Re: 8i install on Xeon proc has similar install problems as P4

From: Howard J. Rogers <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 19:01:38 +1100
Message-ID: <pan.2003.03.04.08.01.37.460345@yahoo.com.au>

On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:46:53 +0100, Frank wrote:

>> HJR
>>

> I had an installation today on a Xeon SMP machine (running NT...) that
> failed to start 8i installer - same fix as for p4 resolved the issue.
>
> Bottom line: "this is not a P4" may be a Xeon... with the same issues
> on 8i (mind you - Not 9i!) installations. Perhaps the Xeon is P4's
> big brother?

Unfortunately, this is one line of processors that Intel doesn't keep renaming: but yes, there are Xeon's which are indeed based on the Pentium 4 core, and would therefore probably report themselves to the java installer as Pentium 4's (and thus cause the bug for an 8i install).

Regards
HJR Received on Tue Mar 04 2003 - 02:01:38 CST