[mythtv-users] configure did not detect my cpu

[Fred McClain]

Yan Seiner wrote:
> R. G. Newbury napsal(a):
>   
>> Fred McClain wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm trying to build mythtv. I got sources from:
>>>
>>> svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/branches/release-0-20-fixes/mythtv
>>>
>>> I issued this configure command:
>>>
>>> ./configure --enable-dvb --enable-xvmc --enable-opengl-vsync \
>>> --enable-xvmc-pro --enable-proc-opt --prefix=/usr
>>>
>>> And received this output:
>>>
>>> *** WARNING ***
>>> Your CPU was not detected properly:
>>>   uname -m: i686
>>>   uname -p: unknown
>>> model name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU      6400 @ 2.13GHz
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> *Then when I run 'make' I get 'segmentation fault'. Do you think the 'segmentation fault' is related to uname not detecting processor correctly?
>>>     
>>>       
>> I would not think that seg fault would be caused by that, but there have 
>> been some problems reported here concerning problems with the 'arch' and 
>> 'proc-opt' switches. Try it after deleting the '--enable-proc-opt' 
>> switch. Configure seems to get a little confused.
>>
>> No promises however. Please report back....since I don't get that 
>> problem on my Asus P5l-MX mb with Intell 6600 Core2Duo @ 2.4GHz....weird 
>> that you do. Both uname -m and uname -p give my i686....
>>   
>>     
>
> Worked for me with that CPU....
>
> ./configure --enable-xvmc --enable-opengl-vsync --enable-dvb 
> --compile-type=debug --enable-proc-opt
>
> processor       : 1
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 6
> model           : 15
> model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6400  @ 2.13GHz
> stepping        : 6
> cpu MHz         : 1600.164
> cache size      : 2048 KB
>
> --Yan
>
>   
config is now detecting my hardware. uname -m -> i686 uname -p unknown.

I now believe the Segmentation Fault is a memory problem and the memory 
problem was causing configure to generate errors.
many thanks,
fred