On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 12:15:41PM +0200, Topiarz wrote: > Hi folks, > while current Linux supports mainly i686 only (and that > makes it not start kernel on vortex86), the NetBSD support > for i486 is enough to bring machines with vortex86 CPU to > life. I bought one for a mail server and another one as a > musicbox with mpd. however I tested it with X and it worked > flawlessly, I was able to install gnome2 full desktop and > use it (I could even watch avis and xvids, though it was > too slow for flash) on a 993Mhz vortex86mx. Thanks for your > marvelous work. > Petr Topiarz aka Kolaloka > > here is dmesg: > Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, > 2003, 2004, 2005, > 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 > The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights > reserved. > > NetBSD 6.1.4 (GENERIC) > total memory = 511 MB > avail memory = 490 MB > timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec > timecounter: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > quality 100 > Generic PC > mainbus0 (root) > acpi_probe: failed to initialize tables > cpu0 at mainbus0: Vortex86MX, id 0x586
I have one working for some time now. DM&P did give me a board so I could write drivers :) -- Manuel Bouyer <[email protected]> NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference --
