Subject: Re: GENERIC is absurdly big
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Samuel Boivie <z@kdu.se>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/20/2003 01:21:15
Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com> writes:
GW> As long as you have any of your onboard COM, BPP, speaker or fdc being
GW> used, as well as the math coprocessor, you will not be able to escape
GW> having isa present.

While not talking GENERIC anymore I still don't know what that math
coprocessor really does. I thought newer intel processors had one
"integrated" into the cpu (486 and newer). If that's correct why does my
mainboard (asus p4) have an isa one? And do I _need_ it? My floppy is
rarely used, com unused and bpp (if that is some kind of parallell port,
otherwise I'm not sure what you mean) also unused. The speaker makes me
crazy so that wouldn't be a great loss either (yes, I know how to make it
shut up). 



/ Samuel