In message: <201008171615.21103....@freebsd.org> John Baldwin <j...@freebsd.org> writes: : > So more or less it's for BIOSes with ISA that doesn't feature plug : > and play (286s, 386s, some 486s?)? Just trying to fill in the gap :). : : Yes, it may perhaps still be useful for some x86 embedded systems, though : it is doubtful that those would use a ppc(4) device perhaps.
Many embedded x86 systems use ppc(4) as a DIO port. ppi attaches to it and can be used to frob bits. These days, of course, almost all boards have ACPI, so that means they get enumerated that way. Only boards that don't run windows might not have ACPI, in which case the devices are usually enumerated via PNPBIOS. But not always, since those boards tend to have the buggiest BIOSes on the planet in this area. Hints are needed on a few of these boards since nothing else will work. And they have Atom processors on them... Warner _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"