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PnP support in Linux
Name: Gregory Dvorkin Date: December 16, 2002 at 09:21:17 Pacific OS: Red Hat Linux 7.2 CPU/Ram: Penium 150Mhz / 196Mb
Comment:
I am going to test Red Hat Linux 7.2 on old PROLINEA 5100. It has Intel Express 16 Pro NIC. Computer ran W2K before. Dd I need to disable PnP to install Linux?
Name: Chris Date: December 16, 2002 at 15:23:28 Pacific
Reply:
I would, just because Linux doesn't do PnP. I'm not entirely certain what would happen if you didn't. It might interfere with the hardware detection process. If Linux is the only OS on that machine why not disable PnP? Good luck.:)
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Response Number 2
Name: portchop Date: December 20, 2002 at 19:17:55 Pacific
Reply:
When I had "PNP OS" enabled in the BIOS I couldn't get my soundblaster on irq 5 or even 7 (it was on 10 or something). There was nothing I could do to control that... and that was in windows.
I disabled "PNP OS" in the BIOS and now evrything is perfect.. the soundblaster is on irq 5 like it should be and all my hardware works.
They should replace "PNP OS" by "MESS UP IRQs" in BIOS... it should ALWAYS be disable.. I never understood the use of that option.
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