x86 minimum processor

To: oskit-users@cs.utah.edu
Subject: x86 minimum processor
From: Matthew Palmer <mjp16@ieee.uow.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:58:06 +1100 (EST)
Sender: owner-oskit-users@fast.cs.utah.edu

I'm trying to compile and run oskit on a 486 (I know it's slow, but it's
available) and any reasonable kernel dies with a trapno 6 (which by my info
is invalid opcode) but the exact same kernel likes to boot happily on a PII
(no, I can't use that - it's somebody else's work machine).

The only mention I've seen of minimum processor requirements was in the
intro paper to OSKit, which mentioned a 486 (but, then again, it also said
there was no ARM support... <g>) but apart from that, nothing.

So what is the current minimum processor for x86 OSKit?  I can source a P-II
or similar, but if it's a bug in the OSKit (or my fault) I'd like to fix it
so I don't have to harass my supervisor for a better test box.


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Matthew Palmer
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