Re: How to detect math coprocessor?

From: General Schvantzkoph (schvantzkoph_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/26/05


Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:51:52 -0500

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:41:21 +0000, bill wrote:

>
>
>
> How can I determine if a machine has a math coprocessor? I've run
> dmesg and lspci, but I don't know what to look for in the output
> to settle the matter.
>
> Thanks!
>
> bill

/

Unless you are running a 386 or older you have an FPU built into the
processor.

If you are running an antique then try,

cat /proc/cpuinfo



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