Sorry - I have just found the rest of the answers in a side thread. I couldn't find then just now. I was stuck in the Richard Owlett world of isolated DVDs.
But the odd idea below might still be useful. I see however, that you have already reinstalled. The microcode or BIOS update ideas seem the most likely to be fruitful. Lisi On Monday 13 July 2015 14:42:02 Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Saturday 11 July 2015 04:29:23 Jonathan Levine wrote: > > Greetings: > > > > I'm a hardware guy, and not a linux wonk, so I hope you'll all be > > gentle and use words without too many syllables. > > > > I've just completed the "small cd" internet install of the current > > distribution on a small-footprint pc based on the VIA EDEN ESP > > 6000. I went with all the defaults and it seemed to complete > > uneventfully. However, on boot it tanks with a "microcode: no > > support for this CPU vendor" error. > > > > What's weird is that this same hardware is previously known to > > have worked with the Debian 3.1 distribution of about ten years > > ago. > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > Two things which are in general worth trying - and that you may therefore > have tried - checksum checking both the download and the CD. There might > have been an error downloading or burning. > > Wiping and reinstalling. (But possibly after trying other things?) > > What also comes to mind: > > Googling. I am sure you have tried. I get: > https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=microcode%3A+no+%3E+support+for+this+CPU+ >vendor&oq=microcode%3A+no+%3E+support+for+this+CPU+vendor&aqs=chrome..69i57j >69i58.1261j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8 > > But it is mostly Android. The sixth hit however is: > http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/2013/06/microcode-updates-for-cpus-and-other-devices/ >4116 Is that any use? > > Have you tried updating your BIOS firmware? Or have you checked and found > the firmware you have is the most up-to-date. > > And do check for microcode updates, since it is microcode that is > mentioned. > > If I can think of anything else, I'll say. But assuming that you want an > up-to-date system, if you get those 13 DVDs you'll still have to update! > > Lisi > > Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201507131448.36346.lisi.re...@gmail.com
