Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems?

[Brian Gerst <bgerst@didntduck.org>]

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"Eric S. Raymond" wrote:
> 
> Brian Gerst <bgerst@didntduck.org>:
> > > Not in this case.  If the DMI read fails, the worst-case result is the
> > > user sees some ISA extra questions.
> >
> > No, the worst case is if the DMI read says no ISA slots when there
> > really are some, and the user misses a driver that he needs.
> 
> Nobody has told me this is a real failure case yet.  To cause a problem,
> the situation would have to be that DMI read fails to detect a card in
> use in an ISA slot.  It's OK if it reports no slots when all slots are
> empty.

Well, I just popped in an old 3com 509TP network card (non-PnP) into my
main box and dmidecode still failed to show the single ISA slot, only 4
PCI and 1 AGP.

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						Brian Gerst

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SMBIOS 2.3 present.
DMI 2.3 present.
26 structures occupying 1912 bytes.
DMI table at 0x000F04F0.
Handle 0x0000
	DMI type 0, 20 bytes.
	BIOS Information Block
		Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.        
		Version: 62710                           
		Release: 07/15/97                        
		BIOS base: 0xF0000
		ROM size: 192K
		Capabilities:
			Flags: 0x000000007FCBDE90
Handle 0x0001
	DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
	System Information Block
		Vendor:                                 
		Product:                                 
		Version: 0000000                         
		Serial Number:                                 
Handle 0x0002
	DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
	Board Information Block
		Vendor: FIC                             
		Product: SD11                            
		Version: 1.x                             
		Serial Number: 00000000                        
Handle 0x0003
	DMI type 3, 17 bytes.
	Chassis Information Block
		Vendor:                                 
		Chassis Type: Desktop
		Version: 1.0                             
		Serial Number: 0000000                         
		Asset Tag:                                 
Handle 0x0004
	DMI type 4, 32 bytes.
	Processor
		Socket Designation: Slot-A                          
		Processor Type: Central Processor
		Processor Family: K5 Family
		Processor Manufacturer: AMD             
		Processor Version: Athlon(tm)      
Handle 0x0005
	DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
	Cache
		Socket: L1 Cache                        
		L1 Internal Cache: write-back
		L1 Cache Size: 128K
		L1 Cache Maximum: 128K
		L1 Cache Type: Synchronous 
Handle 0x0006
	DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
	Cache
		Socket: L2 Cache                        
		L2 Internal Cache: write-back
		L2 Cache Size: 8192K
		L2 Cache Maximum: 512K
		L2 Cache Type: Synchronous 
Handle 0x0007
	DMI type 5, 22 bytes.
	Memory Controller
Handle 0x0008
	DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
	Memory Bank
		Socket: DIMM1                           
		Banks: 0 1
		Speed: 15nS
		Type: 
		Installed Size: 128Mbyte (Double sided)
		Enabled Size: 128Mbyte (Double sided)
Handle 0x0009
	DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
	Memory Bank
		Socket: DIMM2                           
		Banks: 2 3
		Speed: 15nS
		Type: 
		Installed Size: 256Mbyte (Double sided)
		Enabled Size: 256Mbyte (Double sided)
Handle 0x000A
	DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
	Memory Bank
		Socket: DIMM3                           
		Banks: 4 5
		Speed: 15nS
		Type: 
		Installed Size: 128Mbyte (Double sided)
		Enabled Size: 128Mbyte (Double sided)
Handle 0x000B
	DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
	Card Slot
		Slot: PCI1                            
		Type: 32bit PCI 
		Status: Available.
		Slot Features: 3.3v Shared 
Handle 0x000C
	DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
	Card Slot
		Slot: PCI2                            
		Type: 32bit PCI 
		Status: In use.
		Slot Features: 3.3v Shared 
Handle 0x000D
	DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
	Card Slot
		Slot: PCI3                            
		Type: 32bit PCI 
		Status: Available.
		Slot Features: 3.3v Shared 
Handle 0x000E
	DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
	Card Slot
		Slot: PCI4                            
		Type: 32bit PCI 
		Status: In use.
		Slot Features: 3.3v Shared 
Handle 0x000F
	DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
	Card Slot
		Slot: AGP                             
		Type: 32bit AGP 4x 
		Status: In use.
		Slot Features: 3.3v Shared 
Handle 0x0010
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: COM Port                        
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: Serial Port A                   
		External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
		Port Type: Serial Port 16650A Compatible
Handle 0x0011
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: COM Port                        
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: Serial Port B                   
		External Connector Type: DB-9 pin male
		Port Type: Serial Port 16650A Compatible
Handle 0x0012
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: LPT Port                        
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: Parallel Port                   
		External Connector Type: DB-25 pin female
		Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0013
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: Keyboard                        
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: Keyboard                        
		External Connector Type: PS/2
		Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x0014
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: Mouse                           
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: PS/2 Mouse                      
		External Connector Type: PS/2
		Port Type: Mouse Port
Handle 0x0015
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: Floppy                          
		Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
		External Designator: Floppy                          
		External Connector Type: None
		Port Type: None
Handle 0x0016
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: Primary IDE                     
		Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
		External Designator: IDE-1                           
		External Connector Type: None
		Port Type: None
Handle 0x0017
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: Secondary IDE                   
		Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
		External Designator: IDE-2                           
		External Connector Type: None
		Port Type: None
Handle 0x0018
	DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
	Port Connector
		Internal Designator: USB Port                        
		Internal Connector Type: None
		External Designator: USB                             
		External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
		Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0019
	DMI type 13, 22 bytes.
	BIOS Language Information