From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puffin.external.hp.com (puffin.external.hp.com [192.25.206.4]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85F734837 for ; Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:31:55 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <200109261729.LAA16546@puffin.external.hp.com> To: Thomas Marteau Cc: "parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] First Draft of the help for the kernel options In-Reply-To: Message from Thomas Marteau of "Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:42:01 +0200." <3BB10839.D23F2ED6@esiee.fr> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:29:04 -0600 From: Grant Grundler List-ID: Thomas Marteau wrote: > Hi all, > > As you know, PA/Linux source needs some help to guide their users. > That's why I tried to complete the documentation for the kernel. Excellent - I had forgotten about this already again. > GSC/Gecko bus support > CONFIG_GSC > This option gives to the kernel the capability to manage GSC buses > of HP computers. It's really more than that. Or at least it was. All code in drivers/gsc is enabled with this flag. It's worth noting that systems with GSC slots, LASI, EISA or Dino (GSCtoPCI) bridge need this defined. > This option is compulsory if you want it working. All MMIO access once required CONFIG_GSC. IIRC, someone fixed this dependency (willy maybe?). A real test is if A500 and/or C3000 can build/run w/o CONFIG_GSC. ... > GSCtoPCI/DINO PCI support > CONFIG_GSC_DINO > By selecting this item, you add the use of your PCI extension slots. I would say: Add PCI support for Dino PCI Host Bus bridge. PCI devices are sometimes embedded in GSC add-on cards (aka "card-mode Dino"). > In order to be useful, you need a quite recent HP computer like those > based on PA7300LC or PA8X00. "recent" means "not the oldest and not the newest". I think mentioning some examples would be helpful (eg B132L, C200). > HP Lasi SCSI support > CONFIG_SCSI_LASI > If you have an old HP system like a 712, you should keep this on. > This will enable the > For quite recent computers, you may be able to turn this off. If this can be a module, then we should mention that. Again, some example systems with LASI/ASP built-in would be good. (712/715/720/735/B132L/et al). > Lasi ethernet > CONFIG_LASI_82596 > This option adds the driver for one of most used network cards. It's not a seperate card. It's integrated in the LASI chip. The question really is if apricot signals are exported out the back of the machine. Off hand, I suspect only B180 (systems with 100BT instead of 10BT) falls into this category. Otherwise all systems with LASI chip use this. ... > PA Harmony audio driver > CONFIG_SOUND_HARMONY > This option enables the audio part of the LASI controller. Since it is > standard to all the boxes, this option should be set for any > workstation. Not true. Newer workstations with suckyio use AD1889 (IIRC). thanks, grant