Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:00:20 +0100 (MET) | From | Robert Kaiser <> | Subject | Re: Anybody got 2.4.0 running on a 386 ? |
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> math-FPU emulation takes up quite some space in the kernel image, so this > could indeed be the case. Could you disable any non-boot-essential > subsystem (networking, or the serial driver, or anything else), to > significantly reduce the image size? >
I tried this: apparently no effect. However, there may be hardware issues involved (see below).
> not really. Could you write a small function that just reads the kernel > image from the first symbol to the last one, and see whether it crashes? > (read it into a volatile variable to make sure GCC reads it.)
I tried this: Reading the entire image never caused any crashes.
However, I did have some (rare) instances of the kernel booting successfully. Then it would fail again, booting the very same image that had worked before.
I am beginning to suspect that I may be dealing with flaky hardware. (I'm working from home today and I only have access to one of my 386 specimen here).
I guess I'll better shut up until I can double check on some other 386 boards tomorrow....
In the meantime, it would be helpful if anyone who has successfully booted a 2.4.0 kernel on a 386 could report this to the list.
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