Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 13:38:08 +0100 (CET) From: Mariusz Potocki <potok@friko.onet.pl> To: Haider Roland VAI/TAW2 <HaiderRo@linz.vai.co.at> Cc: bsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: pentium != cyrix 6x86 ? Message-ID: <XFMail.971128135456.potok@friko.onet.pl> In-Reply-To: <70D6A3FCD8F1CF11A86508002BE74D7932F0B2@mail1.vai.co.at>
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On 28-Nov-97 Haider Roland VAI/TAW2 wrote:
>hi,
>iīm running freebsd 2.2.2 on a cyrix 6x86 p166+ which i thought should
>be a pentium compatible processor.
>but after recompiling the kernel with cpu=586 it didnīt boot and told me
>instead that i donīt have a 586 type cpu.
>using now cpu=486 works just fine, but does anybody know why cpu=586
>didnīt work? i couldnīt find anything in the faq.
>
>thanks, roland
IIRC only 2.2.5 and higher correctly recognize cyrix CPUs.
I run 2.2.1 Release on 6x86 p150+ and it's also reported as i486DX.
Mariusz
"verba volant,
scripta manent"
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