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> On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, B. James Phillippe wrote:
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> > > kernel would be the best to run using the Cyrix 6x86. I've followed most
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> > I think that 2.1.5+ is looking best so far. From experience, I've
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> Is this meant to imply that Cyrix chips are a problem?
> Is there some reason they are not compatable with e.g., 2.0.27 ?
No, they work with all kernels fine. But unless you use the patches
(which are against 2.1.5+), the kernel is detected as a 486 and the HLT
register won't be enabled. Plus, the patches put some of the nice
features of the chip to work, such as VSPM (variable sized paging
mechanism).
-bp
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