Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 523559
New i686 build does not work on VIA Samuel 2
Last modified: 2010-04-17 20:58:05 EDT
Description of problem: The Fedora 12 Alpha packages will not install on a server that uses a VIA Samuel 2 processor. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.31-0.125.4.2.rc5.git2.fc12.i686.rpm How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: Try to install new i686 kernel package on a VIA Samuel 2 processor. Actual results: package kernel-2.6.31-0.125.4.2.rc5.git2.fc12.i686 is intended for a i686 architecture package kernel-headers-2.6.31-0.125.4.2.rc5.git2.fc12.i686 is intended for a i686 architecture Expected results: Additional info: $ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 7 model name : VIA Samuel 2 stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 599.853 cache size : 64 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu de tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge mmx 3dnow up bogomips : 1199.70 clflush size : 32 power management:
Fedora 12 no longer supports 586 class CPUs (which includes 686 without cmov, like early VIA) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support
"Fedora 12 no longer supports 586 class CPUs" In which case, please change the name of the iso files. Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso makes it clear that it won't run on an old (i586) system. Fedora-12-i386-disc1.iso implies that this would run on an old cpu.