This is the README for RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver (C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin (begemot@bgm.rosrpint.net) See file LICENSE for terms and conditions. NOTE: English is not my native language. I'm sorry for any mistakes in this text. Misc. notes for RISCom/8 serial driver, in no particular order :) 1) This driver can support up to 4 boards at time. Use string "riscom8=0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX" at LILO prompt, for setting I/O base addresses for boards. If you compile driver as module use insmod options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..." 2) The driver partially supports famous 'setserial' program, you can use almost any it option, exclude port & irq settings. 3) There are some misc. defines at the beginning of riscom8.c, please read the comments and try to change some of them in case of problems. 4) I consider the current state of the driver as BETA. If you REALLY think you found the bug, send me e-mail, I hope I'll fix it. For any other problems please ask support@sdlcomm.com. 5) SDL Communications WWW page is http://www.sdlcomm.com. 6) You can use the script at the end of this file to create RISCom/8 devices. 7) Minors number for 1-st board are 0-7, for second 8-15, etc. 22 Apr 1996. -------------------------------cut here------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash NORMAL_DEVICE=/dev/ttyL CALLOUT_DEVICE=/dev/cuL NORMAL_MAJOR=48 CALLOUT_MAJOR=49 echo "Creating devices... " for i in 0 1 2 3; do echo "Board No $[$i+1]" for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do k=$[ 8 * $i + $j] rm -f $NORMAL_DEVICE$k mknod $NORMAL_DEVICE$k c $NORMAL_MAJOR $k chmod a+rw $NORMAL_DEVICE$k echo -n $NORMAL_DEVICE$k" " rm -f $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k mknod $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k c $CALLOUT_MAJOR $k chmod a+rw $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k echo $CALLOUT_DEVICE$k done done echo "done." -------------------------------cut here-------------------------------------