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348ab5d3bSjason.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou
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3248ab5d3bSjason.Dt AUTOCONF 4 sparc64
3348ab5d3bSjason.Os
3448ab5d3bSjason.Sh NAME
3548ab5d3bSjason.Nm autoconf
3648ab5d3bSjason.Nd diagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
3748ab5d3bSjason.Sh DESCRIPTION
3848ab5d3bSjasonWhen
3948ab5d3bSjason.Ox
4048ab5d3bSjasonbootstraps it probes the innards of the machine
4148ab5d3bSjasonon which it is running
4248ab5d3bSjasonand locates controllers, drives, and other devices, printing out
4348ab5d3bSjasonwhat it finds on the console.
4448ab5d3bSjasonThis procedure is driven by a system configuration table which is processed by
4548ab5d3bSjason.Xr config 8
4648ab5d3bSjasonand compiled into each kernel.
4748ab5d3bSjasonDevices which exist in the machine but are not configured into the
48c0511202Smiodkernel may not be detected.
4948ab5d3bSjason.Sh SEE ALSO
5048ab5d3bSjason.Xr intro 4 ,
51c0511202Smiod.Xr boot_sparc64 8 ,
5248ab5d3bSjason.Xr config 8
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