Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 10:36:34 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: Anil John <ajohn@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us> Cc: Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Compiling kernel for ATAPI CD-ROM error - fatal signal 11- what is it? Message-ID: <31D53F72.7D61@ime.net> References: <01BB654A.30C32020@ppp47.bcpl.lib.md.us>
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Anil John wrote: > > Greg Lehey[SMTP:grog@lemis.de] wrote: >> >>OK, at a guess I'd change these ones: >> >>> Cache Timing Control: Normal*/Fast/Turbo >>> DRAM Timing Control: Normal*/Fast >>> Fast DRAM: Enabled/Disabled* >> >>If that fixes the problem, it will also slightly slow down the machine >>(probably not enough to be noticable). If you really want to squeeze >>out the last 0.5% performance, you can then gradually try speeding >>things up. The trouble is, you can easily get the machine into a >>marginally unstable situation where it fails in strange ways only when >>your back it turned. >> > > It works!!! I just compiled a new kernel with no problem... > Actually what I did was use the BIOS defaults for that page > which included the above settings... > I really did not see any visible performance hits. So I think > I'll leave it where it is... > Goes to show how important it is to start out with the basics (defaults) when stepping out into the unknown! One step at a time. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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