pkg/36291: Modular xorg does not use /dev/pci on i386 and no longer provides -nohw option

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>Number:         36291
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       Modular xorg does not use /dev/pci on i386 and no longer 
>provides -nohw option
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 08 01:55:01 +0000 2007
>Originator:     jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost
>Release:        NetBSD 4.99.9
>Organization:
        
>Environment:
        
        
System: NetBSD xbox 4.99.9 NetBSD 4.99.9 (XBOX) #34: Mon Feb 5 22:10:03 EST 
2007 
jmcneill%jared-d-mcneills-computer.local@localhost:/Users/jmcneill/NetBSD/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/obj/XBOX
 i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
        The NetBSD kernel has workarounds in i386 PCI machdep code to prevent
        scanning unknown devices on Xbox. Attempting to read or write to
        these devices causes the machine to lock up.

        XFree86 on NetBSD/i386 does not use /dev/pci to scan for devices,
        so this check is not honoured. The '-nohw' flag to the X server
        tells XFree86 to not bother doing a scan for PCI devices, which works
        fine on Xbox.

        The modular-xorg-server package no longer honours this flag, so there
        is no longer a way to run an X server on Xbox.
>How-To-Repeat:
        Boot an Xbox kernel, install modular-xorg-server-1.2.0nb1, startx.
>Fix:
        You won't hear me complain if netbsdPci.c is used on i386 instead of
        the generic x86 PCI code within Xorg :-)

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