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Date:      Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:25:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        George Lu <georgel@ktinet.com.tw>
Cc:        www@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 3.0 Release can not boot from 386 CPU
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9901060923400.24238-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <36932AE6.DAE93970@ktinet.com.tw>

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On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, George Lu wrote:

> Dear FreeBSD develpoer,
> 
> I successfuly install 3.0R on K6-266 PC. After I change the harddisk to
> a single board computer with 386 CPU (no 387) and fail to boot. The
> error message as follow,
> /**********************************************************************/
> 
> Copyright (c) 1992-1998 FreeBSD Inc.
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>  The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan  5 15:56:50 CST 1999
>     root@gbsd30r.ktinet.com.tw:/usr/src/sys/compile/GEORGE
> Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz  cost 12695 ns
> CPU: NexGen 586 (386-class CPU)
>   Origin = "NexGenDriven"

I think this is being misdetected.  It's a NexGen CPU, thich I think is a
486-class CPU.  Also, you're using a custom kernel; does GENERIC work
okay?  If it does then rebuild the kernel for this box and include all the
CPU types.  

The GENERIC kernel is usually installed as /kernel.GENERIC unless you
removed it, so try typing '/kernel.GENERIC' at the boot: prompt and see if
it comes up okay.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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