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Article #14Re: Upgrade motherboard & processor
From: Zootal
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:20
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:20
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Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote in news:7gj5sf$znu$5@shameless-loose- bodied-woman.co.equatorial-guinea: > "Zootal", thou balloon-headed velvet guard. I can hardly forbear hurling > things at thee. Ye chided: > >>> Translation: Linux is always compiled for the absolute lowest common >>> denominator. If your processor is a 1985 386-SX, Linux is guaranteed to >>> run on it. >> >> >> I wouldn't bet it would run on a 386 unless the kernel was specifically >> compiled<BITCHSLAP> > > Idiot. > >> I have an old 386 machine in my basement that I've been meaning to load >> linux on just to see how it performs. I don't know what I would do with >> it after that, and I must admit it's pretty low on my to-do list... > > Thanks for sharing. Ignoramus. What happens when you boot a 386 with a kernel compiled for a Pentium? I'm betting you don't know because you never tried it. Guess what happens when an attempt is made to execute a Pentium+ specific instruction on a 386 (bswap, xadd, etc.)? If it doesn't go off on a wab (you do know what a wab is, don't you?), and if the kernel doesn't stop the attempt to execute, I'm guessing the instruction decoder would barf. Wab, kernel panic, or lockup. Take your choice (I don't remember what the 386 does in this case, but it's not good lol). Anyone here actually tried a kernel compiled for a Pentium+ on a 386?
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