Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:33:20 +0200 (MEST)
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>
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Subject: Symbios and BIOS (was: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules
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On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> e.g. The symbios(*1)-SCSI-driver only shows devices enabled in its BIOS.
> This information is stored in a little NVRAM-chip(*2) and the driver
> uses this data, including bus-speed settings and the like.
> At least i (had/have*3) trouble with this "feature"!

So why does my '875 card works fine in my PPC box? No BIOS ever wrote to its
NVRAM.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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