Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:36:08 -0400 | From | Rob Dale <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.115 and Cyrix detection |
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Gregory McLean wrote: > > Again I'll jump in on this bandwagon by stating the detection code is screwing > up on this machine also. > > CPU 6x86MX PR233+ > > Its not even detecting the stepping correctly.. > > [gregm@tweetie gregm]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > cpu family : 4 > model : 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock > vendor_id : CyrixInstead > stepping : 2.6 > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > sep_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : -1 > wp : yes > flags : > bogomips : 186.78 > > As you can see its saying in the model 2.5x for the stepping yet the > 'stepping' line is saying 2.6? Also its still insisting that it is a cpu > family 4 when it should be a 6. > > On boot up the CPU line is as such: > CPU: Cyrix 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock stepping 2.6 > > Now before I get accused of over/underclocking. The external clock is set to > 75 MHZ and the stepping is set to 2.5 per the motherboard's instructions. > > The motherboard in question is a GCT-8STB. > (http://www.jmcomputers.com/mboard/global.html#8stb)
Well, I'm not the Cyrix person, but I know AMD does have some exceptions on cpu detection. I guess we'll fix them as they appear, but none have yet. Check out Cyrix's tech docs for something like that.
-- Robert Dale
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