Re: 2.1.115 and Cyrix detection

Gregory McLean (gregm@comstar.net)
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:23:43 -0400


I tried to post this once before yet I didn't see it appear so here goes.
I too have a Cyrix chip that is detected wrong.

Machine:

Linux tweetie 2.1.115 #8 Fri Aug 7 22:07:29 EDT 1998 i486 unknown

Chip:
6x86MX PR233+

[gregm@tweetie gregm]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
cpu family : 4
model : 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock
vendor_id : CyrixInstead
stepping : 2.6
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : -1
wp : yes
flags :
bogomips : 186.78

Linux version 2.1.115 (root@tweetie) (gcc version egcs-2.90.29 980515
(egcs-1.0.
3 release)) #8 Fri Aug 7 22:07:29 EDT 1998
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 186.78 BogoMIPS
Memory: 95220k/98304k available (1012k kernel code, 392k reserved, 1624k data,
5
6k init)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
CPU: Cyrix 6x86MX 2.5x Core/Bus Clock stepping 2.6
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.

.config stuff
CONFIG_M686=y

Need any more infos let me know.

-- 
Gregory McLean
Engineer
ComStar Communications Inc.

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