Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Yakko J. Warner" <> | Subject | Re: Linux and 6x86 | Date | Mon, 9 Dec 1996 18:53:58 -0500 (EST) |
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Mike Jagdis wrote this:
>>i tried the cyrix patch #3, and it patched in mostly clean (had to manually >>patch linux/arch/i386/defconfig), and compiled cleanly. i was able to make >>modules, and all that (this is 2.1.14, btw). on booting this new kernel, >>however, the machine hangs when VFS goes to mount / as read-only. tried >>commenting out the SUSP_HLT part in head.S- no change.. so, i backed the >>changes out.. >> >>dunno what step/rev this 6x86-150 i have is.. i bought it in july of 96.. >>if there's an easy way of determining the step/rev of this chip, i'd >>appreciate. > >Build with the VSPM option disabled and, if it boots, cat /proc/cpuinfo. >How much memory do you have installed?
i (now) have 96MB RAM in this thing.. i re-acquired the patch, and will make without VSPM.. (had 40MB RAM before)
OBTW- according to the Cyrix FAQ, i have a step1 R6 chip..
'kay bye. Chris [unix geek and loving it.. oh, if you ask real nice, i do NT..]
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