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From: gp@wilde.oit.umass.edu (Gregory Pavelcak) Subject: PAO sample kernel: disable controllers? Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Lines: 11 X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] NNTP-Posting-Host: wilde.oit.umass.edu Message-ID: <334d4e5c.0@news.oit.umass.edu> Date: 10 Apr 97 20:32:28 GMT Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.radio.cz!newsbastard.radio.cz!news.radio.cz!CESspool!news.apfel.de!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-feed5.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!umass.edu!news.oit.umass.edu!wilde.oit.umass.edu!not-for-mail Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38879 I'm sorry this is not exact, but I don't have a PAO kernel file to look at right now, but as I recall, after the entries for wdc0 and wdc1 it has two pairs of lines that look something like this: controller wdc1 at irq? disable port "W--(something) device wd2..... What is the significance of these lines? I thought I was beginning to understand the kernel file, but I don't get this.