Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 12:56:41 -0800 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: dateck@ludd.luth.se (Tomas Klockar), luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status and future of sound drivers ? Message-ID: <199703142056.MAA07617@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Mar 1997 13:00:09 MST." <199703142000.NAA01347@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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We do have general PnP init code please take up your questions related to multimedia related issues to the multimedia mailing list. Part of the reason is the high traffic on this mailing list and the other is that the people who can help you do read the multimedia mailing list. Amancio >From The Desk Of Terry Lambert : > > > > settings. Then If your moderboard init your PNP devices then you > > > > don't need the pnp code > > > > > > That's not always true, since at times the boards are initialized > > > but left in a disabled state by the bios. > > I have a hard time buying that this would happen unless there was > an unresolvable mapping conflict. If that happens, it is correct > for the hardware to remain disabled, since the machine would be > (probably) non-functional with it enabled. > > > > Thats bad but I think we should hav a General PNP init code since on > > my card I have ATAPI MIDI AUDIO GAMEPORT AND SBEMUL and if the code > > for attaching and detecting PNP is in the sounddriver we have to > > attach that one first otherwise there will be no cdrom or gameport. > > So if it's possible to extend that pnp code I mentioned so it can > > check all pnp devices and init them them that would be the best > > solution. I can extend that code unless its already done. > > I'm not sure if it is or not; it has been a while since I looked > at Sujal's code. I was under the impression that it was wholly > complete, and the missing pieces were all driver and kernel code > integration (assuming you don't take Sujal's patches, verbatim). > > In any case, general PNP support code is a Good Idea(tm). > > > Regards, > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. >
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