Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 06:04:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Sung Nae Cho <sucho2@quasar.phys.vt.edu> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Does kernel option "CPU_FASTER_5X86_FPU" apply to Intel Celeron CPU's? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0107200603140.4746-100000@quasar.phys.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010720030049.A83128@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 02:03:17AM -0400, Sung Nae Cho wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Anyone here know if the kernel option in LINT, "CPU_FASTER_5X86_FPU" > > applies to Celeron processors or if it only applies to 586 cpus as it's > > name seem to suggest? > > It doesn't apply to Celerons. > > > Also, I've noticed that you can get the soundcard to work in FreeBSD by > > loading the module at /boot/loader.conf. What's the advantage of > > compiling the sound support in kernel (say, options pcm) instead of using > > the module? If there isn't any advantages, I'd rather want to keep the > > kernel size small and load the modules as necessary. > > The only real downside is that you have to keep your modules in sync > with your kernel. If you use 'make buildkernel' as documented then > there's no problem. > > > Lastly, if I'll be loading the USB modules from /boot/loader.conf, do I > > still need to have the USB options compiled in the kernel or that's not > > necessary? > > Not necessary (and if you have it compiled in, you can't load the module :) > > Kris > Thanks so much for your help! Yours sincerely, Sung N. Cho, Friday, July 20, 2001. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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