Bug#129940: boot-floppies: S/390 (hercules): Can't find CTC adapter
>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Gybas <gybas@trustsec.de> writes:
Stefan> Jochen Hein wrote:
>> Uh, what's that protocol number? Shouldn't be there some
>> explanation? Or is it documented in the cited manual?
Stefan> It's documented in the Red Book. I'm not sure if I should add
Stefan> some additional explanations because then nobody will read
Stefan> the manual and the protocol numbers might change. The default
Stefan> value will be used if you just press return, this works in
Stefan> most cases.
May it be wise to add "if in doubt, use the default. More info in the
above mentioned book"? I think yes.
> Please enter the read device numbers for your device in hexadecimal
> notation preceeded by 0x, e.g. "0x1000" or "auto" for automatic
> probing. However, auto probing might not work because OSA-2 cards
> use the same device type.
>> Auto setup seems not to be automatic. Hm.
Stefan> I know, that's for the above reason. There's a documented way
Stefan> in the Red Book to force the kernel to allocate ctc
Stefan> interfaces, automatic setup works in this case.
That might to be in need of documenting - either as a remark to the
"auto" or a paragraph in the Debian installation manual. or so. As
it is it looks to me that "auto" isn't working without any explanation
at all.
Jochen
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