Re: proc/cpuinfo wrong for Evergreen 586 processor
Eugenio Jimenez Yguacel (mpoole@uhea904.gb.ec.ps.net)
Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:44:46 +0000 (GMT)
'Dave McIntyre dabbled with the keyboard and produced'
>
> I have an Evergreen 586 processor, which is an upgrade from a 486-33 to a
> "586"-100. I get the following for /proc/cpuinfo:
>
> processor : 0
> cpu : 486
> model : unknown
> vendor_id : unknown
> stepping : unknown
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid : no
> wp : no
> flags :
> bogomips : 53.25
>
Simple explanation really, the Evergreen 586 is an AMD beastie and
is basically a 486 with internal clock multiplier (x3 or x4). Until
last month they called it a 586, but have since 'repositioned' the chip.
It is now designated AMD 486DX5 and is being aimed at the embedded market.
The down side is it wouldn't work in the 471 based motherboard I have.
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Martin Poole, Perot Systems Europe mpoole@quatermass.gb.ec.ps.net