Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 10:58:37 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Just Baldrick <baldrick@rmsq.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-2.2.1 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970404105814.1738G-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199704041755.KAA13669@rmsq.com>
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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. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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