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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: Q: FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 motherboard swap 486->386, system won't boot!
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 20:08:33 GMT
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lliu@u.washington.edu (L. Liu) writes:

>I installed FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 on a 486 system. Recently, I swap the
>motherboard to a 386 one. I can't boot. It says something about
>"panic" related to "cpu class." Is there a way to remedy the situation?

Did you build a new kernel with only

	cpu             "I486_CPU"

in the kernel config file maybe? I think that will hurt you when you
go back to using a 386.

The GENERIC kernel is built with:

	cpu             "I386_CPU"
	cpu             "I486_CPU"
	cpu             "I586_CPU"

Maybe you can try to boot the generic kernel?

Wilko