> On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 11:24:57AM +0100 or thereabouts, Anders
> Holm wrote:
> > Hi Conor.
> >
> > From the top of my head, I believe the Celeron is recognised as an i686
> > arch, whereas the K6-2 is a i586 arch. That's why you have this problem.
> > Re-install it as a i586/i386 system instead, and you'd be fine.
>> But can I install _on top_ of the existing installation without losing
> what's already there? Will an _upgrade_ recognise the new arch
> and install
> the correct kernel?
Why would you want to upgrade? If I understand your situation, you haven't
really used this system have you? Why not then just re-install? Just
wondering.. :)
If you want you could just replace the i686 packages with their i586 or i386
equivalents and you're set. It all depends on what you are using this system
for, I suppose. If it's just a small test box or desktop, it's not too bad
to have to check a small number of configs. If it's a production system,
you're worse off. Then again, I'd not really be inclined to believe this box
is used for production purposes if you are having these problems.. :)
//Anders//
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