On Tue, 2 May 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:
what is e->reg and e->val? is that PCI_COMMAND ?
No, there are IDE things. You need to set bits in the IDE interface in many chipsets to make it enabled. Rather than test these bits with e->reg, e->mask, and e->val, I just set them, since there is no BIOS.
command_line="root=/dev/hda1 serial=1,9600n8 console=ttyS1,9600";
The default is 9600/N/8/1. Just leave out everything except console=ttyS1
Should that be S0 though? L440GX only has one serial port.
- why do you define CONFIG_HOTPLUG in your kernel build? Unless you
know you need it, it just wastes kernel space by not disposing of memory needed for hotplug drivers later in kernel life.
I'll yank it. I thought at some point it would help my PCI woes.
- you need to initialize the mobo serial ports. For example on a Via
mobo, you need to set up the serial plug-n-play PCI config registers, otherwise the serial ports power up in a disabled state.
arg. OK, I'll look at this.
- consider getting a Matrox card, and using fbdev for your console
(CONFIG_FB). AFAIK Matrox, and maybe ATI, not need BIOS init in order to produce video.
Part #? I'll do it!
ron
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