Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:22:40 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> Cc: Valentin Nechayev <netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel VE Desktop 10/100 NIC NOT SUPPORTED? Message-ID: <200105010422.f414Mev05819@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:45:47 EDT." <200105010145.VAA22091@world.std.com>
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> >What does PNPBIOS option do?
>
> It controls whether the BIOS or the OS will configure PnP
> devices.
No, it doesn't. It determines whether FreeBSD will consult the system's
PnP BIOS to locate motherboard devices. This can have side-effects,
which is why it's an option and not the default (it is in 5.x).
You are confusing this with the BIOS "PnP OS" option.
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