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To: Howard Goldstein <hgoldste@bbs.mpcs.com>
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Subject: Re: pnp setup and new elf kernel loader 
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> 
> What's the proper drill for doing the pnp enabling with the new elf
> loader?
> 
> Neither boot prompt appears to digest the handy
>   pnp 1 0 enable   etc....
> 
> string that used to work with the a.out loader.

No loader ever processed these strings; they're handled by userconfig 
in the kernel.

> 
> The archives have a tantalizing hint to stick the old familiar 'pnp 1
> 0 enable etc' stuff in /kernel.config, pointed to by /boot/boot.conf
> with this:
> 
> load /kernel
> load -t userconfig_script /kernel.config
> boot
> 
> 
> Is this technique going to cut it?

Why not *try* it and *see*?

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