From 04076919424c8685cf9f84a8263a14d3b70365af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Lucas Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:30:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Get rid of math co-processor questions. We don't run on that sort of hardware out-of-the-box anyway, so it's not a FAQ. Thanks to: Erik Trulsson , for actually having the presence of mind to go look at UPDATING and confirm/deny this. --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml | 55 +---------------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 54 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index 5ab6182c04..7acef3f07c 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -2187,38 +2187,7 @@ File: +DESC (ignored) which options to put in your kernel config file. - - - - I do not have a math co-processor - is that - bad? - - - - - This only affects 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other - machines have one built into the CPU. - - - 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 on FP emulation). In particular, - drawing arcs in X will be VERY slow. We recommend - purchasing a math co-processor or modern hardware. - - - 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. - - - - - - + @@ -4497,28 +4466,6 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i8254 - - - Why does ghostscript give lots of errors with my - 386/486SX? - - - - 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. - - options GPL_MATH_EMULATE - - - You will need to remove the - MATH_EMULATE option when you do - this. - - - - How do I configure INN (Internet News) for my machine?