[4348] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Cyrix/IBM processors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wierdl Mate)
Thu Nov 14 11:22:27 1996
To: Mike Schout <mike@Twoface.tamu.edu>
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:23:12 CST."
<199611140223.UAA08185@Twoface.tamu.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 09:46:45 -0600
From: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>
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> > Linux 2.0.x identifies my IBM 166+ as a 486, which is a bit annoying.
> > Any fix around for this?
> >
> > Also is there any difference at all between an IBM 6x86 and a Cyrix
> > 6x86?
> >
>
> The IBM processors are supposedly exactly the same as the Cyrix
> processors. However, if you try the Cyrix-patch that has been floating
> around the kernel mailing list (And I think this is is in 2.1.x too
> maybe), it does not work with teh IBM processors. It says something
> about the registry not matching.. Apparently they have the registry set
> differently on the IBM processors from the factory than the Cyrix. If I
> knew more about the registry numbers I could figure it out, but playing
> with the registry of the processor scares me :)... You never know what
> might happen :). If anyone is interested enough, I would be willing to
> run get6x86 on registry locations and send results to them so they can
> see (I have a IBM 6x86 p150+).
>
It is of course of great interest since the Cyrix precessors are much
cheaper than Pentiums.
Anyways, so the present status is that Cyrix is not suppoted by Linux?
Mate
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