Re: Calling EISA experts

[Eric S. Raymond]

Jeff Garzik <[e-mail]>:
> > Minimal approach: Register motherboard EISA ID (i.e. slot zero) ports in
> > /proc/ioports.  Works on all kernel versions.  See $0.02 patch below.
> > 
> > This is probably the least intrusive way to get what you want.  It doesn't
> > add Yet Another Proc File, and costs zero bloat to the 99.9% of us who
> > have a better chance of meeting Aunt Tillie than an EISA box.
> > 
> > Possible alternative: Create something like /proc/bus/eisa/devices which
> > lists the EISA ID (e.g. abc0123) found in each EISA slot.   This might
> > have been worthwhile some 8 years ago, but now? ....
> 
> Actually, "lsescd" should list the EISA (and ISAPNP) configuration data,
> which includes EISA id, etc.

I do not find this command on my RH7.2 system.  Can you tell me more about it?

I like the /proc/ioports approach and agree that /proc/bus/eisa/ seems like
overkill at this late date.
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