Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:28:21 +0100 (CET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor_id? |
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On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Nate Eldredge wrote: > > > Subject probably says it. Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor ID > > reported by /proc/cpuinfo? Seems likely to cause a lot of confusion. > > (It sure confused me at first!) > > > It isn't. The default vendor is "unknown". When the processor(s) are > tested, the characteristics are checked and the vendors are then usually > identified. > > model : unknown > vendor_id : unknown > stepping : unknown
Anyone in favor of changing that to AnonymousCoward? :)
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