Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 03:51:17 -0700 (PDT) From: fbsdmail@dnswatch.com To: gljennjohn@googlemail.com Cc: fbsdmail@dnswatch.com, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A couple of AMD kernel config questions Message-ID: <cc7ff9a9d31d7845c3641ac932d5d93a.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <20100526122042.3a0321ff@ernst.jennejohn.org> References: <0bb3000bdf423ee8f4fde8d10baa0fbb.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> <20100526122042.3a0321ff@ernst.jennejohn.org>
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On Wed, May 26, 2010 3:20 am, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 2010 02:14:34 -0700 (PDT) > fbsdmail@dnswatch.com wrote: > >> Greetings, >> I'm experimenting with an AMD Athlon X2 CPU: >> http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/athlon-x2/Pages/AMD-at >> hlon-x2-processor-model-numbers-feature-comparison.aspx >> >> I just got. This will be the first AMD based kernel I've built. >> So I find myself with a couple of questions I'm hoping someone >> here can assist with. As I understand it, this CPU is a K9, does the >> following line from GENERIC still apply? cpu HAMMER # aka K8, aka >> Opteron & Athlon64 >> >> > > Yes. Doesn't really mean anything. I have an X2 and that's the cpu > setting in my kernel config. > >> I noticed the following in NOTES >> # x86 real mode BIOS emulator, required by atkbdc/dpms/vesa >> options X86BIOS >> >> If I include VESA support in the kernel, will I also need to add the >> that entry to obtain keyboard && VESA support? >> > > Look at /sys/conf/files.amd64. The BIOS emulator is automatically > included if you have VESA in you config file. > >> Any other AMD specific tweaks I should apply? >> Any comments/suggestions anyone wouls care to offer, will be grsatly >> appreciated. >> > > If your mother board allows it and you have SATA drives I suggest > including ATA_CAM and enabling AHCI in the BIOS. That allows, among other > things, hot swapping drives. > > -- > Gary Jennejohn > >
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