Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Mike Jagdis) | Subject | Re: Linux and 6x86 | Date | Mon, 09 Dec 1996 09:07:07 GMT |
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>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?
Mike
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