Public bug reported: xvidcore is compiled with 3dnow support, so it doesn't work on Intel EM64T platforms. It dies with SIGILL (Illegal Instruction) when it is run. The offending instruction is femmes.
If 3dnow is required, there should be separate packages available for the different cpus. Distribution: Kubuntu 6.06 amd64 ** Affects: xvidcore (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed ** Description changed: xvidcore is compiled with 3dnow support, so it doesn't work on Intel EM64T platforms. It dies with SIGILL (Illegal Instruction) when it is run. The offending instruction is femmes. If 3dnow is required, there should be separate packages available for the different cpus. + + Distribution: Kubuntu 6.06 amd64 ** Tags added: amd64 -- xvidcore is compiled with 3dnow support https://launchpad.net/bugs/59135 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs