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Date:      Fri, 15 May 1998 10:25:24 -0700
From:      Studded <Studded@dal.net>
To:        art@neilson.ddns.org
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CLK_USE_I586_CALIBRATION
Message-ID:  <355C7A84.75222EE3@dal.net>
References:  <3.0.5.32.19980514211049.0080e520@neilson.ddns.org>

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Arthur W. Neilson III wrote:
> 
> I rebuilt my kernel with bpfilter and IPFIREWALL enabled ...
> I noticed when I reviewed the boot time messages in /var/log/messages
> that FreeBSD wanted to set the timing via CLK_USE_I586_CALIBRATION first,
> then CLK_USE_I8254_CALIBRATION then finally old method.  It had Hz frequencies
> listed for each, looked like CLK_USE_I586_CALIBRATION had the best resolution.
> The OS seemed to resort to the 'old method' since I hadn't specified either
> parameter in my kernel config.  I do have a AMD K6-200 installed, and I assume
> I can use the CLK_USE_I586_CALIBRATION.  How/where in the kernel config file
> do I specify this unknown parameter since I can't find it in the "Complete
> FreeBSD" book anywhere?  How do I turn it on????

	There are sample examples for all kernel options in
/sys/i386/config/LINT. I have no idea how the 586 calibration will
interact with the amd but I suppose it's worth a shot. Make sure that
you keep a working kernel around before you start testing. 

> Mahalo!!!

Aloha, :)

Doug

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