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Subject: Re: 5.3 on Intel 386 ?
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Rob wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I thought 386 support had been removed since 5.X. But
>  http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/installation-i386.html
> says:
> 
>   1.2 Hardware Requirements
>   FreeBSD for the i386 requires a 486 or better processor to install
>   and run (although FreeBSD can run on 386 processors with a custom
>   kernel)....
> 
> What does this mean?
> Should I install on 486 or higher,

Highly recommended

> build a custom kernel and then
> physically put the very same disk in a 386 PC?

You could try this if you really wanted, yes.

Scott