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Date:      Sun, 18 Feb 2001 10:57:22 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
To:        Virtual Bob <hey9811@yahoo.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-STABLE list <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: IBM/Cyrix 6x86 133(PR166) 
Message-ID:  <200102181757.f1IHvME72898@billy-club.village.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:03:02 CST." <Pine.BSF.4.32.0102161458460.526-100000@kristen.shadowdale.net> 
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.32.0102161458460.526-100000@kristen.shadowdale.net>  

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In message <Pine.BSF.4.32.0102161458460.526-100000@kristen.shadowdale.net> Virtual Bob writes:
: I was just compiling kernel (4.x-S) on this thing and I had 586 CPU option
: compiled. Boy, was I amused when the new kernel died while trying to boot
: up. Rebooting with the generic kernel, I caught the message from it saying
: a 486-class CPU is detected. Is that right? Or do I have to throw in some
: secret switches while making the new kernel?

Hmmmm.  The Cyrix 586 chips are really 486 at the core, but I thought
the 6x86 ones were pentium at the core.  Are you sure you have 6x86
chips and not 5x86?

Warner


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