On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Bruce Mackay wrote: > > Most BIOSen with PnP support have an option to clear the device config and > > force a PCI/PnP resource reconfiguration on next boot. > > > <snip> > > Laugh, it's actually a toshiba POS. I wish I had realised that > the BIOS was so feeble. One of the reasons I'm checking out FreeBSD is > so that I can tinker with different stuff. Oh well... Tinkering with BIOS options isn't a feature of most operating systems :) > Is this something that FreeBSD team has considered or is > considering supporting PnP enforced BIOSes systems? Or am I SOL? There is a PNPBIOS kernel option in -stable you might try, but no guarantees. I wonder if Toshiba has a program floating around to toggle the PnP bit anyway since it would preclude anything but Windows from running on the machine. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.orgReceived on Mon Sep 22 2003 - 15:02:30 UTC
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