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>On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, LJP wrote:
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>> Anybody know if the kernel will boot up on an old 286 with a 486 upgrade?
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>If it is truly a 486 CPU, then it should boot Linux. Linux needs the
>MMU (memory management unit) on the 386+ chips, the 32 bit registers
>and the linear memory mapped mode. If your 486 upgrade board has all
>of these features - which is very likely - then Linux will work.
>
>But take note that I've not tried it personally: I'm only giving you
>an educated guess as to what is likely.
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