On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 09:07:49PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > Hi folks > > I would like to raise the minimum CPU requirement for the shipped Linux > kernels in the i386 port to i686 (with cmov). For now I will not propose > a change of the default machine type setting used by the compiler. > > This means that Debian will get uninstallable on the following CPUs: > - Intel i486, > - Intel Pentium (MMX), > - AMD K5, > - AMD K6(-2, -3), > - Cyrix 6x86, > - VIA C3 before Nehemiah and > - National Semiconductor Geode (GXm, GXLV, GX1 and GX2). > > Except for the C3 and the Geodes, all of them were released in the last > Millenium and the successors will be available for at least 10 years at > the release of Squeeze.
I actively use a VIA C3 (no-cmov) for a number of services, so would prefer not to lose that support. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
