Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 21:31:38 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Matthew Stein <matt@bdd.net>, Scott MacFiggen <smurf@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: NExGen chip Nx586-100 Message-ID: <v03006f05ade3db44924b@[206.104.21.178]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960611174259.5987A-100000@bdd.net> References: <199606112021.NAA14806@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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At 4:44 PM -0500 6/11/96, Matthew Stein wrote:
>On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Scott MacFiggen wrote:
>
>> I just got a hold of a Nexgen chip + PCI motherboard.
>> ...
>> the system is running with a 386.
>
>That's correct. The NexGen nx586 IS a 386 compatible chip, with an FPU,
>and performance comparible to a Pentium. We run a couple of them that
>regularly outpace similar pentiums. If you compile your kernel for a 386,
>you'll have no problems.
>From the part number I don't think Scott got an Nx586 with FPU. Make sure
you build your kernel with FPU emulator included.
Box-stock FreeBSD-2.1R runs perfectly on my non-FPU PCI-90 NexGen, "make
world" in under 5-1/2 hours. Scott may have other problems.
--
David Kelly N4HHE, n4hhe@amsat.org, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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