From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jun 12 22:18:01 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA16091 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:18:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from MindBender.HeadCandy.com (root@[199.238.225.168]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA16084 for ; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:17:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.HeadCandy.com (michaelv@localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1]) by MindBender.HeadCandy.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA10759; Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:17:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199606130517.WAA10759@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> X-Authentication-Warning: MindBender.HeadCandy.com: Host michaelv@localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Scott MacFiggen cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nexgen chip and freebsd support In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 12 Jun 96 19:38:36 -0700. <199606130238.TAA12634@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:17:40 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >I just got though discussing this on the freebsd-questions list and >it seems Freebsd does not have any support for the Nexgen nX586 >chip. I would be surprised and disappointed if it didn't Just Work without special support. What exactly does this chip need that other chips don't? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... Roll your own Internet access -- Seattle People's Internet cooperative. If you're in the Seattle area, ask me how. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------