Subject: Re: Cache and Ethernet Info request
To: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@slk.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/15/2000 11:34:11
	Diff for the FAQ anyone? :)

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On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Jon Lindgren wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Thomas Michael Wanka wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I got a SS20 offered that uses a 60MHz. 1MB Supercache. Is there 
> > any way for me to tell if the cache bug is present in this machine 
> > without installing NetBSD? What will a faster CPU bring, I do not 
> > care about a minute or two more or less for a kernel compile (like I 
> > do not care about a couple of 100MHz. more or less on x86).
> > 
> > The independent Sbus drivers page reports le, be, en as supported, 
> > the FAQ says be is not supported. I think I will try to get a hme and 
> > use current.
> 
> be is supported, although its performance is rather lackluster at the
> moment.  I use a be at home in an SS5 with no problems (other that
> lackluster performance ;-)  From what I hear the hme is not yet a great
> performer, although that was a few months ago - things may have changed.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> -Jon
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