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On 5/11/2011 4:21 PM, Erich Titl wrote:
> Hi
> 
> on 11.05.2011 22:20, davidMbrooke wrote:
>> Hi kp,
<snip>
>> I wonder if the "ELAN" kernel would be a candidate for running on a
>> generic i486 machine? Perhaps Andrew or others could comment based on
>> the diff output.
> 
> Here is just a snippet from the net
> 
> arch/x86/Kconfig
> 
> The configuration item CONFIG_X86_ELAN:
> 
>     prompt: AMD Elan
>     type: tristate
>     depends on: CONFIG_X86_32
>     defined in arch/x86/Kconfig
>     found in Linux Kernels: from 2.6.4 release still available on 2.6.38
> release
> 
> Help text
> 
> Select this for an AMD Elan processor.
> 
> Do not use this option for K6/Athlon/Opteron processors!
> 
> If unsure, choose "PC-compatible" instead.

Has anyone tried a generic 386 kernel on an Elan board?

It's been a while since I worked with the Elan, but I believe it can run
generic 386 code.  It's not /quite/ a complete 486, however, hence the
custom kernel config option.

- -- 
Charles Steinkuehler
char...@steinkuehler.net
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