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From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10.
	Causes issues with NetServers.
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On 18-Jul-2003 Kris Kennaway wrote:
> Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers.

This is a feature to avoid conflicts with PCI.  The bset resolution for
this might be to add a FAQ that explains how to increase the number of
slots from the kernel config in 4.x and from the loader on 5.x.

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