Slow console video (was: Problem with mol on 7024-E30 - solved!)

[Mati Ustav]

"Samuel Rydh" <samuel@ibrium.se> wrote on 15.10.2002 21:20:02:

> > MOL says:
> > Timebase frequency: 16.61 MHz
> >
> > Btw, Linux says at boot:
> > time_init: decrementer frequency = 16.618111 MHz
> >
> > so those two match, if that's relevant.
> 
> Yes, they should. And the frequency seems reasonable
> (I have 16.64 MHz here).
> 
> > Fixing timer calibration (0000C113)
> Again, this is a reasonable value.
> 
> A few things to try:
> 
> i) What happens if you insert a return at the top of
> newworld_timer_hack() in src/booter/nwbooter/init.c?

No change, console still slow as hell :(

> 
> ii) Multiply or divide mregs->gpr[3] by 2 at the end
> of the function in i).
> 

No change either way :(


BR,
Mati