Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:43:06 -0600 (CST) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: Thierry Herbelot <herbelot@cybercable.fr> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Do I need a 387 to install FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <XFMail.991129164306.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <3842FF47.FCABB55D@cybercable.fr>
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On 29-Nov-99 Thierry Herbelot wrote: > Hello, > > A friend of mine insists on being a victim of the FreeBSD virus ;> > : he > wants an ancient 386 PC to become his gateway to the Internet (via a > Cable connection). perfectly reasonable use for a door-stop box, 8 (orisit 12 ?) megs of memory and you should be good to go. > > I've just read the handbook section on installing FreeBSD and I don't > see wether the GENERIC kernel needs a 387 or not. What should I read ? > (the GENERIC conf file does not seem to help) - maybe you missed the line (?): options MATH_EMULATE #Support for x87 emulation Regards, -- Don Read dread@calcasieu.com EDP Manager dread@texas.net Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX -- No Coffee No Peace To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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