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From: othman@oasys.pc.my (Othman bin Hj. Ahmad)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0R fails on npx 387
Message-ID: <NB9myc3w165w@oasys.pc.my>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 94 20:14:58 GMT
References: <hvozdaD0KpuC.FGA@netcom.com>
Distribution: world
Organization: Personal,Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia
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hvozda@netcom.com (Eric S. Hvozda) writes:

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> 
> >	NetBSD didn't work either, but Linux did. 
> 
> Does linux do demand paging? I dunno...

I started this thread.
I use an Intel 386DX25 with Intel 387.

It did not fail on my 386bsd 0.1 with and without patchkit.
I don't really know if it actually uses the 387 or not.

I don't even know if it FreeBSD 2.0 actually works using my 387
because it did not give me a chance. It detects it, but rejects this
chip saying output error. I don't mind having misleading error
messages as long as I've the option of overiding them.

I don't like this automatic install and test on FreeBSD 2.0. It
should be able to allow me to do manual install.

Disclaimer: I only speak for myself.

SABAH is Heaven.
Perpetual Clear Blue Sky, Sea and Mountains near modern civilisations,
but how long will this last?