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SubjectRe: [Fwd: Linux on Cyrix 6x86]
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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?

-sb
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