Re: OpenBSD installation

[naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de (Christian Weisgerber)]

Ted Unangst <tedu_(_at_)_Stanford_(_dot_)_EDU> wrote:

> > Is that the only way?
> 
> They are detected in order.

Specifically, OpenBSD probes PCI busses in linear order with
depth-first recursion on slave busses.  Or so it looks from the
dmesgs of my boxes here.

> So xl0 will either be the top or bottom card.
> In my experience, it usually starts at the top.

You need to know the mapping between slots and PCI bus/device
numbers.  This can potentially be found in the board's manual.  For
the only machines so far where I have actually cared (Alpha PC164,
PC164SX), the assignment was rather haphazard.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de