Subject: Re: Multpile serial port adapter on 425?
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: michael smith <mike@smith.net.au>
List: port-hp300
Date: 07/13/1997 14:51:41
Jason Thorpe stands accused of saying:
>
>Because of the way NetBSD's autoconfiguration works, a cloned apci will
>still attach the third and fourth as "apci0" and "apci1".
>
>In our world, the unit number has zero to do with the physical location
>of the hardware ... it is only an "instance" indicator.

Gotcha.  That's not so bad then, especially since it's not something
that would change on any given system.

>Jason R. Thorpe                                       thorpej@nas.nasa.gov

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