[3476] in RedHat Linux List
Re: which speed and where?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Ghens)
Fri Nov 8 17:59:35 1996
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:55:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Ghens <michael@spconnect.com>
To: Robert Hart <iweft@ipax.com.au>
cc: RedHat <redhat-list@redhat.com>
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This is another thing. When I got my Rocketport PCI octcable. Lunix would
not recognize it. As of Kernel 2.0.24, pci.h and pci.c still is not
correct for the newer rocket port. I got this from Comtrol. If you want my
pci.h and pci.c just ask.
From lauralyng@comtrol.com Fri Nov 8 14:52:34 1996
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 10:10:06 -0500
From: Lauralyn Gorham <lauralyng@comtrol.com>
To: michael@spconnect.com
Subject: Linux/PCI
Hi Michael, Here is the correct information for the PCI boards. Remember
to recompile the kernal after making these changes. If you have any other
questions, please give a call or email.
>Now for the PCI problems. As you may be aware, there are some problems in
>two of the files in the kernel, pci.h and pci.c. The information regarding
>the rocketport there is both incomplete and inaccurate.
>
>pci.h should contain the following information:
>
>#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_RP 0x11fe (unchanged)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP32INTF 0x0001 (redesignation, was 0x0004)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP8INTF 0x0002 (unchanged)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP16INTF 0x0003 (unchanged)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP4QUAD 0x0004 (new model)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP8OCTA 0x0005 (redesignation, was 0x0001)
>#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RP8J 0x0006 (new model)
>
>
>
>pci.c should also contain:
>
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP32INTF , "..."),
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP8INTF , "..."),
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP16INTF , "..."),
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP4QUAD , "..."),
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP8OCTA , "..."),
> DEVICE ( RP, ID_RP8J , "..."),
>
>This change to pci.c is required in addition to the change to pci.h so that
>the OS can properly search for the devices. This is in the device
>information table.
>
>After adding this information (using vi or some other more friendly text
>editor), the kernel must be recompiled.
Lauralyn Gorham, Technical Services
Comtrol Corporation
900 Long Lake Road, St. Paul, MN 55112
Phone: (800) 926-6876, (612)631-7619
Fax: (612) 631-8117
http://www.comtrol.com
FTP://ftp.comtrol.com
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