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Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> Any explanation of what makes IA-64 so special in this respect
> would be appreciated.

unlike i386, ia64 can boot without hints.

I really wish this were the case for i386 as well...  I believe the
only hint which is actually required for a modern PCI-based PC is
hint.vga.0.at=3D"isa".

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