Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:45:44 -0800 (PST) | From | Scott Laird <> | Subject | Re: Request: increase in PCI bus limit |
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, George wrote: > > If someone says 1 bus, give them one bus. > > Just make the description say: > Add 1 for every PCI > Add 1 for every AGP > Add 1 for every CardBus > Also account for anything else funny in the system. > > Then panic on boot if they're wrong (sort of like processor type).
Where do cards with PCI-PCI bridges, like multiport PCI ethernet cards, fit into this? I can easily add 3 or 4 extra busses into a box just by grabbing a couple extra Intel dual-port Ethernet cards.
Scott
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