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Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 11:00:11 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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In message <20010606112151.D10263@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> j mckitrick writes:
: | You manually set the correct I/O port in the hints file and then you
: 
: Sorry if i misunderstand, but isn't the hints file only for -current?  I was
: under the impression it was only to simplify driver development.

Hints will be in -stable by the end of this week unless the world
explodes at work.  In which case they will be in by the end of next
week.  They are optional in stable.  Also, in stable now the hints are
codified in the config file for those attributes that we're talking
about in this conversation.

Warner

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