Subject: Re: sysinst bug and errors
To: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/03/2002 19:33:36
On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Bob Nestor wrote:

> On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, at 08:18 AM, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Takeo Kuwata wrote:
> >
> >>> I think you shouldn't use any kernel configured with "options FPSP" on
> >>> non-68040 Macs.
> >>
> >> I think, this is not responsible for the error, which we are talking.
> >>
> >> Because the error,
> >>
> >> uid 0 comm newfs on /:file system full
> >> /: write failed, file system is full
> >>
> >> was also seen in 68030-Macs with no FPU.
> >> As Inanaga wrote,
> >>
> >> LCIII+ (030/33MHz, no FPU) newfs -> error
> >> LCIII+ (030/33MHz, + FPU) newfs -> OK
>
> I've been able to confirm what the problem is here and it doesn't look
> good.  It is in fact related to the absence of the FPU.  I pulled mine
> out and tried doing an installation with the 1.6F distribution and got
> the error.  With the FPU installed the installation works fine.
>
> A quick check of the m68k directory doesn't turn up and recent updates,
> so this may be caused by a compiler error.

What happens if you build a kernel without FPSP (with or without FPU)?

Frederick