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Subject: Re: Installation issues with 4.6.1 RC2
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Hans Ottevanger wrote:

> Unable to copy /kernel into place.
>
> On VTY2 the following messages is displayed:
>
> pid 120 (cp), uid 0: exited on signal 4 (core dumped)
> Illegal instruction - core dumped
>
> Most commands given in the shell on VTY4 (e.g. ls, df, mount, ...) show
> the same error message.
>
> I have a strong feeling that this has to do with the fact that these
> systems have an i586 architecture, in contrast with the Celeron that has
> an i686 architecture. But of course it could be something completely
> different...
>
> Has anybody else tried the installation on an i586 based system ?

Yes.  On a pentium 100 I got the same thing with an ftp install after
booting from the 4.6.1 RC2 cdrom (the install direct from the cdrom also
failed, with different symptoms).

Is it possible that 4.6.1 RC2 was somehow built without i586 support?

 - Tim


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