From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 12 04:49:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E35C016A4B3 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2003 04:49:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD3943F93 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2003 04:49:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) h9CBnct2057509 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:40 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9CBnaS8088074 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9CBnZ2u056928; Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:35 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id h9CBnZA6056927; Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:35 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:49:35 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= Message-ID: <20031012114934.GN13791@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <200310101417.h9AEHb4n025071@www.kukulies.org> <20031011050618.GB61302@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> <20031011222942.GM13791@cicely12.cicely.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: "C. Kukulies" cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: ticso@cicely.de Subject: Re: smallest piece of hardware that runs *BSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:50:00 -0000 On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 01:19:44PM +0200, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > Bernd Walter writes: > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 03:06:18PM +1000, John Birrell wrote: > > > Here's one the size of a credit card: . > > > It's a lot bigger than a 'bump in a cable', but it runs FreeBSD. > > Leaves the question how much of the data on that page is correct. > > The elan chip is 486 class as we all know from soekris systems. > > From www.amd.com: > > The Élan[tm] SC520 microcontroller combines a 32-bit, low-voltage > Am5x86 CPU with a complete set of integrated peripherals suitable > for both real-time and PC/AT-compatible embedded applications. The > device also features a 32-bit PCI bus, a high-performance, 32-bit > SDRAM interface and a full-featured, high-performance in-circuit > emulation capability, known as the AMDebug[tm] technology. Am5x86 != 586 class. This is what FreeBSD thinks about the SC520: CPU: AMD Enhanced Am486DX4/Am5x86 Write-Back (486-class CPU) Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x494 Stepping = 4 Features=0x1 -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de