Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:38:34 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0-R on a amd386dx/40 Message-ID: <199810210938.LAA25430@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <19981021022458.12727@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> from John-Mark Gurney at "Oct 21, 98 02:24:58 am"
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John-Mark Gurney wrote: > Stephen McKay scribbled this message on Oct 21: > > On Wednesday, 21st October 1998, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > > > > >most of the utils fail out... fsck barfs just after displaying the > > >word free when it's outputing stats, df fails just as it's about to > > >print the first file system... > > > > Sounds like the FP emulator isn't working. What do the npx lines say > > on boot? > > well, it doesn't matter... as I told another person, the problem is > that the binaries FAIL on a 2.2.1-R system... and this is a system that > runs systat perfectly fine... so the problem isn't the floating point.. > > and the 3.0-R newfs fails on his new 2.2.6-R install that we just did > tonight... so I KNOW it's not a math emulation problem... Definitely FP-related. I happen to have an amd386dx/40 here, and just took a quick look. I may do some digging myself, if nothing comes up in the next few hours. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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