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Date:      Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:12:18 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        Spencer_Russell@INS.COM (Spencer Russell)
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BAD KERNEL
Message-ID:  <199612051912.NAA05145@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19961205183204.006b96dc@lexicon.ins.com> from Spencer Russell at "Dec 5, 96 01:32:04 pm"

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In a previous message, Spencer Russell said:
> Hello:)
> 
> I'm rebuilding my kernel for FreeBSD 4.4 Lite 32-bit OS.  Config works fine
> but when I run make, it errors out and tells me Undefined symbol in
> Kern_sysctl.o    '_hw_float', referrenced from text segment, error code 1.
> My system is a 486DX4 100. Does this processor have a built-in
> math-coprocessor or not, is my first question. I thought it did so I
> disabled the math emulate option.  

Yes, DX machines have the built in math co-processor. But you also deleted
the npx0 device, which is for accessing the co-processor. Put it back and
rebuild.

Paul.

-- 
"My friends say she's a dumb blonde, but they don't know she dyes her hair."
         -Thomas Dolby, "Aliens Ate my Buick"



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