Subject: Re: Cyrix CPUs
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Phil Knaack <flipk@ncremp.ag.iastate.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/31/1995 16:32:22
On Mon, 31 Jul 95
masarap@u.washington.edu wrote:
> I wrote:
>> I also have a dlc/40 which will not boot at all; after the boot loader
>> finishes loading the kernel and attempts to jump into _start it appears
>> to pretty much jump into la-la-land .. so I would be led to believe that
>> netbsd just doesn't work with cyrix processors right now ..
I must apologize for the tone this must have conveyed, I didn't mean to
make it sound like it didn't work on anything. :) I just hadn't gotten it
to work.
>never had the problem you explained above. however, did you try the
>CYRIX_CACHE_WORKS and CYRIX_CACHE_REALLY_WORKS options in your kernel
>config?
I seem to remember trying those options, and failing. However, I don't
recall for sure, and as I haven't actually tried it in some weeks perhaps
I will take a little time on my P90 at work to build a kernel and fire it
up. :)
Actually I would be surprised tho if it works on the DLC, just because its
a strange motherboard that reportedly had problems before I had it. Having
said that, I do have Linsux working on an 80meg drive on it, my gf uses it
to telnet .. :)
I would look forward to having that linuxdoom emulation tho .. that's mostly
what I would gain in an upgrade on my home machine. :)
Cheers,
Phil "one smiley per paragraph" Knaack
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Phil Knaack flipk@iastate.edu
Database Programmer, NCREMP Student Development Group
Regional Extension Office Project Vincent, Iowa State University