Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 22:10:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Haider Roland VAI/TAW2 <HaiderRo@linz.vai.co.at> Cc: bsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pentium != cyrix 6x86 ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971128220939.22067e-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <70D6A3FCD8F1CF11A86508002BE74D7932F0B2@mail1.vai.co.at>
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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Haider Roland VAI/TAW2 wrote: > hi, > iīm running freebsd 2.2.2 on a cyrix 6x86 p166+ which i thought should > be a pentium compatible processor. > but after recompiling the kernel with cpu=586 it didnīt boot and told me > instead that i donīt have a 586 type cpu. > using now cpu=486 works just fine, but does anybody know why cpu=586 > didnīt work? i couldnīt find anything in the faq. That's because the 6x86 is a type CPU_686. If it's found as a 486 you need a new BIOS. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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