multimedia/MMX, Celeron CPU, and the kernel config

[Hendrik Hasenbein]

Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> Now, I realize no one will want to make 'supported' or 'guaranteed'
> recommendations, but I would certainly appreciate some pointers on
> taking the above information and determining the ideal CPU options to
> use in my kernel.  I looked at the handbook, and can't find any such
> details or links.  My main goal is to find out what CPU features are
> disabled through the kernel config, and enable them - particularly MMX
> support.

You don't need to enable MMX in the kernel. Your mplayer had MMX on, the 
mplayerxp not I remember. Perhaps there is a switch for mplayerxp.

> Features=0x183f9ff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR> 
> Does this specify just detection or kernel config?

I would call it detection.

Hendrik