Re: PNP hardware and dual boot machine.
> isapnptools works okay, probably.
>
> I have gotten cards to recognize and load drivers, but I have never gotten
> them actually working before giving up.
>
I only have one PNP card (my NIC). Works OK for me with the isapnptools.
> Be prepared to edit long config files from pnpdump and also you must know
> free IRQs, IO hexes, and Memory ranges for all your devices. They will
> probe, but he'll come up with like 5 or 6 viable configurations, only 1 or
> 2 of which might actually work (especially if you have a commercial
> machine-in-a-box). Also, you _may_ have to put your devices in
> Memory-Mapped mode (I've heard rumors to that effect). In this case, you
> have to find a free memory range that's in the on-limits range for Debian.
> Not too hard, but get the range from Debian.org before you go killing
> things.
>
isapnp requires some reading, config file editing and knowledge of hardware
parameters. I do not know how to avoid it. Other sources for the hardware info
beside pnpdump might be /proc and MS-Win reports on the system resources (My
computer -> properties?).
> I have no clue about kernel PnP...I'd love to hear about it though! What
> kernel are you running?
I am running 2.2.17, which is, actually, 2.2.17pre6 if I am not mistaken.
Here is my knowledge about the kernel PNP option:
[01:41:05 /tmp]$ zgrep -A3 CONFIG_PNP /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.2.17/Document
ation/Configure.help.gz
CONFIG_PNP
Plug and Play support allows the kernel to automatically configure
some peripheral devices. Say Y to enable PnP.
--
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT
Some IEEE-1284 conforming parallel-port devices can identify
themselves when requested. Say Y to enable this feature, or M to
compile it as a module (parport_probe.o). If in doubt, say N.
[01:41:31 /tmp]$
Should go to the Documentation dir I suppose.
>
> --adam b.
>
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Shaul Karl wrote:
>
> > 1) Another tool for disk partition management is
> > parted - The GNU Parted disk partition resizing program.
> > I am not sure how GUI it is.
> > 2) I believe that for a MS-Win and Linux dual boot machine you might want to
> > look at the isapnptools deb. Suppose to let you use your PNP hardware without
> > interfering MS-Win hardware management when it is booted. There is also a new
> > kernel option for PNP which I have not explored. Any hints?
> >
> >
> > > Addendum:
> > >
> > > The easiest (best?) way to get some hardware working under Linux is to
> > > disable the Plug-n-Play features it may have. This makes it a royal pain
> > > to keep those hardware components working under the Win9x side of your
> > > computer. Making Linux do PnP or making Windows _not_ need PnP is one of
> > > those annoying things that dual-boot people just have to deal with. This
> > > is probably only a problem is you have ISA cards.
> > >
> > > Make sure to check out the hardware HOWTO before you get started to see if
> > > there is any hardware you have that will require disabling PnP so you can
> > > do so and get it working again under Windows before getting halfway in and
> > > being annoyed. :)
> > >
> > > --adam b.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Ethan Pierce wrote:
> > >
> > > > David, you certainly can. You will need to establish some linux
> > > > partions...many on this list prefer fips utility, but I like partition magic
> > > > for dos...its graphical and you can get a good feel for the disk layout.
> > > >
> > > > -Ethan
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "David" <David@gbinetwork.com>
> > > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 2:48 PM
> > > > Subject: hi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I'm real interested in downloading and running Debian, but I have win 95
> > > > > on my machine now, can I leave win 95 on there and use debian too or?
> > > > >
> > > > >
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