Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:51:08 -0800 (PST) | From | "B. James Phillippe" <> | Subject | Re: cpuinfo & Cyrix 6x86 |
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On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote:
> > Why is the Cyrix 6x86 seen as a 486 in /proc/cpuinfo? Isn't it a > Pentium-class cpu? > Does this mean that I've to compile for a 486 target, instead a > Pentium one?
Yes, it's a Pentium class chip. It gets detected as a 486 because the stock kernel doesn't know how to correctly identify it (yet). Build for PPro (from a Cyrix support person) and get Mike Jagdis' Definitive Cyrix 6x86 patches. Check the Linux kernel archive or mail me if you can't find it.
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