Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:43:30 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org, peter@freebsd.org Subject: Re: is it supposed to be this broken? Message-ID: <200104010543.f315hU305592@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 31 Mar 2001 19:43:47 PST." <20010331194347.I9431@fw.wintelcom.net>
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> > > ppc1: <ECP parallel printer port> at port 0x378-0x37f,0x778-0x77b irq 7 drq 3 on
> > > isa0
> >
> > That's because the PnP entity is still matched. You can't disable PnP
> > devices; it just doesn't work that way. 8)
>
> You mean it's impossible to disable lpt/floppy in a pnp system
> and use thier IRQs for anything else unless you remove the drivers
> from the kernel?
>
> Why?
Because you can't use their IRQs anyway; the PnP data for devices like
that is a statement of fact - IRQ 7 is connected to the super-IO chip and
you simply *CANNOT* use it for another device.
> Also, is there any system in place so that I can tell a device to
> go away? (one that isn't pccard/cardbus) ?
Not at this time, no. Why would you want to, short of reloading the
driver?
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