Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 02 Feb 1999 23:56:44 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: compiling 2.2+ for pentium won't run on 486... |
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Marty Leisner wrote: > > I just built 2.2.* (for pentium) and tried it > on a 486 machine (I don't recall processor > being so critical). > > When it comes up it says: > Kernel panic: Kernel compiled for Pentium+, requires TSC > > and it crashes... > > Shouldn't it go into a limp mode with insufficient hardware?
It used to be that compiling for >386 just changed optimization flags, but now it determines what features (such as a TSC) that can be expected on the processor. Compile for 586 instead of Pentium, and it should work also on a 486.
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Brian Gerst
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