Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 03 Nov 2000 21:53:31 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86 boot time check for cpu features |
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davej@suse.de wrote: > > Brian Gerst wrote... > >> I believe the MII always has CPUID enabled. It was the older Cyrixes > >> that did not. DaveJ is the guru.. > > Well, according to comments in bugs.h, some broken BIOSes disable cpuid. > > That bug fix is for the earlier Cyrix 6x86 if I'm not mistaken. > The MII is a different monster.
According to the docs on VIA's site, the MII's cpuid can still be turned off, but it is on by default at reset. I wouldn't trust the BIOS to not screw it up.
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