Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Reproducible Oops's at startup | Date | Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:09:17 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > !!EVERYONE!! A suggestion: Add the processor type compiled for and > > detected to the boot messages. > > > Exactly what do you mean by detected? Is there detection in the kernel > messages or are they just "this-was-compiled-for-a"... I know you can set > what to compile for, but what is the authority on detecting CPU type?
The kernel setup routines check the CPU type...look in /proc/cpuinfo
This is handy - a kernel compiled for a 486 will refuse to boot on a 386.
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