Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:07:20 +0100 From: Alex <akruijff@dds.nl> To: Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: 80386 out of GENERIC Message-ID: <635948263.20021214220720@dds.nl> In-Reply-To: <200211191056.44469.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> References: <200211191145.12974.avleeuwen@piwebs.com> <200211191056.44469.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com>
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Dear/Beste Johnson, I read this on the advocacy list. Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 7:56:44 PM, you wrote: > Support for the 80386 processor has been removed from the GENERIC kernel. The > default FreeBSD kernel is now more optimized for modern CPUs. No longer do > you have to settle for performance draining compatibility with hardware you > haven't owned in a decade. I don't feel this is a good decision. (I still have a 486, act as a small server and a 286 witch is in storage) This basally means that any one who doesn't have the latest processor can't install FreeBSD. (I could be wrong) Having a option during the installation to use GENERIC or PENTIUM (IV) would be far better. A option to enable/disable hardware compile one own kernel would be great to. I never owned any SCSI devices in a decade. -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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