797418 – Via Cyrix III Samuel (C5A) Does Not Boot

Bug 797418 - Via Cyrix III Samuel (C5A) Does Not Boot

Summary: Via Cyrix III Samuel (C5A) Does Not Boot

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Ben Kohler

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Reported:	2021-06-22 02:25 UTC by muskie196
Modified:	2021-06-24 02:30 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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C5A Boot Log - Gentoo Minimal Install i486 20210503T214502Z (Gentoo-i486-20210503T214502Z-C5A-Boot.txt,15.67 KB, text/plain) 2021-06-24 02:29 UTC, muskie196	Details
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Description muskie196 2021-06-22 02:25:24 UTC

i486 minimal installtion CD does not start on Via Cyrix III C5A CPU.
Same configuration, but swapped with a Samuel 2 C5B CPU starts normally as expected.

System runs Debian 8 without issue

Asus CUV4X, Via compatible motherboard. 1.5 GB of SDRAM.

Comment 1 Ben Kohler gentoo-dev

2021-06-23 13:44:40 UTC

Please share some kind of boot log or screenshot or video

Comment 2 muskie196 2021-06-24 02:29:15 UTC

Created attachment 718404 [details]
C5A Boot Log - Gentoo Minimal Install i486 20210503T214502Z

Comment 3 muskie196 2021-06-24 02:30:42 UTC

Comment on attachment 718404 [details]
C5A Boot Log - Gentoo Minimal Install i486 20210503T214502Z

VIA Cyrix III 466 MHz C5A
Boot hangs at this point, does not proceed when given hours to process.