From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 24 04:00:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B90F916A4CF for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:00:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68B5843D53 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:00:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) i0OC0cN1076730 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:00:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0OC0UFq064326 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:00:31 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0OC0UPw090847; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:00:30 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i0OC0Spn090846; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:00:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:00:28 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: "M. Warner Losh" Message-ID: <20040124120028.GI77998@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20040124074052.GA12597@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <20040124.004749.39463159.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040124.004749.39463159.imp@bsdimp.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.2-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Report: * -4.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on cicely5.cicely.de cc: PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 80386 support in -current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:00:59 -0000 On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 12:47:49AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20040124074052.GA12597@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> > Peter Jeremy writes: > : Does anyone know why FreeBSD 5.x would not run on a 386SX/387SX > : combination? I realise the performance would be very poor but I > : don't see any reason why it wouldn't work at all. > > Are you trying to run it on actual hardware? If so, what are the > problems? IIRC a FPU is required since a while. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de