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Get rid of math co-processor questions. We don't run on that sort of

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hardware out-of-the-box anyway, so it's not a FAQ.

Thanks to: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se>, for actually having
the presence of mind to go look at UPDATING and confirm/deny this.
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Michael Lucas 2005-05-12 16:30:12 +00:00
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which options to put in your kernel config file.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="no-math-coprocessor">
<para>I do not have a math co-processor - is that
bad?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<note>
<para>This only affects 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other
machines have one built into the CPU.</para>
</note>
<para>In general not having a math co-processor will not
cause any problems, but there are circumstances where you
will take a hit, either in performance or accuracy of the
math emulation code (see the section <link
linkend="emul">on FP emulation</link>). In particular,
drawing arcs in X will be VERY slow. We recommend
purchasing a math co-processor or modern hardware.</para>
<note>
<para>Some math co-processors are better than others.
It pains us to say it, but nobody ever got fired for
buying Intel. Unless you are sure it works with
FreeBSD, beware of clones.</para>
</note>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</qandaset>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="compatibility-drives">
@ -4497,28 +4466,6 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -&gt; i8254</screen>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="emul">
<para>Why does ghostscript give lots of errors with my
386/486SX?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You do not have a math co-processor, right?
You will need to add the alternative math emulator to your
kernel; you do this by adding the following to your kernel
config file and it will be compiled in.</para>
<programlisting>options GPL_MATH_EMULATE</programlisting>
<note>
<para>You will need to remove the
<literal>MATH_EMULATE</literal> option when you do
this.</para>
</note>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="configure-inn">
<para>How do I configure INN (Internet News) for my machine?</para>