Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:28:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Bill Paul <wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci if_xl.c Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906011627090.423-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <199906011904.MAA79945@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On this note, is there a way to determine the setting of the BIOS PNP OS knob? Windows has to do it somehow... Failing this, couldn't the PCI code DTRT if the devices weren't setup? On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Bill Paul wrote: > wpaul 1999/06/01 12:04:26 PDT > > Modified files: > sys/pci if_xl.c > Log: > Change the warning message issued if pci_map_port() fails. I think this > happens if you have a BIOS with a 'Plug & Play OS' setting and you leave > it set to 'Yes.' This is wrong for FreeBSD (and LoseNT): it should be set > to 'No.' Apparently it's still possible to map the iobase of the NIC and > have the card work by reading the config space manually (which is what > the driver does if pci_map_port() fails) but we need to warn the user to > do fix their machine anyway. Anyway, warn the user to check the 'Plug & > Play OS' setting in their BIOS if mapping the io space fails. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.40 +5 -5 src/sys/pci/if_xl.c > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message > -- | Matthew N. Dodd | 78 280Z | 75 164E | 84 245DL | FreeBSD/NetBSD/Sprite/VMS | | winter@jurai.net | This Space For Rent | ix86,sparc,m68k,pmax,vax | | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | Are you k-rad elite enough for my webpage? | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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