From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 25 06:47:54 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id GAA17016 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 25 Sep 1997 06:47:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from horton.iaces.com (proot@horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA17011 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 1997 06:47:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA04288; Thu, 25 Sep 1997 08:46:25 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199709251346.IAA04288@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: AMD cpu string To: francis@cody.usls.edu (Francis Vidal) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 08:46:25 -0500 (CDT) Cc: kirbykb@airnet.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from Francis Vidal at "Sep 25, 97 11:41:06 am" X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, Francis Vidal said: > On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Kris Kirby wrote: > > > >what's the CPU string for AMD processors? > > > > It's a 586. Use the one in GENERIC or LINT. > > but when i compiled using 586, the system wouldn't boot up! Depends on which chip it is. The 5x86 is a 486 class. the 5K86 and 6K86 are Petium class. -- In a Wonderland they lie, Ever drifting down the stream-- Dreaming as the days go by, Lingering in the gold gleam-- Dreaming as the summers die: Life, what is it but a dream?