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Date:      Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:14:32 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
To:        netmonger@genesis.ispace.com (Drew Baxter)
Cc:        tlambert@primenet.com, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp, doconnor@gsoft.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: psm0 on laptops.
Message-ID:  <199901061914.MAA10179@usr05.primenet.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990106130324.00bfa570@genesis.ispace.com> from "Drew Baxter" at Jan 6, 99 01:04:58 pm

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> >Perfect.  FreeBSD doesn't use the BIOS for this stuff.
> 
> Alright, so it does probing on bootstrap?  So what? that means if it's
> there it's there, if it's not its not. Same principle.  Besides I do have a
> few boards that won't even register the mouse ports existance (I believe my
> Shuttle HOT-557 1.5 does this) unless there is a device attached to it.
> Makes sense, the PS/2 port is an 'optional component' you have to buy for
> 10 bucks.

Do you tink the arrival of IRQ 1's that the keyboard controller
claims are not coming from the keyboard would be sufficient
notification of a PS/2 mouse arriving?

;-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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