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Date:      Fri, 4 Apr 1997 10:58:37 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Just Baldrick <baldrick@rmsq.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD-2.2.1
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970404105814.1738G-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199704041755.KAA13669@rmsq.com>

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On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Just Baldrick wrote:

> >setting flags 0x1 for npx0 (via -c at Boot:). There is a problem with
> >the optimized bcopy code and some VGA cards.
> 
> This worked - I don't know why setting a flag for a math co-processor
> fixes some interaction between bcopy code (string manipulation?)
> and VGA cards 
> but setting the flag to 0x1 via -c in the boot floppy
> and subsequently adding to the kernal conf file 
> enabled us to put up 2.2.1 on the laptop
> thanks

I saw that and it blew me away.  Thanks for the hint David.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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