Re: 2.0.31 legacy 386 compatibility?

Pavel Machek (pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:31:50 +0100


Hi!

> machine has a hardware FPU, and I've both compiled in and removed
> software FPU emulation (with no effect). I installed using the 486

Aha. Try installing FPU emulation, and *making kernel think than
there's no FPU*.

> and have been compiling test kernels there, then moving the cards,
> drive, etc over to the 386 to test each new kernel. They always
> freeze on the 386, but when the same drive and hardware is moved to my
> 486 it boots just fine. Former kernels never have a problem, and the
> machine still runs my previous 2.0,29 (modified Redhat 4.0) install
> flawlessly.

Hmm. Is that kernel compiled for 386, is it?

Pavel
PS: That FPU is *not* 287? (just by chance)

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