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Date:      Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:51:12 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "Jorge Mario G." <murcielako@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: device npx   <--- what for?
Message-ID:  <20040812135112.0d95ec1d.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040812173544.84771.qmail@web50307.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20040812173544.84771.qmail@web50307.mail.yahoo.com>

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"Jorge Mario G." <murcielako@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi there
> I'm using freebsd 5.2.1-RELEASE
> 
> I compiled my kernel without ISA and FLOPPY because I
> dont have that hardware.
> but the kernel failed at 
> /../.../isa./npx_devclass and npx_XXXX
> 
> once I added ISA and Floppy all worked again
> 
> my questions is why do I need npx? and isa?

npx is the floating point math driver.  You either need it or software
emulation of an FPU.

You need isa because npx depends on it.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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