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Date:      Sun, 09 Apr 1995 03:54:00 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        CVS-commiters@time.cdrom.com, cvs-share@time.cdrom.com, jkh@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/FAQ/Text FreeBSD.FAQ 
Message-ID:  <16921.797424840@freefall.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 09 Apr 95 20:24:41 %2B1000." <199504091024.UAA13924@godzilla.zeta.org.au> 

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> >> This should be fixed properly before it becomes a FAWrongQ.  Drivers
> >> should be disabled by setting id_enabled to 1, not by setting some
> >> driver-dependent flag to 1.
> 
> >And how do you propose to do that for fdc0 in a way that will leave
> >your floppies working? :-)
> 
> Hmmm..  The fd and wd drivers need to be fixed.  They forget to look at
> the id_enable flag in their biotabs.

So you're saying that I should be able to set the id_enabled flag on
ft0 and the floppy controller code can selectively disable only that
device, yes?  Why isn't id_enabled more aptly named "id_disabled"? :-)

						Jordan



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