> On 27 Dec, this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] echoed through cyberspace: >> too bad there isn't a kernel driver to enable the cache on those cards >> at boot up under debian, cuz then you wouldn't need bootx, you'd be >> able to quik ;). > > There is, actually. You can specify an l2cr value on the kernel command > line. Here is mine on my G3-upgraded 7600: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/cmdline > root=/dev/sda4 console=ttyS0 l2cr=0xa9000000 console=tty0 video=scrollback:64k > video=controlfb: video=matrox: > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What is the kernel you use ? a patched one or an official release ? I just DL the last stable sources. Where can I find a command line parameters description ? For example, the video parameters ... One is for a matrox millenium card, I think, but the 2 others ? > You can also have a look at this page for more info (it's a bit outdated > by mostly still relevant): > http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan/linux/dev/g3upgrade.html I had a look there, and they seems to say that the last 2.4.xxx kernels include this patch, so it should be OK. I'll test that soon. I would like to be able to quik :)
> Cheers > > Michel > PS By the way, I suppose you're talking about L2 (level 2) cache, not > L3? And I also think it's worth a benchmark removing the old L2 cache > DIMM on the motherboard... Right, I don't know why I typed L3 instead of L2 ... Could you detail the last sentence "it's worth ...". Sorry for my english (I'm a french student still learning english ...) : Does that mean it's better for performance to remove the old cache ? And if yes, why ? Thanx for help -- Philippe Teissier ____________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ICQ : 16946127 **
