Li-Ta Lo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 12:14, YhLu wrote: > > I agree that all onboard device should use the same subsystem id as MB's. > > > > One interesting thing. In PCI Spec 2.2, section 6.2.4 it says that: > > Values in these registers must be loaded and valid prioir to the > system BIOS or any system software accessing the PCI > Coniguration Space. blah,blah, blah. These values must not be > loaded using expansion ROM software becuase expansion ROM > software is not guaranteed to be run during POST > in all systems. > > Are we doing something out of spec ?
I think it is more a matter of the spec no governing for onboard devices. For any devices that is implemented on a plug-in card I believe that governs. > BTW, why I can't download PCI spec form PCI-SIG anymore ? Even for > the 'useless' PCI conventional stuff. I have never been able to download it so it is news to me that was possible. I think they use the money for operating money for the SIG but I really don't know. Eric _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
