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author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1998-03-17 22:05:47 +0000 |
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committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1998-03-17 22:05:47 +0000 |
commit | 27cfca1ec98e91261b1a5355d10a8996464b63af (patch) | |
tree | 8e895a53e372fa682b4c0a585b9377d67ed70d0e /Documentation/stallion.txt | |
parent | 6a76fb7214c477ccf6582bd79c5b4ccc4f9c41b1 (diff) |
Look Ma' what I found on my harddisk ...
o New faster syscalls for 2.1.x, too
o Upgrade to 2.1.89.
Don't try to run this. It's flaky as hell. But feel free to debug ...
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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stallion.txt | 69 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/stallion.txt b/Documentation/stallion.txt index 73d31f7bd..aff00034e 100644 --- a/Documentation/stallion.txt +++ b/Documentation/stallion.txt @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ Stallion Multiport Serial Driver Readme --------------------------------------- -Copyright (C) 1994-1997, Stallion Technologies (support@stallion.oz.au). +Copyright (C) 1994-1998, Stallion Technologies (support@stallion.com). -Version: 5.3.4 -Date: 15SEP97 +Version: 5.4.3 +Date: 04FEB98 @@ -13,32 +13,36 @@ Date: 15SEP97 There are two drivers that work with the different families of Stallion multiport serial boards. One is for the Stallion smart boards - that is -EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32, the other for the true Stallion intelligent -multiport boards - EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard and Brumby. +EasyIO, EasyConnection 8/32 and EasyConnection 8/64-PCI, the other for +the true Stallion intelligent multiport boards - EasyConnection 8/64 +(ISA and EISA), ONboard and Brumby. If you are using any of the Stallion intelligent multiport boards (Brumby, -ONboard, EasyConnection 8/64) with Linux you will need to get the driver -utility package. This package is available at most of the Linux archive -sites (and on CD's that contain these archives). The file will be called -stallion-X.X.X.tar.gz where X.X.X will be the version number. In particular -this package contains the board embedded executable images that are -required for these boards. It also contains the downloader program. -These boards cannot be used without this. - -The following ftp sites (and their mirrors) definitely have the stallion -driver utility package: ftp.stallion.com, tsx-11.mit.edu, sunsite.unc.edu. - -ftp.stallion.com:/drivers/ata5/Linux/stallion-5.3.1.tar.gz -tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/BETA/serial/stallion/stallion-5.3.1.tar.gz -sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/kernel/patches/serial/stallion-5.3.1.tar.gz +ONboard, EasyConnection 8/64 (ISA or EISA)) with Linux you will need to +get the driver utility package. This package is available at most of the +Linux archive sites (and on CD-ROMs that contain these archives). The file +will be called stallion-X.X.X.tar.gz where X.X.X will be the version +number. In particular this package contains the board embedded executable +images that are required for these boards. It also contains the downloader +program. These boards cannot be used without this. + +The Stallion Technologies ftp site, ftp.stallion.com, will always have +the latest version of the driver utility package. Other sites that usually +have the latest version are tsx-11.mit.edu, sunsite.unc.edu and their +mirrors. + +ftp.stallion.com:/drivers/ata5/Linux/stallion-5.4.2.tar.gz +tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/packages/stallion/stallion-5.4.2.tar.gz +sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/kernel/patches/serial/stallion-5.4.2.tar.gz As of the printing of this document the latest version of the driver -utility package is 5.3.1. If a later version is now available then you +utility package is 5.4.2. If a later version is now available then you should use the latest version. -If you are using the EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 boards then you don't -need this package. Although it does have a handy script to create the -/dev device nodes for these boards, and a serial stats display program. +If you are using the EasyIO, EasyConnection 8/32 or EasyConnection 8/64-PCI +boards then you don't need this package. Although it does have a handy +script to create the /dev device nodes for these boards, and a serial stats +display program. If you require DIP switch settings, EISA/MCA configuration files, or any other information related to Stallion boards then have a look at Stallion's @@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ the instructions below. Both drivers can support up to 4 boards. The smart card driver (the stallion.c driver) supports any combination of EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32 boards (up to a total of 4). The intelligent driver supports any combination of ONboards, Brumbys, Stallions and EasyConnection -8/64 boards (up to a total of 4). +8/64 (ISA and EISA) boards (up to a total of 4). To set up the driver(s) for the boards that you want to use you need to edit the appropriate driver file and add configuration entries. @@ -76,7 +80,8 @@ If using EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 ISA or MCA boards, do: (the comments before this structure should help) - save and exit -If using ONboard, Brumby, Stallion or EasyConnection 8/64 boards then do: +If using ONboard, Brumby, Stallion or EasyConnection 8/64 (ISA or EISA) +boards then do: vi /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/istallion.c - find the definition of the stli_brdconf array (of structures) near the top of the file @@ -114,11 +119,11 @@ do a couple of things: configuration files for *all* the EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32 boards that are sharing interrupts. The Stallion EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32 EISA configuration files required are supplied by Stallion Technologies - on the EASY Utilities floppy (usually supplied in the box with the board - when purchased. If not, you can pick it up from Stallion's FTP site, - ftp.stallion.com). You will need to edit the board resources to choose - level triggered interrupts, and make sure to set each board's interrupt - to the same IRQ number. + on the EASY Utilities floppy diskette (usually supplied in the box with + the board when purchased. If not, you can pick it up from Stallion's FTP + site, ftp.stallion.com). You will need to edit the board resources to + choose level triggered interrupts, and make sure to set each board's + interrupt to the same IRQ number. You must complete both the above steps for this to work. When you reboot or load the driver your EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32 boards will be @@ -149,8 +154,8 @@ modules, or change it on the board. On EasyIO and EasyConnection 8/32 boards the IRQ is software programmable, so if there is a conflict you may need to change the IRQ used for a board in the stallion.c configuration structure. There are no interrupts to worry about for ONboard, Brumby or EasyConnection -8/64 boards. The memory region on EasyConnection 8/64 and ONboard boards is -software programmable, but not on the Brumby boards. +8/64 (ISA, EISA and MCA) boards. The memory region on EasyConnection 8/64 and +ONboard boards is software programmable, but not on the Brumby boards. |