Subject: Re: AOpen AW37 Soundcard
To: Martin Husemann <martin@rumolt.teuto.de>
From: Dr. Rene Hexel <rh@vip.at>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/30/2000 11:23:28
Martin Husemann wrote:

> > Thanks, I would like to see your kernel config.  Regarding PnP, I was
> > under the impression that NetBSD's PnP would only operate if the BIOS PnP
> > support was disabled.  Should I enable the BIOS PnP and short out the OS
> > support?
> 
> NetBSD's PnP support works either way. Actually it even works if there is no
> PnP support in the BIOS available at all ;-)

  There is one caveat, however: many BIOSes don't properly initialize
the PCI bus if set to "PnP capable OS" or similar.  In this case, PCI
devices may not work properly.

  Cheers
      ,
   Rene