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11. Character devices

11.1 Support for user misc device modules (misc.o).

This module is used by atixlmouse, busmouse, msbusmouse, psaux, wdt and softdog modules and it is automatically generated if required.


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe misc.o

        No module parameters.

11.2 Standard/generic serial support (serial.o).

NOTE: serial.o is required by other modules, like ppp.o and slip.o. Also it is required by serial mouse and accordingly by gpm. However this dependency is not detected by present tools and module serial.o must be loaded manually.


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe serial.o

        No module parameters.

11.3 Cyclades async mux support (cyclades.o)


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe cyclades.o

        No module parameters.

11.4 Stallion multiport serial support

The intelligent boards also need to have their "firmware" code downloaded to them. This is done via a user level application supplied in the driver package called "stlload". Compile this program where ever you dropped the package files, by typing "make". In its simplest form you can then type

./stlload -i cdk.sys

in this directory and that will download board 0 (assuming board 0 is an EasyConnection 8/64 board). To download to an ONboard, Brumby or Stallion do:

./stlload -i 2681.sys

Read the information at /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/README.stallion.

Stallion EasyIO or EC8/32 support (stallion.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe stallion.o

        No module parameters.

Stallion EC8/64, ONboard, Brumby support (istallion.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe istallion.o

        No module parameters.

11.5 SDL RISCom/8 card support (riscom8.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe riscom8.o [options]

        This driver can support up to 4 boards at time.
        Options : iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=...
 

11.6 Parallel printer support (lp.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe lp.o io=0x378 irq=0

        io = 0
        irq = 0         irq=0 will run in polled mode

        (Probes ports: 0x278, 0x378, 0x3bc)
        Note: loading lp.o without any parameters will
        grab all parallelports.

11.7 Bus Mouse Support

ATIXL busmouse support (atixlmouse.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe atixlmouse.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o

Logitech busmouse support (busmouse.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe busmouse.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o

Microsoft busmouse support (msbusmouse.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe msbusmouse.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o

PS/2 mouse (aka "auxiliary device") support (psaux.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe psaux.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o

11.8 Tape support

For support of SCSI tapedrives, see section SCSI Support. Support for QIC-02 tapes is not modularized.

Ftape (QIC-80/Travan) support (ftape.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe ftape.o tracing=3

        Option parameter 'tracing' can take following values

        set it to:     to get:
          0             bugs
          1             + errors
          2             + warnings
          3             + information           ** Default **
          4             + more information
          5             + program flow
          6             + fdc/dma info
          7             + data flow
          8             + everything else

11.9 Watchdog Timer Support

WDT Watchdog timer (wdt.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe wdt.o

        No module parameters.
        Defaults to io=0x240 irq=14,
        make any required changes to wdt.c directly.
        Depends on misc.o

Software Watchdog (softdog.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe softdog.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o

Berkshire Products PC Watchdog (pcwd.o).


Load command:
        /sbin/modprobe pcwd.o

        No module parameters.
        Depends on misc.o


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