diff --git a/libffado/SConstruct b/libffado/SConstruct

index 5c0c9a3..04aba5f 100644

--- a/libffado/SConstruct

+++ b/libffado/SConstruct

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ config_kernel = 2

 config_os = 3

 config = config_guess.split ("-")

-needs_fPIC = False

+needs_fPIC = True

 #=== Begin Revised CXXFLAGS ========================================= 

 def outputof(*cmd):

@@ -602,25 +602,32 @@ class CpuInfo (object):

     def cpu_info_x86(self):

         "parse /proc/cpuinfo for x86 kernels"

-        for k,v in cpuinfo_kv():

-            if k == 'processor':

-                self.cpu_count += 1

-                if self.cpu_count > 1:

-                    # assume all CPUs are identical features, no need to

-                    # parse all of them

-                    continue

-            elif k == 'vendor_id': # AuthenticAMD, GenuineIntel

-                self.vendor_id = v

-                self.is_amd = v == 'AuthenticAMD'

-                self.is_intel = v == 'GenuineIntel'

-            elif k == 'flags':

-                self.x86_flags = v.split()

-            elif k == 'model name':

-                self.model_name = v

-            elif k == 'cpu family':

-                self.cpu_family = v

-            elif k == 'model':

-                self.model = v

+        #for k,v in cpuinfo_kv():

+        #    if k == 'processor':

+        #        self.cpu_count += 1

+        #        if self.cpu_count > 1:

+        #            # assume all CPUs are identical features, no need to

+        #            # parse all of them

+        #            continue

+        #    elif k == 'vendor_id': # AuthenticAMD, GenuineIntel

+        #        self.vendor_id = v

+        #        self.is_amd = v == 'AuthenticAMD'

+        #        self.is_intel = v == 'GenuineIntel'

+        #    elif k == 'flags':

+        #        self.x86_flags = v.split()

+        #    elif k == 'model name':

+        #        self.model_name = v

+        #    elif k == 'cpu family':

+        #        self.cpu_family = v

+        #    elif k == 'model':

+        #        self.model = v

+        self.x86_flags = "mmx sse sse2".split()

+        self.vendor_id = 'GenuineIntel'

+        self.is_amd = False

+        self.is_intel = True

+        self.model_name = 'Generic Model Name'

+        self.cpu_family = 'Generic CPU Family'

+        self.model = 'Generic Model'

     def cpu_info_ppc(self):

         "parse /proc/cpuinfo for PowerPC kernels"

@@ -668,8 +675,8 @@ def is_userspace_32bit(cpuinfo):

     be 32-bit, such as Debian on powerpc64. This function tries to figure out

     if userspace is 32-bit, i.e. we might need to pass '-m32' or '-m64' to gcc.

     """

-    if not cpuinfo.is_64bit:

-        return True

+    #if not cpuinfo.is_64bit:

+    #    return True

     # note that having a 64-bit CPU means nothing for these purposes. You could

     # run a completely 32-bit system on a 64-bit capable CPU.

     answer = None

@@ -681,7 +688,7 @@ def is_userspace_32bit(cpuinfo):

     # Debian ppc64 returns machine 'ppc64', but userspace might be 32-bit

     # We'll make an educated guess by examining a known executable

-    exe = '/bin/mount'

+    exe = '/bin/bash'

     if os.path.isfile(exe):

         #print 'Found %s' % exe

         if os.path.islink(exe):