Support for 80386 processors (the I386_CPU kernel configuration option)
Hello. I quoted the subject of the email directly from the kernel changes section of the FreeBSD/i386-RELEASE release notes. I am not sure if I am reading this correctly, but does this mean that people who have Intel-based processors (such as P4 and Celeron) should not use 6.0 and only use 5.4? I want to intsall FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on a Celeron and a P4, and to the best of my knowledge they are i386 processors (80386). If someone could clear this up I would appreciate it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Support for 80386 processors (the I386_CPU kernel configuration option)
On 2006-01-09 09:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. I quoted the subject of the email directly from the kernel changes section of the FreeBSD/i386-RELEASE release notes. I am not sure if I am reading this correctly, but does this mean that people who have Intel-based processors (such as P4 and Celeron) should not use 6.0 and only use 5.4? Of course, not! It means that 486 and latter processors are supported. I want to intsall FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on a Celeron and a P4, and to the best of my knowledge they are i386 processors (80386). You are referring to a processor family. The release notes refer to a particular CPU/processor type. I'm running 7.0-CURRENT on a Celeron system at home. You shouldn't have problems running any version on your CPU, from 4.X, to 5.4 or 5-STABLE, or evel 6.X. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Support for 80386 processors (the I386_CPU kernel configuration option)
On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 09:58:20AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. I quoted the subject of the email directly from the kernel changes section of the FreeBSD/i386-RELEASE release notes. I am not sure if I am reading this correctly, but does this mean that people who have Intel-based processors (such as P4 and Celeron) should not use 6.0 and only use 5.4? I want to intsall FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on a Celeron and a P4, and to the best of my knowledge they are i386 processors (80386). If someone could clear this up I would appreciate it. No, P4 and Celeron are not 80386 processors. They are descended from the 80386 and belong to the i386 *family* of processors, which is a slightly different thing. What has been removed from 6.0 is the ability to run on an *actual* 80386 CPU. They were state of the art in the late 80's, but that is a while ago. If your computer has a clock frequency of 50 MHz or more, it is almost certainly not using a real 80386. (If I remember correctly they were only available in speeds ranging from 16 MHz to 40 MHz.) FreeBSD 6.0 should run fine on any Intel CPU from the original Pentium and onwards. (Also on an 80486, if it has an hardware FPU - either built in or external.) -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
