Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-21 Thread Dirk . Eddelbuettel
Todd> Is there any chance you have checked the bootparm-howto? Todd> Todd> http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw ?? If you install Debian's doc-linux package, they are also at /usr/doc/HOWTO/* As the doc-linux package is updated monthly with the upstream HOWTOs, you should always look for

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-21 Thread Todd Tyrone Fries
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (renald loignon) > > May I ask, in all seriousness, and without a trace of sarcasm, where in > > the world (BUT preferably in the Debian installation instructions) one > > is expected to find this information? I was used to the old > > "cdu31a=0xPORT,IRQ" syntax from the

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-20 Thread Bruce Perens
Lars: > Ilucius ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) took it from me From: llucius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yep, your right. I neglected to inform anyone. (face red in shame) > I've been playing around with this architecture independence stuff that I > COMPLETELY forgot about it. Leland, of course I'm happy to g

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-20 Thread renald loignon
>Susan: >> I'm getting confused. Isn't the purpose of /usr/lib/module_help/arguments >> to document the arguments that can be given to a module when it is >> activated? >I don't think the cdu31a information is in there - we must have missed >it when we created modconf. Also, not everyone uses mod

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-20 Thread llucius
On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Lars Wirzenius wrote: > Bruce Perens: > > We don't have a person who follows the kernel and keeps an accurate list > > of module arguments. Also, Lars took on "modconf" when I had too much to > > do, but he was less than enthusiastic about it. We could use another > > voluntee

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-20 Thread Lars Wirzenius
Bruce Perens: > We don't have a person who follows the kernel and keeps an accurate list > of module arguments. Also, Lars took on "modconf" when I had too much to > do, but he was less than enthusiastic about it. We could use another > volunteer to be the module mayven. Ilucius ([EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-20 Thread Bruce Perens
Susan: > I'm getting confused. Isn't the purpose of /usr/lib/module_help/arguments > to document the arguments that can be given to a module when it is > activated? I don't think the cdu31a information is in there - we must have missed it when we created modconf. Also, not everyone uses modconf,

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-19 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
Bruce Perens wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (renald loignon) > > May I ask, in all seriousness, and without a trace of sarcasm, where in the > > world (BUT preferably in the Debian installation instructions) one is > > expected to find this information? I was used to the old > > "cdu31a=0xPORT,I

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-19 Thread Bruce Perens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (renald loignon) > May I ask, in all seriousness, and without a trace of sarcasm, where in the > world (BUT preferably in the Debian installation instructions) one is > expected to find this information? I was used to the old > "cdu31a=0xPORT,IRQ" syntax from the boot promp

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-18 Thread renald loignon
>Use the argument "cdu31a_port=0x340" when you install the module. It also >understands "cdu31a_irx=N". May I ask, in all seriousness, and without a trace of sarcasm, where in the world (BUT preferably in the Debian installation instructions) one is expected to find this information? I was used t

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-18 Thread Pablo Bianucci
Hi Michael! On Sun, 18 Aug 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The drive is defaulted onto 0x340; when I try to add a parameter to the module > insertion it either fails the same way or gives me an invalid parameter > message. Have you tried with the following parameter? cdu31a_port=0x340 Bye & Go

Re: module cdu31a fails on insert

1996-08-18 Thread Bruce Perens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Things go OK until I try to add the cdu31a module to support the CDU33A CDROM > drive in the Gateway: it fails to insert. > The drive is defaulted onto 0x340; when I try to add a parameter to the module > insertion it either fails the same way or gives me an invalid parame