From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 30 15:22:08 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id PAA03498 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 30 Nov 1995 15:22:08 -0800 Received: from ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (root@ix-sb1-07.ix.netcom.com [204.32.201.39]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id PAA03493 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 1995 15:21:57 -0800 Received: (from d_burr@localhost) by ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (8.6.11/8.6.9) id PAA02772; Thu, 30 Nov 1995 15:21:30 -0800 Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 15:21:25 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr X-Sender: d_burr@ncc-1701-d To: Mark Walters cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.1.0 kernel compilation error? In-Reply-To: <78B685B6E12@admin.ox.ac.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Mark Walters wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to compile a new kernel for a 2.1.0 system running on a > 386DX33 (no 387) with 8MB RAM. I've installed the ssys.a* files > and have been able to compile some other software (the TCP_Wrappers > package) but I've run into a problem... I've modified the config > file ; > > #device npx0 at isa? port "IO_NPX" irq 13 vector npxintr > [...] > undefined symbol _hw_float I *THINK* (Please correctme if I'm wrong, folks) that the npx0 device mustr be enabled, regardless of whether you have a hardware or software floating point unit. I think the rationale behind this is, if a Hardware fpu exists, npx0 calls it; if not, npx0 is the entry point for the software fpu emulation. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **