Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:27:25 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3 on Intel 386 ? Message-ID: <41A5895D.5030000@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <41A5880D.4030405@yahoo.com> References: <41A58384.30603@yahoo.com> <20041125070540.GA44058@freebie.xs4all.nl> <41A5880D.4030405@yahoo.com>
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Rob wrote: > Wilko Bulte wrote: > >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 04:02:28PM +0900, 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? >> >> >> One thing you need on the target system (IIRC..) is a FPU. > > > So? > The hardware requirements state "FreeBSD can run on 386 processors...". The GENERIC kernel that is shipped with FreeBSD will not boot on an 80386 processor, period. > Can I induce an FPU into my system by customizing my kernel? You'll need an FPU and a custom kernel that is compiled with the CPU_I386 option. Scott
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