Date: 20 Oct 1999 17:54:13 -0700 From: Michael Endsley <multios@pctechnician.net> To: markv@pixar.com Cc: freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pico won't boot Message-ID: <19991021005413.4264.cpmta@c004.sfo.cp.net>
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Sorry for the long delay. How can I rebuild the kernel when it won't finish booting in the first place? I haven't looked since I had the problem, but can the kernel be configured before trying to "load" it? Thanks, Mike On Mon, 11 October 1999, "Mark VandeWettering" wrote: > In-Reply-To: Michael Endsley <multios@pctechnician.net> > "Pico won't boot" (Sep 22, 11:26pm) > Subject: Re: Pico won't boot > References: <19990923062603.5542.cpmta@c004.sfo.cp.net> > To: Michael Endsley <multios@pctechnician.net>, freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG > Delivered-To: pctechnician.net%multios@pctechnician.net > From: "Mark VandeWettering" <markv@pixar.com> > Received: (cpmta 25646 invoked from network); 11 Oct 1999 13:27:17 -0700 > from pixar.pixar.com (HELO pixar.com) (138.72.10.20) > by smtp.c004-mx000.c004.sfo.cp.net with SMTP; 11 Oct 1999 13:27:17 -0700 > from omnipotus.pixar.com (omnipotus.pixar.com [138.72.40.61]) > by pixar.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id NAA28276; > Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:27:25 -0700 (PDT) > by omnipotus.pixar.com (Smail3.1.29.1 #2) > id m11am2N-00IEcjC; Mon, 11 Oct 99 13:27 PDT > Content-Length: 437 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Return-Path: <markv@pixar.com> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Reply-To: markv@pixar.com > X-Received: 11 Oct 1999 20:27:17 GMT > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:27:15 -0700 > Message-Id: <9910111327.ZM227614@omnipotus> > X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.3 08feb96 MediaMail) > > > Umm, just a guess, but many of the picobsd builds don't have floating point > emulation code compiled into them (presumably to save space). That's probably > what the npx0 message you listed was saying. > > Try commenting the floating point emulation line in the kernal config, > rebuilding, and seeing if that works. > > Mark > > -- > Mark T. VandeWettering Telescope Information (and more) > Email: <markv@pixar.com> http://www.idle.com/~markv/ I have and run the following: OS/2 Warp 3 & 4 Linux (Debian 2.1 and Redhat 5.2) FreeBSD 3.0 & 2.21 Windows 3.1 95 & 98 Amiga 500 & 4000 If that can't keep a person confused then nothing can! :) _______________________________________________________ Are you a Techie? Get Your Free Tech Email Address Now! Many to choose from! Visit http://www.TechEmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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