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Michael Lucas 2005-05-12 02:05:29 +00:00
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</question>
<answer>
<para>Let me guess. You removed
<para>You probably removed
<devicename>npx0</devicename> (see &man.npx.4;)
from your kernel configuration file because you do not have a
math co-processor, right? Wrong! :-) The
<devicename>npx0</devicename> is
<emphasis>MANDATORY</emphasis>. Even if you do not have a
mathematic co-processor, you <emphasis>must</emphasis>
include the <devicename>npx0</devicename> device.</para>
math co-processor. The
<devicename>npx0</devicename> device is
<emphasis>MANDATORY</emphasis>. Somewhere inside your
hardware lies a device that provides hardware floating-point
support, even if it's no longer a separate device as used
in the good old 386 days.
You <emphasis>must</emphasis>
include the <devicename>npx0</devicename> device.
Even if you manage to build a kernel without
<devicename>npx0</devicename> support, it won't boot
anyway. </para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>