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Subject: Re: /boot/device.hints only work for some devices in FreeBSD 6.2?
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Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> writes:

> Where can I get knowledge of how device.hints works? e.g. maybe it can
> only work with device that is not managed by a PNP BIOS or maybe it only
> manage ISA devices but not PCI devices?

It sounds like you haven't read "man device.hints".
That is a good place to start.