Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:56:45 +0930 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: What is the best way to identify a new x86 processor that does not implement the CPUID instruction? |
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David Wilson wrote: > I recently bought a Norhtec MicroClient JrSX which uses the Vortex86sx > System on Chip processor (see http://vortex86sx.com/ for more > details). This is identified as a Cyrix 486SLC by the Linux kernel due > to the lack of a CPUID instruction.
Consider creating a new boot-time parameter to identify it.
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