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Date:      Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:46:12 -0400
From:      Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: multimedia/MMX, Celeron CPU, and the kernel config
Message-ID:  <20030901204611.GA57316@keyslapper.org>
In-Reply-To: <3F538E6E.20000@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>
References:  <20030831234028.GA7528@keyslapper.org> <3F52C558.4020503@netcabo.pt> <20030901175624.GB55612@keyslapper.org> <3F538E6E.20000@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>

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On 09/01/03 08:22 PM, Hendrik Hasenbein sat at the `puter and typed:
> Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> > Now, I realize no one will want to make 'supported' or 'guaranteed'
> > recommendations, but I would certainly appreciate some pointers on
> > taking the above information and determining the ideal CPU options to
> > use in my kernel.  I looked at the handbook, and can't find any such
> > details or links.  My main goal is to find out what CPU features are
> > disabled through the kernel config, and enable them - particularly MMX
> > support.
> 
> You don't need to enable MMX in the kernel. Your mplayer had MMX on, the 
> mplayerxp not I remember. Perhaps there is a switch for mplayerxp.
> 
> > Features=0x183f9ff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR> 
> > Does this specify just detection or kernel config?
> 
> I would call it detection.
> 
> Hendrik

Thank you.  Glad I checked before just rebuilding.

Lou
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