Not true - I tried installing Eiger on a 486sx previously and it didn't work with the standard kernel complaining about a lack of FPU on the chip. AFAIK all 486sx CPUs shipped without FPU - altho I believe you could get add-on chips for some mobos. A google search for 486 sx fpu generates lots of results - here is a quote:
"As with the earlier 386 family, Intel released a lower cost version of the 486 and dubbed it 486 SX. The 486 SX was deliberately crippled by disabling the FPU, but the integrated cache still made it a decent performer. It was also clocked at lower speeds than the 486 DX: 16, 20, 25, and 33 MHz" >From here: http://lowendpc.com/tech/486.shtml S >From: Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] Dachstein *non-FPU* Kernel image >Date: 15 Apr 2002 09:36:51 -0700 > >On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 09:19, Mark Plowman wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Has anyone got a Dachstein *non-FPU* Kernel image somewhere that I can > > use for colleague who wants to use a 486 SX? > >Mark, >All 486s have FPUs. The SX designator on a 486 indicates a lack of >on-board L1 cache. The standard kernel should work on this machine. > >-- >Mike Noyes >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >_______________________________________________ >Leaf-user mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
