Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 08:34:58 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.dk.tfs.com> To: dg@root.com Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, Just Baldrick <baldrick@rmsq.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-2.2.1 Message-ID: <2820.860222098@critter> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 04 Apr 1997 16:56:40 -0800." <199704050056.QAA14294@root.com>
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In message <199704050056.QAA14294@root.com>, David Greenman writes: >>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. > > Incidently, the npx0 flags is a kludge. We don't yet have a way of toggling >generic kernel flags in userconfig, so instead Bruce is using the unused >flags on npx0 (which is a required device). This behavior will go away at >some point... In the case of the P5-bcopy it isn't at all inappropriate when you consider the implementation... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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