Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 22:59:43 +0300 From: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr> To: "Henry; Michael Kenneth" <mhenry@white.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Processor Message-ID: <35C616AF.24FB83F5@turkey.ispro.net.tr> References: <199808030250.TAA15503@hub.freebsd.org>
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hello, you have 586 class processor, well when cyrix says 6x86 it is one less... it is like they had some CPU called 5x86 and it was for 486 boards... well they are trying to mean that the CPU has power of 6x86 I guess... also you may understand from the board design, PentiumPRO cpu's look like rectangle, and pentium CPU's are like square... so if you have a square cpu it is 5x86 : ) Henry; Michael Kenneth wrote: > I am preparing to make my own kernel, but I have a question about > the processor options. > > The GENERIC config file has options for 386, 486, 586, and 686 processors. > > I am using a Cyrix 6x86MX, and therefore the 686 option seems to make > the most sense, but the LINT config file says the 586 is for Pentium > processors and the 686 is for Pentium Pro processors. > > I am unsure which option to choose, and would appreciate it if someone > could give me a clue. > > Thanks, > Michael > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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