RE: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-29 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
D] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Robertson Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!! On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:02:09PM +0200, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 12:02 +00

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-29 Thread Dennis Robertson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:02:09PM +0200, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 12:02 +, Larry Marshall wrote: > > > > > It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > > > the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors. > > > > Mandrake doesn'

RE: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
, 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 rec

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Ken Thompson
On Wednesday 28 March 2001 09:33 am, you wrote: > It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors. I dunno, but if I try to install any i686 rpm's it howls and yowls about being compiled for a different architectur

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread David Rankin
Digital Wokan wrote: > My K6-2/500 shows up as an i586. My Cyrix M2/PR300 shows up as an > i686. There's something about the K6 that prevents it from qualifying > as an i686. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > > the

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Digital Wokan
hat generation of processors. > > Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 03/28/2001 11:59:33 AM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expe

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 12:02 +, Larry Marshall wrote: > > > It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > > the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors. > > Mandrake doesn't seem to know that :-) I have the same problem Ken > has and I'm running an A

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread george . jones
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!! I had this before and ran it down. I was running an authentic AMD '586; this was identified by rpm as a 486. RPM is the problem Now I've two K6/2s

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Declan Moriarty
I had this before and ran it down. I was running an authentic AMD '586; this was identified by rpm as a 486. RPM is the problem Now I've two K6/2s also, and investigated a little, being a hardware head. Kernel notes make clear the K6 is an i686. Use --nodeps with rpm and forget it until

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Larry Marshall
> It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors. Mandrake doesn't seem to know that :-) I have the same problem Ken has and I'm running an AMD K6-2 500. Cheers --- Larry

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Altoine B
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It should be. i686 architecture began with the PPro and continued on until > the P3. The K6-2 is of that generation of processors. > > Ken Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 03/28/2001 11:59:33 AM > maybe you have to point your kernel to that family

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread george . jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!! On Wednesday 28 March 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: > um The K6 should be recognized as an i686. The Pentium 60-233mmx, > Cyrix 6x86/MX, and AMD K5 were all i586 type processors. The PPro 150-200, &

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread Ken Thompson
On Wednesday 28 March 2001 07:25 am, you wrote: > um The K6 should be recognized as an i686. The Pentium 60-233mmx, > Cyrix 6x86/MX, and AMD K5 were all i586 type processors. The PPro 150-200, > P2/3, and K6/6-2 would be considered i686. My AMD K6-2 450 is NOT recognized as i686 by makdr

Re: WAIT!! STOP!! Re: [expert] DON'T USE --ignorearch!!!

2001-03-28 Thread george . jones
um The K6 should be recognized as an i686. The Pentium 60-233mmx, Cyrix 6x86/MX, and AMD K5 were all i586 type processors. The PPro 150-200, P2/3, and K6/6-2 would be considered i686. Chubby Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on 03/28/2001 10:10:58 AM Please respond to [EMAI