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Date:      Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:20:11 -0500
From:      Michael Joyner <mjoyner2@hq.dyns.cx>
To:        Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>
Cc:        freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, Olaf Erb <olaf@erb.nu>
Subject:   Re: vmware2 and simd problem
Message-ID:  <1038590411.3de7a1cbc2e33@imp.hq.dyns.cx>
In-Reply-To: <20021129164707.GA93899@nevermind.kiev.ua>
References:  <20021129111925.A74886@erb.nu> <1038586804.3de793b42a721@imp.hq.dyns.cx> <20021129164707.GA93899@nevermind.kiev.ua>

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i use SSE instructions in both mencoder/mplayer and transcoder
for their SPEED improvements when converting audio/visual files
into vcd format.

i do *not* want to disable SSE

Quoting Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>:

> Hello, Michael Joyner!
> 
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 11:20:04AM -0500, you wrote:
> 
> > but i use SSE instructions (transcode & mencoder/mplayer)!
> 
> mplayer uses runtime CPU detection mechanism. It will detect that your
> CPU doesn't have SSE enabled.
> 
> > > I searched the freebsd mailing list archives because I had the same
> > > problem with my athlon machine.. no more win2k nor newer linux under 
> > > vmware2.. 
> > > 
> > > Well.. till last night :) I rebooted, looked into the system BIOS
> > > of the Epox 8k3a (XP 2000) and - there was it:  option 'enable SSE' 
> > > I turned it off and voila - win2k works again, no more bluescreens.
> > > 
> > > Be sure not to turn on CPU_ATHLON_SSE_HACK in your kernel config file
> > > (overrides
> > > BIOS config). Disabling CPU_ENABLE_SSE didn't help, I tried this months
> > > before, btw.
> > > 
> > > I'm not subscribed to -emulation, it would be nice if you forward this 
> > > solution to the list. I don't know if it works with other athlon boards.
> 
> -- 
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> 


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