Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 07:53:42 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Walton <dwalton@psiint.com> To: Jason Gilbert <jason@scott.net> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: kernel recompile Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960119074651.58195B-100000@vv.psiint.com> In-Reply-To: <30FEC752.41C67EA6@scott.net>
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On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Jason Gilbert wrote: > This seems to be a common problem. In the say, 3 months I've been messing > with FreeBSD I've seen it at least 20 times probably more. Anyway, I think > I have a possible thought of where the problem is coming from. In the > handbook section on compiling your own kernel, the instructions say to read > through the section that outlines the different parts of the config file if > you are new to unix. When you come across the npx0 device the description > reads: > > npx0 is the interface to the math coprocessor. If you have one then make > sure you've commented out MATH_EMULATE above. If you do not have a math > coprocessor, you can comment this out. > > The last sentence seems a little on the vague side and I think many people > might be confusing "this" with the npx0 device. This should probably be > edited in the documentation. Just a thought. The way I read that, it IS referring to the npx0 device. The only reason I didn't run into this problem is that I have a 486, so I didn't comment npx0 out. If npx0 is mandatory, then I would say that the handbook is WRONG, not merely confusing. That paragraph needs to be fixed. Dave ========================================================================== David Walton Programmer PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc. email: dwalton@psiint.com 190 South Orchard #C200 Fax :(707)451-6484 Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone:(707)451-3503 ==========================================================================
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