linux-IllusionX/Documentation/riscom8.txt
Linus Torvalds 1da177e4c3 Linux-2.6.12-rc2
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history,
even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git
archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about
3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early
git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good
infrastructure for it.

Let it rip!
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* NOTE - this is an unmaintained driver. The original author cannot be located.
SDL Communications is now SBS Technologies, and does not have any
information on these ancient ISA cards on their website.
James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com> - 12-12-2004
This is the README for RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver
(C) 1994-1996 D.Gorodchanin
See file LICENSE for terms and conditions.
NOTE: English is not my native language.
I'm sorry for any mistakes in this text.
Misc. notes for RISCom/8 serial driver, in no particular order :)
1) This driver can support up to 4 boards at time.
Use string "riscom8=0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX,0xXXX" at LILO prompt, for
setting I/O base addresses for boards. If you compile driver
as module use modprobe options "iobase=0xXXX iobase1=0xXXX iobase2=..."
2) The driver partially supports famous 'setserial' program, you can use almost
any of its options, excluding port & irq settings.
3) There are some misc. defines at the beginning of riscom8.c, please read the
comments and try to change some of them in case of problems.
4) I consider the current state of the driver as BETA.
5) SDL Communications WWW page is http://www.sdlcomm.com.
6) You can use the MAKEDEV program to create RISCom/8 /dev/ttyL* entries.
7) Minor numbers for first board are 0-7, for second 8-15, etc.
22 Apr 1996.