Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:28:38 +0900 From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3 on Intel 386 ? Message-ID: <41A597B6.50605@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <41A5895D.5030000@freebsd.org> References: <41A58384.30603@yahoo.com> <20041125070540.GA44058@freebie.xs4all.nl> <41A5880D.4030405@yahoo.com> <41A5895D.5030000@freebsd.org>
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Scott Long wrote: > Rob wrote: > >> Wilko Bulte wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 04:02:28PM +0900, Rob wrote.. >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I thought 386 support had been removed since 5.X. But >>>> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/installation-i386.html >>>> says: >>>> >>>> 1.2 Hardware Requirements >>>> FreeBSD for the i386 requires a 486 or better processor to install >>>> and run (although FreeBSD can run on 386 processors with a custom >>>> kernel).... >>>> >>>> What does this mean? >>> >>> >>> >>> One thing you need on the target system (IIRC..) is a FPU. >> >> >> >> So? >> The hardware requirements state "FreeBSD can run on 386 processors...". > > > The GENERIC kernel that is shipped with FreeBSD will not boot on an > 80386 processor, period. > >> Can I induce an FPU into my system by customizing my kernel? > > > You'll need an FPU and a custom kernel that is compiled with the > CPU_I386 option. I'm not an expert here, but I found this: 80386SX = 386 w/o FPU 80386DX = 386 w/ FPU Should instead, the "Hardware Requirements" for 5.3 then mention this: ...(although FreeBSD can run on 80386DX processors... to be more precise, to avoid confusion/frustration for 80386SX owners? Rob.
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