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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 18 May 2006 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> > You could be right.  It looks like busybox might have
> > a problem with 386sx computers.  Unfortunately I have
> > no 386sx computers to test it on.  I have 486, P1 and
> > P2 computers, and it works fine on those.
>
> I have just tested BL3.40 on a 486sx (no copro).
> It works fine.  ifconfig, ping, no problem.
> So the lack of copro is not the issue.
>
> If there is a problem, it is on 386 computers.
> Is anybody else using a 386?  If so, I would
> be grateful for some feedback.

We have a desktop 386 that my partner just put together with space for 4MB 
or 16MB RAM and a spot for a 387 processor which we have (can test both 
ways).  It is lower powered so he wants to use it for data acquisition (to 
be left on all the time).  386 SLC cpu (like a laptop cpu).

Also one laptop 386 (387?)  computer with 3MB RAM which works without 
X but no network card.  And one that won't support linux with 5MB RAM. 
And one with 1MB RAM.  We just recycled another with 5MB RAM that drained 
CMOS batteries and needed external keyboard but ran linux.  Do you want 
anything other than networking tested on a 386?

Can I test networking with the 2-floppy BL3 if I add my own 3c509.o?  I 
can check if I have an ne card somewhere.  Is DLINK ne?  We have two of 
them in unopened boxes.

Sindi

> Cheers,
> Steven