On Wednesday 12 December 2001 22:49, you wrote:
> Are you sure you have the software coprocessor in your kernel? It isn't
> obvious how that relates to fork(), but it is required for Linux. You've
> at least got past loading the kernel, so there's hope.
No, I'm not. If I ask Tom (from tomsrtbt) he'll tell me to build one. (Groan)
I'm sure you've fingered it. To quote Fagan: "I think I'd better think it out
again"
OK, to plan B then - the upgrade.
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Declan Moriarty
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>
> Dave
> Declan Moriarty wrote:
> > INIT: Init version 2.60 booting
> > INIT Cannot fork.... retrying
> > INIT: Cannot fork /etc/rc.S
> > INIT: entering runlevel 4
> > INIT: No more processes left at this runlevel.
> >
> > The power switch is the only way out. The cpu appears to be a 20 Mhz
> > Intel 386 - not the 386sx I expected, but without a coprocessor all the
> > same. I tried with 2 standard (and working) copies of Toms and got the
> > same result, same place. Ditto Maniasoft's windes - it won't load. 2
> > copies - same error, same line. Someone tried to install windows and
> > failed. I imagine this is betraying a fundemental hardware inadequacy.
> > Whassat?
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