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On 04/26/2011 09:55 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 04/26/2011 07:48 AM, Steve Clark wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 04/26/2011 08:43 AM, Brunner, Brian T. wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org">centos-bounces@centos.org</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hello,
Anybody know the reason RedHat decided not to support the
VIA Eden Processor?
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<pre wrap="">Possibly ... Does that processor have PAE? The non-PAE kernel was
dropped, the current 'normal' kernel requires a PAE-capable processor.
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<pre wrap="">UNSUPPORTED HARDWARE DEVICE: Centaur Processor
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<pre wrap="">Appears to:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : CentaurHauls
cpu family : 6
model : 13
model name : VIA Eden Processor 500MHz
stepping : 0
cpu MHz : 498.788
cache size : 128 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 vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
cmov pat
clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm nx up pni est tm2 xtpr rng rng_en ace
ace_en a
ce2 ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en
bogomips : 997.57
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:
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My understanding is that this CPU is not even completely i686 compatible
... does CentOS-5 even work with that?
I thought that VIA Eden required i586 kernel and i386 or i586 glibc ...
(this may be a newer version than the one I tested 4-5 years ago)
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It has been running 5.x just fine. It also runs the ayplus kernel
fine too:<br>
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uname -a<br>
Linux 2.6.32-71.24.1.el6.centos.ayplus.1.i686 #1 SMP Fri Apr 8
17:23:21 PDT 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux<br>
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cat /proc/cpuinfo<br>
processor : 0<br>
vendor_id : CentaurHauls<br>
cpu family : 6<br>
model :
13 <br>
model name : VIA Eden Processor
500MHz <br>
stepping :
0 <br>
cpu MHz :
498.783 <br>
cache size : 128
KB <br>
fdiv_bug :
no <br>
hlt_bug :
no <br>
f00f_bug :
no <br>
coma_bug :
no <br>
fpu :
yes <br>
fpu_exception :
yes <br>
cpuid level :
1 <br>
wp :
yes <br>
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr
pge cmov pat <br>
clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm nx up pni est tm2 xtpr rng rng_en
ace ace_en a<br>
ce2 ace2_en phe phe_en pmm
pmm_en <br>
bogomips :
997.56 <br>
clflush size :
64 <br>
cache_alignment :
64 <br>
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 32 bits
virtual <br>
power management:<br>
<br>
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<b>NetWolves</b><br>
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Phone: 813-579-3200<br>
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