Messages in this thread | | | From | tenthumbs@cybernex ... | Subject | Re: [PATCH] NMI trap revised (was Re: NMI errors in 2.0.30??) | Date | Fri, 09 May 1997 21:44:53 GMT |
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On Fri, 9 May 1997 22:41:34 +0200 (MET DST), you wrote:
> If one know his/her hardware enought to activate this extra set up, > it may be best if he/she set up correctly the BIOS parameters instead of > asking the kernel to set up these bits. >
True if the BIOS is written correctly, but that is certainly also not true.
Besides, what about upgrades. Replacement Cyrix/AMD chips have useful features that BIOSes often know nothing about.
John
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