Messages in this thread |  | | From | Android <> | Date | Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:24:22 +0000 | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.18 release notes |
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> ... added basic support for the Pentium IV. Unfortunately Intel chose to > ignore all precedent in model numbering via cpuid and report a > family of '15'. This sudden jump broke assumptions in the > kernel tree without any warning. Intel have failed to provide > good reasons for their change. We have chosen to continue to > report the Pentium IV as a '686' class processor. The full > family data is provided via cpuinfo. > > In addition the early Pentium IV chips appear to have some > problems. You should be using stepping 7 or higher processors > with the latest shipping microcode update if you wish to run > Linux on a Pentium IV processor. > > + Intel Pentium IV support
How is the Pentium IV more advanced than the Pentium III, other than speed? Why would LInux care about a 1500 MHz clock or 400 MHz bus speed? Just treat the PIV as a faster PIII.
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