Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:49:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Joseph Stein <joes@shasta.wstein.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Pentium II support? Message-ID: <199806170549.WAA00492@shasta.wstein.com>
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Doug White wrote: >> We have FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE running on a Pentium II 300Mhz. processor. >> My question is >> when is the identcpu.c code going to be updated to reflect that I have >> the Pentium II. Right now >> it says that it is a Pentium Pro. see below > > Someone just needs to submit the patches to teach identcpu how to tell the > difference... for alli ntents and purposes though the PII and the PPro are > very, very similar. FreeBSD doesn't use MMX and the additional L1 cache > are basically invisible to the OS. So then, when building a customized kernel, it is for all intents and purposes an I686_CPU? -- Joseph Stein; Beaverton, Oregon USA email: joes@wstein.com Finger joes@shasta.wstein.com for contact information and PGP Public Key! Oregon FirePage http://www.ofp.org [OFP-504] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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