i386/104194: how can i add other cpu types to configuration? won't install on older cmptrs.

[Remko Lodder]

The following reply was made to PR i386/104194; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Remko Lodder" <remko at elvandar.org>
To: "Brian" <Brian.Weiberg at symbol.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: i386/104194: how can i add other cpu types to configuration? 
     won't install on older cmptrs.
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:30:56 +0200 (CEST)

 Hello Brian,
 
 Please repost this question to questions at FreeBSD.org
 <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions> since
 this is a userquestion and not a problem.  Problems can be the result
 of a discussion on questions@ so if people think that this warrents a
 Problem, please get back to me so that we can reopen the ticket (or
 create a new one) with decent information (if this were a problem, you
 would not have submitted enough clear information).
 
 If no one beats me to it, i will close the PR real soon now ;)
 
 -- 
 Kind regards,
 
    Remko Lodder  ** remko at elvandar.org
         FreeBSD  ** remko at FreeBSD.org
 
    /* Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes */
 
 
 <quote who="Brian">
 >
 >>Number:         104194
 >>Category:       i386
 >>Synopsis:       how can i add other cpu types to configuration? won't
 >> install on older cmptrs.
 >>Confidential:   no
 >>Severity:       non-critical
 >>Priority:       low
 >>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
 >>State:          open
 >>Quarter:
 >>Keywords:
 >>Date-Required:
 >>Class:          change-request
 >>Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >>Arrival-Date:   Mon Oct 09 02:30:17 GMT 2006
 >>Closed-Date:
 >>Last-Modified:
 >>Originator:     Brian
 >>Release:        6.1
 >>Organization:
 > personal use
 >>Environment:
 >>Description:
 > I tried to install free bsd on a friends older computer. her computer
 > has am old amd k6/2 processor 475mhz and needs an os to run smoothly
 > (non windows) she bought the machine for 5 bucks with no os on the hdd.
 >  any suggestions?
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 >
 >>Fix:
 >
 >>Release-Note:
 >>Audit-Trail:
 >>Unformatted:
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