Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 09:17:02 +0200 (SAT) From: Khetan Gajjar <khetan@iafrica.com> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Patch to recognize AMD 5x86 cpus Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960806091543.22754E-100000@ian.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <199608060420.VAA15503@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: > I assume you mean with *only* I586_CPU in the kernel. Yes - i.e. the only CPU-type identifier. > reality just a souped-up 486. Yup - but they're pretty fast. > I haven't looked closely enough at the Cyrix 5x86 to see if it has any > programmable enhancements above a 486. I know it's still for a 486 > socket, and in spirit, it's more a 486 than a Pentium. Was aware of this. > Furthermore, the Cyrix 6x86 is just a souped-up Pentium, in spite of > what their marketing department wants to call it. If there is only an > I686_CPU target in the kernel, I would expect that not to run on a > Cyrix 6x86. No, with only a I586_CPU target in the kernel, the machine won't boot - can't determine CPU type or something to that effect. --- Khetan Gajjar [ http://www.iafrica.com/~khetan ] UUNet Internet Africa [ 0800-030-002 & help@iafrica.com ] Get rid of Telkom.... [ http://www.ispa.org.za ] I'm a FreeBSD User! [ http://www.freebsd.org ] Any opinions stated in this message are personal. UIA's official policy may not be reflected in this message.
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