Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chipset

Re:Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chi... by badc0ffee on Sunday February 15, 2026 @02:31PM (#47026665)

Don't VMs emulate this chipset, specifically because it's been supported everywhere for so long?

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Re:Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chi... by worldsavior on Sunday February 15, 2026 @03:12PM (#47027057)

Doesn't it make many programs unsupported as they expect a better CPU?

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Re:Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chi... by powerbook5300CS on Sunday February 15, 2026 @02:34PM (#47026701)

It says that in the article, yes

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Re:Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chi... by badc0ffee on Sunday February 15, 2026 @02:41PM (#47026772)

I guess I missed the last paragraph,

> The importance of the chipset can't be understated. As proof, to this very day, VMware virtualization software always uses the Intel 440BX as the default chipset, even with Windows 11 as both the host and guest.

It raises the obvious question of whether that will need to change, or already has.

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Re:Linux kernel 7.0 abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chi... by polliog on Sunday February 15, 2026 @03:59PM (#47027484)

In the recent versions is using the Intel Q35, but you can still use the 440BX for legacy compatibility

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