-neri
]]>maybe this samuel2 core is an older one,
]]>When the GNU people made the compiler, they looked at what features every i686 CPU on the market had. When VIA introduced the C3, they only looked what Intel says should be supported. The official intel specs don't contain the extensions used by the GNU compiler, so i686 compiled packages built by GCC will never run on a C3.
It's just the same as assuming that every i686 CPU has an MMX unit, but after a while someone builds a fully compatible i686 CPU that doesn't have MMX.
]]>I searched the forums using "VIA" and "C3" but didn't find anything, can you give me a pointer to the discussion so I can follow it up.
Maybe it just needs a custom kernel? All of the other optimisations should work. I followed a similiar thread on an OpenBSD list when they had the same problem with this chip and I think that was the conclusion that they came to, although they wrapped it into their GENERIC kernel.
It would be interesting to follow up anyway.
- Simon
]]>Hi,
This chip is considered a 686.
Hm, it is considered but it is missing some commands AFAIK. There have
been a couple of posts on the forum about that VIA C3/i686 issue. No one
got it working from what I know. But there is new speed in the 586 port.
Maybe this can help you.
-neri
]]>I am trying to install on a VIA C3 (Samuel2 Core), after hitting enter or typing "arch" or "arch-noscsi" the boot process starts but soon it reboots the computer.
This chip is considered a 686.
Anybody got any ideas?
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