[ATrpms-users] i586 vs i686 confusion

[Niels Dybdahl]

Thanks, that seems to have solved my problem.

Best regards
Niels

On 4/6/07, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 11:21:50PM +0200, Niels Dybdahl wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to upgrade my Mythbox from FC4 to FC6. Now multiple modules
> will
> > not load due to a conflict between 586 and 686 versions.
> >
> > I am unclear whether I should use 586 or 686 versions and how I can
> force
> > yum to select one of them. Can anyone give me a hint on what to do?
> >
> > My CPU is an Athlon 2200+ (1.8 GHz).
> >
> > And I get:
> >
> > # rpm -qa --qf '%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n' ivtv\* kernel\*
> > glibc\*
> > ivtv-firmware-audio-0.0.1-5.at.noarch
> > kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686
> > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586
> > glibc-headers-2.5-3.i386
> > ivtv-0.10.1-126.fc6.at.i386
> > ivtv-firmware-dec-2.02.023-9.at.noarch
> > glibc-common-2.5-3.i386
> > ivtv-firmware-1.8a-9.at.noarch
> > kernel-2.6.20-1.2933.fc6.i586
> > ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2933.fc6-0.10.1-126.fc6.at.i686
> > ivtv-firmware-enc-2.04.024-9.at.noarch
> > glibc-devel-2.5-3.i386
> > glibc-2.5-3.i686
> > kernel-headers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i386
> >
> > Apparently the FC6 DVD installed a kernel i586 and a kernel-devel i686
> (both
> > 2.6.18). I have upgraded to a kernel 2.6.20 i586.
> > All the kmdls that I have got from atrpms are i686.
> > So is my CPU a i586 or could I attempt to get a i686 kernel?
>
> There is a bug in the FC6 DVD that sometimes makes the installer think
> you are running on i586 hardware. Check out the following link for
> more background and for how to fix it:
>
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common#head-e0676100ebd965b92fbaa7111097983a3822f143
>
> --
> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
>
>
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