From: rchen@fraser.sfu.ca (Robert Chen) Subject: 8 port serial boards Date: 17 Feb 1993 01:18:56 GMT
Hi. I am interested in getting a "generic" 8 port serial i/o board
working under Linux. Specifically I am looking at the Bacaboard/8.
I have used a number of these boards with SysV using the FAS drivers,
and they seem very good for the price. They are pretty much identical
to the AST 4 port, but have a bank of 8 16550's. Boca also makes a
4 port board that can be jumpered to look exactly like an AST 4 port.
I have taken a quick look through serial.c. Would adding support for
the Bocaboard/8 be as easy as modifying struct async_struct rs_table[]
to match the i/o addreses and IRQ of the boca?
Any hints as to what changes are needed to support a "new" serial card
would be very appreciated.
- Rob