Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 18:41:43 -0700 (MST) From: Doug Russell <drussell@saturn-tech.com> To: Howard Lew <hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com> Cc: Paul Southworth <pauls@locust.etext.org>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Crashes with 6x86L-P200+ Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970331184028.12917A-100000@586quick166.saturn-tech.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970331120856.16701C-100000@www2.shoppersnet.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Howard Lew wrote: > I don't know if the cpu detection routines modify any cpu settings, but I > heard that the linear frame buffer feature (Write Gathering) can be > enabled (normally disabled) to boost speed on Cyrix 6x86 cpus. I think > that raises the fps numbers for video. I don't remember who did the patch... but if I remember right, there were options to allow you to enable some of the extended features on the 6x86. Does anyone know more info on this? It doesn't seem to be in the list archives yet. Later...... <Doug>
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.95.970331184028.12917A-100000>