[Gllug] Getting Debian Etch to run on an old (EPIA 800) Mini-ITX

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 05 Mar, Mike Brodbelt wrote:
> 

> 
> The VIA Samuel 2 CPU advertises itself as a 686, but doesn't do CMOV and
> a couple of other things, so I wouldn't be at all surprised is this is
> the Etch installer putting a 686 generic kernel on your machine, which
> then tries to use non-implemented instructions. If that is the case,
> then the Etch installer really needs to detect the Via CPUs with more
> precision.
> 
> Mike

   And the Debian Installer development team need an urgent report before

the final release of Etch (time may already have run out, but you might just
catch the train!)

-- 
Chris Bell

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