Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:28:10 +0100 From: robert w hall <bobh@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: freebsd 2.2.5 kernel on cyrix 686 M2-MMX cpu Message-ID: <u3EcaCA6klM1Ewa7@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980408234247.13615N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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doug sorry, context of this message has been lost, and you probably couldn't recall the original in your general flood of queries. The point is that on my cyrix 686 M2-MMX the 2.2.5 kernel collapses on startup on a general protection fault, but the 2.2.6 one comes up OK. (I suppose I could now download the 2.2.2 kernel and see if that works!?) I now have the whole of 2.2.6 bin directory downloaded from the uk mirror, but a nearly full disk, and have two questions - 1) do I expect many differences between the 2.2.5 and 2.2.6 binaries (ok I'll do a diff, but if there are lots of differences I'd just not bother - but if most of the /usr files are the same, or compatible, I'll prune them out and let my other system still act as server -) 2) with this in mind, why is the new kernel put at the end of the distribution (at least it appears to be) so I have to download all 70+ files in bin to get to it?? In message <Pine.BSF.3.96.980408234247.13615N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>, Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> writes >On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, robert w hall wrote: > >> Latest News - the new 2.2.6 generic kernel, downloaded to a floppy, does >> appear to boot ok on my cyrix box (not much help to me though, since >> I've bought the full 2.2.5 CDROM set!) > >Oh well, the 2.2.6 CD won't be available for a bit, and thanks for >supporting the project :) > >Doug White | University of Oregon >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > -- robert w hall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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