> rik at 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 > > > -- > Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail > mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org | (please excuse any > http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers) > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >