Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:27:31 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: i386+i287 |
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Hi!
> I tried to run a 2.1.94 kernel on an old i386 box which has i287 > coprocessor. The kernel oops'ed after printing > > Checking 386/387 coupling... Hmm, [skipped] Oops [skipped] > > I wonder, should I use math emulation on this box?
Yes. You should probably also hack arch/ code a bit and note that comment saying that people with 287 deserve to lose :-).
Pavel PS: You'll need math emulation and you'll probably need to patch your kernel.
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