Hi. before I upgraded to a pentium on the hub I used a 486dx2-80, and I
could never get linux to compile on it as well. I suspect the internal
architecture on this device, as in order for cyrix to get past intels
patents this would have to different. no probs with AMD or intel
processors.
hope that helps
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, Riley Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Hi Dennis.
>
> > I'm using the ax25 protocol under RedHat linux with kernel
> > 2.2.3. This works just fine. The only problem is that any
> > attempt to compile a kernel fails. I've tried several times
> > to do this, but it never works.
>
> > After trying to compile a kernel on my own pc, i've moved to a
> > other computer. The first attempt to compile the kernel on that
> > other pc worked!! My own computer uses a Cyrix 486DX2-80Mhz CPU,
> > while the other pc uses an Intel Pentium 200Mhz CPU. Could the
> > Cyrix CPU be the problem??
>
>That I can't answer as I've never used Cyrix CPU's personally, and the
>only person I know who's ever tried a Cyrix CPU had a CPU that proved
>to be incompatible with the motherboard he'd been given. However...
>
> > I friend of my told me that he compile's kernels on a Intel 486
> > pc. So i don't think that you can't compile kernels on 486 Pc's.
>
>I have a notebook with an Intel 486dx4/75 CPU on which I've compiled
>many different Linux kernels, ranging from 2.0.34 through 2.2.6 (soon
>to be 2.2.7), and only excluding 2.2.0 as both 2.2.0 and 2.2.1 were
>released whilst I was away. I've never had any problems compiling any
>of them...
>
>I also have access to a desktop with an AMD 486sx/50 on which I've
>compiled both 2.0.36 and 2.2.5 without problem...
>
>Best wishes from Riley.
>
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>| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
>| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
>| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
>| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
>+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
> * ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
> * http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html
>
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richard bown
