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From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: PnP cards in netbsd i386?
Date: 14 Aug 1996 18:00:42 -0400
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root@everest.tandem.com (Charlie Root) writes:

> My other question is this.. if it CAN..  will netbsd detect a third HD 
> connected via this secondary controller, even though my bios doesnt 
> support more than 2 hard drives?

NetBSD does not (yes) deal with PnP support in the kernel.  If you can
disable the PnP mode, you can use the card, of course, by setting it
at appropiate addresses.

As for it using the other IDE interface, that depends on how it is set up,
where it lives in the IO space and such.  My guess would be no, however.

I hope NetBSD will start supporting Plug and Pray^H^H^Hlay soon.  :)

--Michael