Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Fwd: Linux on Cyrix 6x86] | From | Stan Bubrouski <> | Date | Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:20:27 -0500 |
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On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 13:36, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > From: Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org> > To: hpa@zytor.com > Subject: Linux on Cyrix 6x86 > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 15:19:18 +0100 > > Hi, > > I've just compiled Linux 2.4.23 for a Cyrix 6x86 P166+ processor, with > the appropriate "Processor family" option "586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX" > (CONFIG_M586=y). It says it's for 586-compatible processors, possibly > lacking the TSC register, though the kernel panic'd at boot, saying it > needed a TSC register. >
I have the same processor in my old archive machine with an ancient 2.0.36 kernel. I do recall the kernel is an i586 and I believe there was a cyrix CPU option back then (I have to take the drives out of that machine and put them in this one to check as the system stopped booting a few days ago). So looks like a bug.
> The same kernel configuration, this time set for 386, booted > successfully. > <SNIP> > > PS: I first tried to sent this to davej@suse.de, but his address seems > not to be valid anymore (<davej@suse.de>: user has moved to <unknown>). >
I responded to this message only to possibly correct this address, I believe you are looking for davej@redhat.com, correct?
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