From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Mark Krischer" Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 00:24:37 +0000 Subject: multiple devices behind a cardbus bridge (adding magma pci extender support) MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0066_01C14CBE.C509DE20" Message-Id: List-Id: To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C14CBE.C509DE20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by cisco.com id KAA17753 i'm trying to get the magma pci extender to work under linux. basically, this device is a bunch of external pci slots which connects to a laptop v= ia a cardbus pc card. i've email david hinds, the maintainer of the linux pcmcia, and he said that currently linux only supports adding a single device behind a cardbus bridge. he suggested that i check out the hot pl= ug stuff, saying you were providing a more generic interface. (when i plugged the device in on the 2.2 and an early 2.4 kernel, btw, ls= pic would detect the cardbus bridge. i just couldn't see beyond it.) any assistance on where to begin on this exercise would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance. --mk -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- ---- Mark Krischer Manager, Software Engineering Wireless Networking Business Unit, Ethernet Access Group Cisco Systems P.O. Box 617, North Ryde 1670 AUSTRALIA Level 2, 3 Innovation Road, Macquarie Research Park, North Ryde, NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 2 8446 1009 Fax: +61 2 8874 5401 Web: www.cisco.com "I consider the terrorist attacks on September 11th to be an attack again= st America's ideals. If our freedoms erode because of those attacks, then the terrorists have won." =97 Bruce Schneier "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary saf= ety deserve neither liberty nor safety." =97 Benjamin Franklin ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C14CBE.C509DE20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

i'm trying=20 to get the magma pci extender to work under linux. basically, this = device=20 is a bunch of external pci slots which connects to a laptop via a = cardbus=20 pc card. i've email david hinds, the maintainer of the linux = pcmcia, and=20 he said that currently linux only supports adding a single device behind = a=20 cardbus bridge. he suggested that i check out the hot plug stuff, = saying=20 you were providing a more generic interface.

(when i=20 plugged the device in on the 2.2 and an early 2.4 kernel, btw, lspic = would=20 detect the cardbus bridge. i just couldn't see beyond=20 it.)

any=20 assistance on where to begin on this exercise would be greatly=20 appreciated.

thanks in=20 advance.

--mk

Mark=20 Krischer

Manager,=20 Software Engineering

Wireless=20 Networking Business Unit, Ethernet Access = Group

Cisco=20 Systems

P.O. Box 617,=20 North Ryde 1670 AUSTRALIA

Level 2, 3=20 Innovation Road, Macquarie Research Park, North Ryde, NSW 2113=20 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2=20 8446 1009 Fax: +61 2 8874 5401 Web:=20 www.cisco.com

"I consider=20 the terrorist attacks on September 11th to be an attack against = America's=20 ideals.

If our=20 freedoms erode because of those attacks, then the terrorists have won."=20

=97 Bruce=20 Schneier

"They that=20 can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety = deserve=20 neither liberty nor safety." =97 Benjamin=20 Franklin

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