> > 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...
>
486sx's also do not have an FPU yet they are 486's. However from what I
remember the Nx586 was pretty much a souped up 386 in that that was the only
instruction set it supported (at least at first).
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