Bob Taylor wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 00:19 -0500, Ross S. W. Walker wrote: > >> Bob Taylor wrote: >> > > [snip] > > >>> uname -imp: >>> >>> i686 i686 i386 >>> >>> Don't know why the kernel says it's an i386. Kernel bug? Gateway >>> purchase? >>> >> i386 is the architecture, in there you have processor flavors >> which can be i386 (generic), i486, i586 and i686 tuned. C5 only >> carries the generic i386 (default compile options) and the i686 >> tuned binaries, i586 tuned binaries are no longer being supported >> after C4. >> > > What does this say my cpu is: > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 6 > model : 5 > model name : Pentium II (Deschutes) > > [snip] > > >> The uname output is valid for your install, the question now is >> why rpm refuses to install valid architecture binaries on your >> system. >> > > So, my cpu is not an i686? > a P-II should be. i686 is everything from the Pentium Pro onwards, including P-II, P-III, P4, core, and the various clones. it does NOT include the original Pentiums (p5 and p54) or 'pentium w/ MMX', those are i586.