Re: celeron shown nas p3

[jan_(_dot_)_niemann_(_at_)_tu-bs_(_dot_)_de]

On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 06:34:49AM -0400, Marcus Watts wrote:

> The chip doesn't actually report strings at all,
> just numeric IDs which get mapped into strings using logic
> in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/i386/machdep.c .

are you sure about this ?

iirc, "GenuineIntel" or "AuthenticAMD"
can be read directly from CPU- registers
after using the "cpuid" command.
which is, iirc, available since later
486- type CPU's

correct me, if i'm wrong.

jan