From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 7 16:19:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA12266 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 16:19:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from atlantis.nconnect.net (root@atlantis.nconnect.net [206.54.227.6]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA12252 for ; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 16:19:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from arabian.astrolab.org (dial29.nconnect.net [206.54.227.29]) by atlantis.nconnect.net (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA12779; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 18:10:10 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <32FBC5E0.41C67EA6@nconnect.net> Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 18:16:32 -0600 From: Randy DuCharme Organization: Computer Specialists X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 3.0-SMP i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Daniel Keller CC: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: CPU class not configured (Intel Overdrive) References: <199702071727.JAA06308@psln1.psln.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Daniel Keller wrote: > > Hello, > I have just installed a Intel Pentium Overdrive chip to upgrade my 486DX33 > to a 83mhz Pentium. Windows95 still works But when I start FreeBSD I get > the following error: > > CPU: Overdrive unknown (unknown-class CPU) > Origin = "Genuine Intel" Id=0x1532 stepping=2 > Features=0x13F > Panic: CPU class not configured > > I have tried to start the kernel configuration by saying "/kernel -c" but > this message appears before I can configure and I am put into the debugger. > Thanks, > Daniel Keller > ------------------------------ > dkeller@psln.com > ------------------------------ I'm not too sure how your kernel has been configured, but I've been able to run this cpu ONLY after building a kernel with cpu "I586_CPU" in the kernel. I had the same thing happen when trying to run with a '486' kernel. I'd think it would run with GENERIC, however. -- Randall D. DuCharme email: randyd@nconnect.net Systems Engineer Free your Machine Computer Specialists **** FreeBSD **** 414-259-9998 414-253-9919 (fax) Turning PCs into Workstations