rik@harddata.com wrote:
This must be old documentation. The pci=nobios flag didn't work.
It doesn't mean the documentation is old. The HOWTO clearly lists the "pci=conf1" and "pci=conf2" options. They wouldn't exist if they merely only sent "pci=nobios" -- they are doing something differently.
This makes sense.
I probably means the "pci=conf1" does something a few things more than just what "pci=nobios" does. Most docs say try "pci=nobios", "pci=conf1" and "pci=conf2" to see if they resolve issues with how the BIOS enumerates PCI busses/devices.
Now that I have success at making the machine work I need to get the project going so I have limited time to explore this.
It wouldn't surprise me if modern Phoenix ServerBIOSes have several ACPI configuration modes that send limited info by default, and offer 1-2 additional modes (hence conf1/conf2) with more info -- detailed lists that might hang OSes like Windows (especially DOS-based) which are rather simplistic and limited at the bootstrap.
Again, I'll do more research and put this in the ELManagers FAQ.
What this probably does is send the "Conf1" info as the default. Again, I need to research this more.
[ Although I'd love to see if a Windows install/boot hangs with that setting -- especially Windows 95/98. ;-]
I would like to experiment but I just don't have the time. Besides I think my Win98CD is underneath my crack I mean coffee mug right now. :)
Rik
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