From 2c3624ba7593eb3430a8fea2816836d797a0b0a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Prokop Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 16:05:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes: mention i386 CPU changes Thanks: Christoph Biedl --- changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/index.html.tt2 | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/index.html.tt2 b/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/index.html.tt2 index 4f667a8..d4de018 100644 --- a/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/index.html.tt2 +++ b/changelogs/README-grml-2017.05-rc1/index.html.tt2 @@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ If you're using the Grml repositories (deb.grml.org) please make sure to use a current version of the grml-debian-keyring package. The GPG key is also available via https://deb.grml.org/repo-key.gpg. +
  • Following Debian's switch, the 32-bit PC support (known as the architecture 'i386' and what's provided by 'grml32') now no longer covers a plain i586 processor. + The new baseline is the i686, although some i586 processors (e.g. the 'AMD Geode') will remain supported. + The following shell script may be a useful indicator (assuming only one processor is installed in the machine): + +
    +  if grep -q '^flags.*\bfpu\b.*\btsc\b.*\bcx8\b.*\bcmov\b' /proc/cpuinfo; then
+     echo "OK (assuming all CPUs are of the same type)"
+  else
+     echo "NOT OK: Missing one or more of the required CPU extensions"
+  fi
+
    +
    • +

    New features

    -- 2.1.4