Re: Linux on cyrix.

["Sourav Sarkar" <souravjr@xxxxxxx>]

hi,
    The "MediaGX tm" chip from Cyrix was designed to only support Microsoft
Windows therefore won't run Linux. However, Cyrix's other chips i.e the
6X86MX & the MII series will run Linux .
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From: Subbiah Muthukalayappan <subbiahm@xxxxxxxx>
To: LUG - India <linux-india@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 4:32 PM
Subject: Linux on cyrix.


> Hi,
>
> I am currently using linux on an x86 with very limited hard drive space
> (around 275 MB). I am planning to buy a new machine. I was wondering
> about a machine based on Cyrix-MediaGx for the cost reason. Has anyone
> used linux on a Cyrix machine ? I understand that the processor itself
> provides the sound support, but how does this work with linux ? Are
> there any problems as such ?
>
> BTW, Is LUG-India <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> same as
> linux-india@xxxxxxxxx ??
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Subbiah
>
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