Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 20:35:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: System Administrator <pe@pe.lssu.edu> Cc: hmmm <hmmm@alaska.net>, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: NCR box and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960918203430.225L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960914154542.3097A-100000@pe.lssu.edu>
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On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, System Administrator wrote: > > i had that problem with a machine (i'm 97% sure it was npx0), > > and it was a 386sx. the best answer i could find is that the > > stock fpu emulator was not well. i do have 2.1.5 running on > > many other sx's though ... what was interesting is that by > > snapping in a 387, according to my boss, the machine booted > > fine! i got advice to compile gnu's fpu emulation into > > the kernel. (newsgroups) > > > > so how can I compile gnu's fpu emulation into the kernel?.. can I it from > other FreeBSD box or other Linux box?. Check LINT. There is an option you add, then recompile, resinstall, reboot, and you're off. DON'T REMOVE the device npx0 line though, you still need it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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