Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:16:08 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bodo_R=FCskamp?= <jordbaer@mac.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Andrew Lankford <arlankfo@141.com> Subject: Re: Forwarding an email received by arch@freebsd.org... Message-ID: <14D027F7-78ED-11D7-9332-000393DB98F8@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <200304271816.h3RIGcZM094740@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Sonntag, April 27, 2003, at 08:16 Uhr, Oliver Fromme wrote: >> http://www.clabsms.de/FreeBSD/patch.sys.i386.i386.identcpu.c >> http://www.clabsms.de/FreeBSD/patch.sys.i386.i386.vm_machdep.c >> These patches are to support the NSC Geode processor. > What do you mean -- "support"? I'm just curious ... > > I've been using NS Geode processors (233 and 300 MHz) for > quite some time without any problems, and without requiring > patches. They're recognized during booting like this: > > CPU: Cyrix GXm (232.74-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "CyrixInstead" Id = 0x540 DIR=0x8246 Stepping=8 > Revision=2 > > (Yes, the Geode _is_ a Cyrix processor.) The GXm is different from the SC1210. The GXm is a two chip solution, and the SC1210 is a one chip solution, which has a different DIR and a different vendor identifier: NSC Geode (266.65-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = "Geode by NSC" Id = 0x540 Stepping = 0 DIR=0x81b0 Look at the patch, and you'll notice the difference... ; Bodo -- Bodo Rüskamp <jordbaer@mac.com>
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