"Thomas S. Iversen" <zensonic@diku.dk> writes:
> I've just obtained an NexGen P90 VLB based system. While I had no
> real problems getting linux running on the machine there was
> a cosmetic problem:
>
> the checkCPUtype routine in head.S in linux identifies the processor
> as a 386. While I - with proper documentation - can see why that
> happends you could do a bit more in order to identify a nexgen chip
> using the CPUID instruction.
also, keep in mind that the NexGen Nx586 (which is what you have)
really is 386 equivalent, in that it doesn't have an FPU. make sure
you build your kernel for a 386, not a Pentium or 486.
ran into this one myself...
ian
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