[Bug 38859] Re: The boot CD does not work on Cyrix

[Michal Suchanek]

Here it is.

vendor_id       : CyrixInstead
cpu family      : 6
model           : 1
model name      : 6x86MX 2x Core/Bus Clock
stepping        : 4
cpu MHz         : 132.634
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : yes
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu de tsc msr cx8 pge cmov mmx cyrix_arr ds_cpl est cid
bogomips        : 264.60

But the reason that the CD does not boot may be that the cdrom does not support DMA properly.

Had to add nodma to Knoppix kernel commandline.
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The boot CD does not work on Cyrix
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38859