Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 08:08:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua Subject: Re: Intel VE Desktop 10/100 NIC NOT SUPPORTED? Message-ID: <200105011208.IAA29870@world.std.com>
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>From msmith@mass.dis.org Tue May 1 00:17:42 2001 >To: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> >cc: Valentin Nechayev <netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Intel VE Desktop 10/100 NIC NOT SUPPORTED? >Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:22:40 -0700 >From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> > >> >What does PNPBIOS option do? >> >> It controls whether the BIOS or the OS will configure PnP devices. > >No, it doesn't. It determines whether FreeBSD will consult the system's >PnP BIOS to locate motherboard devices. This can have side-effects, >which is why it's an option and not the default (it is in 5.x). > >You are confusing this with the BIOS "PnP OS" option. Oooops! You're exactly right... <sheepish grin...> I just remembered that PNPBIOS is a *kernel config* option... Hmmm, maybe it would be a Good Idea to document these "interactions" sometime, perhaps in /usr/src/release/texts/<arch>/INSTALL.TXT (& relevant READMEs)? Example question: How do I determine how to set my "PnP OS" BIOS option? -kc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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