Re: 286 & Linux
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
29 Oct 1998 23:33:00 GMT
Followup to: <002201be0391$be283580$13b437a6@shippin>
By author: "LJP" <llornkcor@llornkcor.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> The board is still the same, just the processor was upgraded. I guess I can
> try it anyway-.
>
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, LJP wrote:
> >
> >> Anybody know if the kernel will boot up on an old 286 with a 486 upgrade?
> >
> >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.
>
If it is a real 486 CPU, then you'll be just fine.
-hpa
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