how to enable fpu..

[asdfgh]

how to enable fpu..????

[suthers]

Just use the assembler instruction finit.
Jules

[Combuster]

Read the Big Book of Patterns, book 3 chapter 8 verse 2, and do your homework next time.

[whowhatwhere]

Read the Big Book of Patterns, book 3 chapter 8 verse 2, and do your homework next time.

ZOMG RELIGIOUS CONNOTATIONZ! BLASPHEMY! INFIDEL! HERETIC! BURN!!!! !1111onone1!!111!!!eleventyoneoneone!!11111

[suthers]

Nice ninth post man.... what the hell?
The is only one book of revelations, so I don't know what your talking about with the book 3, but chapter 8 verse 2 says:
"And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets."
In the king James version, where as in the Good news bible translation you get:
"Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. "
Which is not wildly different, since I don't see how this could be related to enabling the fpu, it's probably a joke, but I think it is in rather bad taste...
Well that's just my view anyway...
Jules

[suthers]

Sorry I miss read, you said the big book of patterns, the post by syntropy confused me sorry...
What you said, though given in a format that would be use to reference a quote from the bible would have no religious connotations sorry
Jules

[Combuster]

The intel manuals are the OS developer's bible

Maybe I was a bit too crypic this time. Read: Intel 3A, ch 8.2

I just refused to use the term RTFM against someone, oh dammit did it again

[suthers]

The intel manuals are the OS developer's bible

exactly, I just realised what your reference was to (well about 5 minutes ago, but I'm rebuilding my PC and I wanted to finish of wiring up all the SATA drives before going back to my laptop....)
And your right they are I bible....
And I shoudln't have given him the answer so easily, it would of taken him 10 seconds to find it himself and he didn't even thank me...
Sorry...
Jules

[whowhatwhere]

Sorry, after reading the little thread about the "Porting Newlib" and "DMA" entries on the wiki, and reading the responses I needed a good laugh.

[suthers]

Sorry, after reading the little thread about the "Porting Newlib" and "DMA" entries on the wiki, and reading the responses I needed a good laugh.

Yah, there was something sometime ago, somebody protested about the 'biblical references' in them, which I think where limited to something like: 'in the beginning was...', which I think is a strong over reaction...
Jules

[Combuster]

@suthers:
No problem. IMO you were nice enough to even bother to answer his question directly. It's more the OPs fault that he breaks forum etiquette repeatedly (this being an exceptionally bad case).

@syntropy:

Sorry, after reading the little thread about the "Porting Newlib" and "DMA" entries on the wiki, and reading the responses I needed a good laugh.

your bad sense of spelling suggested as much

@asdfgh:
You should really bother with looking for your own answers. This one is *literally* in the book and you are therefore contributing to the bad atmosphere that hangs around this place.
Now, repeat after me:

[whowhatwhere]

Sorry, after reading the little thread about the "Porting Newlib" and "DMA" entries on the wiki, and reading the responses I needed a good laugh.

Yah, there was something sometime ago, somebody protested about the 'biblical references' in them, which I think where limited to something like: 'in the beginning was...', which I think is a strong over reaction...
Jules

Personally, (I'm not a follower of (organized) religion, and I'm not making this into a debate) I found that quite funny and entertaining, simply because it was so ... unorthodox. I also got a kick out of the

In the beginning there was a PC, but the PC was slow. IBM looked down from the heavens and said "Slap on a DMA controller - that should speed it up."

. Anyone who has spent time around the old machines I figure would have as well.

[suthers]

Now, repeat after me:

This could take a LOOONG time...
Jules