what can i do with a 486?

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

deeptech71 at gmail.com writes:
> OK now I've tried everything. Most minimal kernel I could get without
> compilation error. No optimizations. And it still reboots the system!
> Something more: now I've tried to pull out the floppy cables, and that
> 4slot-isa expantion card stuff, played around with all jumpers (IRQ,
> EPC DMA/OMGWTF?, WriteBack/WriteThrough, 33/25MHz, VGA output,
> ...). Same thing.
>
> DES, you asked for a log. How do I get it? Typing from the other
> monitor now...

Serial console.

> OK, conclusion:
> The error is in no way because bad hardware or bad hardware config. A
> smaller kernel isn't a fix. The error rises when the kernel loads
> other modules and probes other devices. The source might be somewhere
> here. A module isn't compatible with the hardware.

% cat >/boot/loader.conf
beastie_disable="YES"
boot_verbose="YES"
acpi_load="NO"
^D

How much memory does the machine have?  We used to be able to run in
8 MB, but 7-CURRENT might need as much 16 MB to boot.  Have you tried
an older release?

> ident BAREv7

Looks fine, except that you will regret not having random and pty.

DES
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