[arch-releng] Patch request for "Official Arch Linux Install Guide" in wiki

Dieter Plaetinck dieter at plaetinck.be
Thu Oct 1 17:13:38 EDT 2009


On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:10:47 +0200
Cédric "LAUDREL (deK, deKonnection)" <dekonnection at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have just noticed a little mistake on
> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide#Architectures
> 
> It is written : "A Pentium II or AMD K6-2 processor or higher is
> required."
> 
> In fact, AMD K6 series (1, 2 & 3) are i586 CPUs (lack of cmov
> instruction to be qualified as i686).
> Arch is only installable on K7 (Athlon) or higher.
> 
> Another little thing : Pentium II wasn't the first i686 Intel CPU.
> It was the Pentium Pro. But it's not very important. (rare CPU
> compared to the Pentium II)
> 
> Thanks for your great work ;)
> 
> _____________________
> deK / Cédric LAUDREL
> http://hippopota.me
> 

Thanks Cedric.
http://github.com/Dieterbe/aif/commit/1e02e04e3a2ff166e1c3423bbb9b2a9fbe834a5f
updated
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide

Thanks to you to Pierre, for also reporting this.

Dieter


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