From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 12 19:43:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D445616A4CE; Thu, 12 May 2005 19:43:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail21.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail21.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28BEA43D39; Thu, 12 May 2005 19:43:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (c211-30-75-229.belrs2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.30.75.229]) j4CJgb2Y009323 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Fri, 13 May 2005 05:42:40 +1000 Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (localhost.alcatel.com.au [127.0.0.1])j4CJgamS000257; Fri, 13 May 2005 05:42:36 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au) Received: (from pjeremy@localhost)j4CJga7j000256; Fri, 13 May 2005 05:42:36 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy) Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 05:42:36 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy To: "Michael W. Lucas" , doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20050512194236.GA223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <200505121505.j4CF5c7i076426@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050512152855.GD92175@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050512154337.GA73901@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050512163137.GA74349@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512171715.GA51426@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050512171715.GA51426@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:43:10 -0000 On Thu, 2005-May-12 19:17:15 +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: >(The hardware notes for 6-CURRENT seems to be correct, while those for >5-STABLE needs to be updated. The hardware notes for both 4.x and 5.x >also has bogus warnings about the 80386sx which should be removed. (Bogus >since from the OS's point of view there is no difference whatsoever >between the 80386sx and a full-blowb 80386dx.) OTOH, FreeBSD won't work on a 80486sx since that doesn't have a FPU. Either a 80486dx or a 80486sx/80487 is needed. This probably should be documented instead. And some of the 486 clones didn't have a FPU either (the IBM ones come to mind). -- Peter Jeremy