Bug 110400 – Install doesn't work with IDT/Centaur WinCHIP C6 Step 00

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Bug 110400 - Install doesn't work with IDT/Centaur WinCHIP C6 Step 00

Summary:	Install doesn't work with IDT/Centaur WinCHIP C6 Step 00

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	i586 Linux

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Assigned To:	Dave Jones
QA Contact:	Brian Brock
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Reported:	2003-11-18 22:20 EST by David A. Smith
Modified:	2015-01-04 17:03 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2004-09-30 11:41:42 EDT
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Description David A. Smith 2003-11-18 22:20:44 EST

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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i586; en-US; rv:1.4)
Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1

Description of problem:
Installer hangs with kernel panic error, WP function not supported
right durring booting from Installation CD 1 of 3. No known work around.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Current Release Kernel-2.4.X-XX

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Boot from RedHat Linux 9 Instalation CD 1 of 3 in a x86 PC equip
with an IDT/Centaur WinCHIP C6 step 00 processor.
2.Observe kernel panic error message about the WP function not
supported by the Win CHIP processor.
3.
    

Actual Results:  Kernel panic... WP function not supported by this
processor.

Expected Results:  The installation program should detect what
processor chip the computer has and run the correct kernel to proceed
with the installation of the Linux OS install process.


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Comment 1 Dave Jones 2004-01-04 23:13:46 EST

Very odd. Does this happen with every Linux distro you've tried?
My C6 died a very long time ago unfortunatly, so I can't test this..

Comment 2 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 11:41:42 EDT

Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/

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