Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:24:20 -0600
From:      "Teilhard Knight" <teilhk@hotpost.co.uk>
To:        "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, <conrads@cox.net>
Subject:   Re: Athlon
Message-ID:  <04f701c3ff02$05925740$220110ac@ARLETTE>
References:  <XFMail.20040229125017.conrads@cox.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> On 29-Feb-2004 Teilhard Knight wrote:
> > Just a couple of easy questions for you. Is a machine with an Athlon
> > processor 1.4 MHz an i386 machine? And if so, what kind of processor
should
> > I select in my kernel? i586, or i686?
>
> I use an Athlon here, myself.
>
> In my kernel config, I have:
>
> machine         i386
>
> cpu             I686_CPU                # aka Pentium Pro(tm)
>
> options         CPU_DISABLE_5X86_LSSER
> options         CPU_FASTER_5X86_FPU
> options         CPU_UPGRADE_HW_CACHE
> options         CPU_WT_ALLOC
> options         NO_MEMORY_HOLE
>
> And in /etc/make.conf:
>
> CPUTYPE?=k7
> CFLAGS= -O -pipe
> COPTFLAGS= -O -pipe


Thanks a lot. This info will help me very much. I have compiled a kernel for
a Pentium IV 1.6 GHz, and I had no problems. I hope this time I can make it
right too.

Teilhard

________________________________

30mb Web based, POP3 & IMAP4 e-mail.

Sign up now: http://www.ghostmailbox.com




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?04f701c3ff02$05925740$220110ac>