Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 09:31:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: build flags for a 386DX (5.1) Message-ID: <20030614093043.I79103@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20030613210235.GA78774@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <200306121446.42456.john@jnielsen.net> <20030613124218.P69249@carver.gumbysoft.com> <20030613210235.GA78774@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 12:44:06PM -0700, Doug White wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, John Nielsen wrote: > > > > > [escalated from -questions] > > > > > > Hi folks- > > > > > > I am setting up FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE on a 386DX. > > > > That works? 386 is not a supported CPU on 5.X. It is missing atomic > > operations that is necesary for proper operation of threading. > > It is if you compile your own kernel, it's just not supported by > default. Ah, ok. I stand corrected. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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