Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * John F. Morse <lo...@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. >
I will try another install of Lenny and check VT4 to see if there is any information. IIRC, the keyboard becomes non-responsive, and I may have even tried the other VTs, and even the Magic SyReq key combinations. The suspected oops likely blows its mind and makes the keyboard non-responsive. This will take me a couple of days because I just used up my two spare AMD-K6 PCs for testing Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition with INN 2.4.4. I have an issue involving INN's news.notice log dieing after the syslog is rotated, and am trying to pinpoint it as either an INN bug or a bug in Ubuntu. Yesterday I installed Lenny on a newer PC and then INN 2.4.5 for a test. The news.notice log continued tailing after the syslog rotation, so the trouble is not with Lenny and INN 2.4.5. This PC has an AMD Duron 1.6 GHz CPU. I also have had good logging and no problems with INN 2.4.3 on Sarge since around 2005. Both Sarge and INN 2.4.3 are kinda long in the tooth, so I wanted to upgrade everything, but still use the older hardware because it uses only 25 watts. It would also save a little more on air conditioning. ;-) The INN developers and maintainers suggested I submit a bug to Ubuntu, which I did yesterday, so I want to wait a couple of days until I hear something from them before stopping the two tests cooking on the two older AMD-K6 PCs. In the meantime, I'll watch the 523137 page to see if anything comes up on this possible Lenny bug. I'll let you know what I find out on the VT4 exam when I can try reinstalling Lenny. Thanks again. -- John No Microsoft, Apple, AT&T, Novell, Trend Micro, nor Ford products were used in the preparation or transmission of this message. The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
