Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:05:42 -0500 From: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-9.1 would not boot on pentium3 laptop Message-ID: <511200C6.8070602@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20130206135731.2d4dce9e@X220.ovitrap.com> References: <5111DE44.7040008@aldan.algebra.com> <20130206115016.51f927ca@X220.ovitrap.com> <5111E600.4020703@aldan.algebra.com> <20130206135731.2d4dce9e@X220.ovitrap.com>
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On 06.02.2013 01:57, Erich Dollansky wrote:
>>> I have had a Fujitsu LifeBook which I only could use with 7.x out
>>> > >for the same reason.
>> >Is there a PR? Thanks,
> No. I did not want to bother people for such an old device.
You should have. If it is listed as "supported", it should be working.
And FreeBSD still supports 486 CPUs (though not the 386). Testing old
devices is difficult for developers, so they'd rely on users like
yourself to tell them about regressions...
-mi
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