Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:16:40 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Bill Blum <wblum@gemair.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Volunteer with genuine i386 cpu & lots of time wanted. Message-ID: <20030227161640.GD88361@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <3E5E27CF.FD1802E4@mindspring.com> References: <bulk.7103.20030226154035@hub.freebsd.org> <001001c2de59$e0544570$a74573d1@SPONGEBOB> <3E5E27CF.FD1802E4@mindspring.com>
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--FFoLq8A0u+X9iRU8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 06:59:27AM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > Bill Blum wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:13:18 +0100 > > > From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> > > > Subject: Volunteer with genuine i386 cpu & lots of time wanted. > > > > > > Is there anybody out there who can try to run a straight -current > > > on a _real_ i386 class CPU ? > >=20 > > ... the install of 5.0-RELEASE dies horribly on the 386 box I have... w= ill > > swap out with another 386 on Friday. > >=20 > > I'm currently downloading -CURRENT, and will try to get it running over > > spring break (2 weeks away.) > > I'll let you know how it goes. >=20 > You will need to build your own ISO. The default 5.x distribution > does not contain i386 support in the GENERIC config file. Sorry if > Poul wasn't clear on what he was actually asking for... it's bigger > than it appears at first glance. >=20 Uh no. Install the minimal 4.x, which supports the i386, then stack the 5.0 kernel with ``cpu I386_CPU'', then manually install 5.0 distributions (base, etc.) under this kernel. 5.0 binaries (though optimized for 486), will run perfectly on 386. Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age --FFoLq8A0u+X9iRU8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+XjnoUkv4P6juNwoRAlhpAJwMgKdYnao/wkZdQE9uisHgwT5PygCfYEdi IPiAPdLJdHHqoL4zT+Unb8I= =1srj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --FFoLq8A0u+X9iRU8-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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