel mtrr
> handler.
> If you want optimal speed with your K6 you are better off using the i586
> optimizations, otherwise the byte alignments for the i686 will also come
> into play... etc.
> -JMS
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Rankin
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!
>
> Guys, this is a HUGE issue! There are millions of AMD K6-2s out
> there -- a
> large user base. I have one myself. If a new Mandrake i686 release
> doesn't
> properly recognize the architecture of these machines as i686 there will
> be a
> HUGE void in the potential user base for the new release. Not good for
> Mandrake.
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