Re: Setting MTRRs for K6

Richard A Nelson (cowboy@vnet.ibm.com)
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:12:13 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, David Woodhouse wrote:

>
> > > What, if anything, should I be doing with the MMIO range?
>
> alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk said:
> > Nothing.
>
> However, if XFree86 isn't automatically setting up the MTRR optimally, submit
> a bug report to the X development team.

Optimally, hell, it doesn't setup the MTRR at all?!? Ok, I'll see if I can
dig up the address to send this to; can't believe I'm the first to run into
this...(I wonder if MTRR support is optional, and Debian doesn't include it).

[13:04:08 cowboy@back40:~ 0]$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.2.12 (root@back40) (gcc version 2.95.1 19990809 (prerelease)) #1
Thu Aug 26 19:42:39 EDT 1999

[13:03:51 cowboy@back40:~ 0]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 5
model : 8
model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 350.805969
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mmx 3dnow
bogomips : 699.60

[13:03:51 cowboy@back40:~ 0]$ cat /var/log/xdm.log {abbreviated}
XFree86 Version 3.3.4 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: July 13 1999
Operating System: Linux 2.2.10-ac10 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200,
mgag100, mgag400
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(--) SVGA: Linear framebuffer at 0xE7000000
(--) SVGA: MMIO registers at 0xDE800000
(--) SVGA: Video BIOS info block at 0x000c77e0
(--) SVGA: Found and verified enhanced Video BIOS info block
Using BIOS value for maxPixelClock: 220000 kHz
(--) SVGA: chipset: mga1064sg
(--) SVGA: videoram: 4096k

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Rick Nelson
C:\WINDOWS C:\WINDOWS\GO C:\PC\CRAWL

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