Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:33:20 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Symbios and BIOS (was: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license) |
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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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