Re: PCI PNP was 56k Modems
You're missing the point. PCI already supports IO/IRQ/DMA/MEM configuration and
discovery. In fact, I think if the device "talks" like a UART the only thing you'll
need to do is use setserial to tell it what IO and IRQ are used. Why don't you run
scanpci and see what it prints out. It'll tell you what PCI devices are there and what
resources they're using.
Phil wrote:
> The PCI modems are fairly new, be on the look out for sound cards
> too(ISA will eventually disappear from new motherboards thus the PCI
> versions). I decided to go with this to free up a ISA slot... I only
> have two, and one is ISA/PCI slot(shares the same case slot)! There is
> little doubt in my mind that Linux would support PCI modems, the only
> real deference is the hardware-level protocol they use(unless it like
> win hardware). All that is needed is the PCI support, but then I run
> into the problem with Plug and Play. If linux doesn't support PCI PNP,
> I can't find the card, let alone use it.
>
> If shouldn't be too hard to add support for.. As few additions to the
> pnpdumb detection code, and isapnp implementation to make PCI card
> exist. I'm definitely going to speak with Diamond about this(to check
> for "special" or non-standard uart/driver implementations).
>
> Philip Thiem
> witwerg@socket.net
> >
> > ISAPNP won't pick it up because ISAPNP only works for ISA card. Your card is
> > PCI. I've never heard of a PCI modem before. I can't say whether or not any
> > kernel supports or doesn't support it. The Hardware-HOWTO in my beta Hamm
> > system doesn't indicate any support for PCI modems. If the device still acts
> > like a 16550A UART then you can probably configure it just by getting the IO
> > and IRQ info and passing that to setserial. If it doesn't then kernel support
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Jens B. Jorgensen
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