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From: jim@shark.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl (Jim Rump)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386bsd] instlling fpu results in floating exceptions
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Date: 9 Dec 92 22:20:10 GMT
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Jim Rump (jim@shark.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl) wrote:
: Andre B. Skarzynski (andre@maties.sun.ac.za) wrote:
: : In article <6440@tuegate.tue.nl> jim@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Jim Rump) writes:
: : 
: : >Hi,
: : 
: : >I also bought one a few day ago(ULSI). This fpu causes the same problems
: : >described above. Since I installled the pfu gcc is stop frequently]
: : >by SIGNAL 6. Very stange.....
: : 
: : >I hope someone has some experience with this.
: : 
: : 
: : I also have this problem with my '287 npu installed. But sometimes 
: : if I run gcc again on the same code it works! Strange.
: : 
: : It is an intel 287. I think. 
: 
: Yes this I excactly what is experienced. The probem can be solved 
: if you mask the floating excpetions in npx.h.
: 
: I'am trying this at this moment . I'll keep you informed.
: 
: Jim,

Hi,

I also tried a IIT. Result: same as with USLI. The problem is 
as concluded earlier the mainboard!

Jim