Deskstation docs! (was: Re: sound problems)

[Ron Farrer <rbf@farrer.net>]

[CC'ing debian-alpha for bottom question.]

Michal Jaegermann (michal@ellpspace.math.ualberta.ca) wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 02:43:43AM +0300, Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
> > Yes. Actually it is possible to find out the entire IRQ routing
> > table using some PCI card which has all 4 interrupt pins connected
> > (4-port ethernet card, for example). Just to write down IRQs
> > assigned to that card for every PCI slot.
> > I have such card, but don't have a ruffian. :-(

If someone in the US wants to send me one I'll try this. Only from the
US please, I don't want a return shipping cost that is sky high!

> I do not have this Ruffian anymore either but a PCI slot in front
> of a brigde is taken by a video card or it will have problems of
> working.  Other slots you can use are behind.  You can check with
> 'lspci -tv' how your cards actually look on a bus.  From my old
> notes, which I still have around, it looks like that a slot
> 01:0a.0 is routed to IRQ pin 27 and 01:0c.0 to 35.  Most likely
> that means that 01:0b.0 will be IRQ 31 but I do not know that for sure.

Yes I know, because I have your machine now. ;-)

Here is the result of 'lspci -tv'
-[00]-+-0d.0-[01]--+-08.0  Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX
      |            +-09.0  ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1 Audiodrive
      |            +-0a.0  Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR) 53c810
      |            \-0d.0  Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR) 53c875
      +-0e.0  Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II]
      +-0e.1  Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II]
      +-0f.0  Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43
      \-11.0  Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W [Millennium]

After much research, I've gotten ahold of Don Peterson (former
Deskstation CEO). What docs do we need, specifically?

Ron
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