John Baldwin <jhb_at_FreeBSD.org> wrote: > I think your other link devices are meant to be used in APIC mode (note their > names start with 'A') and thus I think they are aliases for the other link > devices. So when I turn off the alias, I turn off the non-APIC mode one as > well. Working BIOSen handle this by having the same link device change its > behavior (different _PRS return values) depending on the PIC mode. It's not > easy to determine if a link is just not used (for example, if no card is > plugged into a slot with a dedicated link) or if it's an alias. I think > having two ACPI devices alias to the same hardware is a bug in the BIOS > though. Perhaps your BIOS vendor can be convinced to fix this. Can you see > if Linux has the same problem btw? I've just sent a technical support request to ASUS. I'll let you know when they reply. Linux doesn't have the same problem: I tested with a knoppix live cd yesterday. dmesg: http://bsd.miki.eu.org/~antoine/knoppix36.dmesg , but it doesn't look very helpful. Cheers, AntoineReceived on Sat Apr 09 2005 - 07:59:09 UTC
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