Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Subject | NexGen 5x86 documentation patch | From | Ian Soboroff <> | Date | 14 Jul 1999 09:01:06 -0400 |
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Several people have helped out in confirming that the NexGen Nx586 isn't a 486-class processor (as Configure.help says in 2.2.10), but really a 386 (and a darn fast one, too!). so here's a patch against Configure.help in 2.2.10...
--- Configure.help Sun Jun 13 22:54:06 1999 +++ /tmp/Configure.help Wed Jul 14 08:58:14 1999 @@ -1633,10 +1633,10 @@ Here are the settings recommended for greatest speed: - "386" for the AMD/Cyrix/Intel 386DX/DXL/SL/SLC/SX, Cyrix/TI - 486DLC/DLC2 and UMC 486SX-S. Only "386" kernels will run on a 386 - class machine. + 486DLC/DLC2, UMC 486SX-S, and NexGen Nx5x86. Only "386" kernels + will run on a 386 class machine. - "486" for the AMD/Cyrix/IBM/Intel DX4 or 486DX/DX2/SL/SX/SX2, - AMD/Cyrix 5x86, NexGen Nx586 and UMC U5D or U5S. + AMD/Cyrix 5x86, and UMC U5D or U5S. - "586" for generic Pentium CPUs, possibly lacking the TSC (time stamp counter) register. - "Pentium" for the Intel Pentium/Pentium MMX, AMD K5, K6 and
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