Subject: Re: config problem
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>
List: current-users
Date: 06/28/1996 10:34:45
>From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 14:07:58 -0700
>
>On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 17:05:48 -0400 
> Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> > Consider that, at least for most boards on indirect-config busses,
> > there's a limited set of addresses which one of those boards can live
> > at, e.g.:
> > 
> > 	ed* at isa? port ?
>
>Well, for some devices, this is certainly possible (c.f. the ep driver).
>For others, well, it might be harder.  The ep driver would probably work 
>as-is for the ISA cloning case.

You have to be somewhat careful, though.  Popular hardware gets
cloned, and the clones may have slightly different options for iobase
&c.

Also, Plug&Pr^Hlay boards may end up most anywhere.  But you can
easily find those via Plug&Play itself.
-- 
Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>     <URL:http://www.shore.net/~mikel>
VLSI Design Engineer         finger mikel@shore.net for PGP public key
Analog Devices, CPD Division          CCBF225E7D3F7ECB2C8F7ABB15D9BE7B
Norwood, MA 02062 USA       (eq (opinion 'ADI) (opinion 'mike)) -> nil