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From: fred@lightside.net (Fred Condo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD vs. Am5x86
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 16:14:15 -0700
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So is FreeBSD definitively compatible with the 586 chip? I am not having
any luck installing 2.1.5 on my 586 system. The installation keeps
crashing with memory faults and error 11's. The system memory self-test
passes, however.

Thanks for any insights!
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