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Subject: Re: Cyrix CX5530 audio support?
To: roy@karlsbakk.net (Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:55:48 +0000 (GMT)
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> > > This is with the sb16 driver?
> > SB16 driver and standard natsemi VSA1 firmware
> natsemi VSA1 firmware?

In the BIOS. There is 64K or so of deep magic SMM emulation firmware in the
Geode system. Much of the PC compatible I/O is not in fact real but smoke and
mirrors games played in the processor behind Linux back. This includes the
SB16 interface.

Alan
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