[Bug 916496] [NEW] Confusing info about Pentium support in 11.04 and 11.10

[Sergey Svishchev]

Public bug reported:

Quoting https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/installation-guide/i386/hardware-
supported.html

"Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal
computers are supported, including all varieties of Intel's "Pentium"
series. <...>

However, Ubuntu oneiric will not run on i586 or earlier processors.
<...> Support for i586 and lower processors, as well as for i686
processors without the cmov instruction, was dropped in Ubuntu 10.10."

Original Pentium is a i586.  Is it supported?

** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Confusing info about Pentium support in 11.04 and 11.10

Status in “installation-guide” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Quoting https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/installation-guide/i386
  /hardware-supported.html

  "Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal
  computers are supported, including all varieties of Intel's "Pentium"
  series. <...>

  However, Ubuntu oneiric will not run on i586 or earlier processors.
  <...> Support for i586 and lower processors, as well as for i686
  processors without the cmov instruction, was dropped in Ubuntu 10.10."

  Original Pentium is a i586.  Is it supported?

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