Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-28 Thread Andrey Panin
On 295, 10 22, 2007 at 01:14:14 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Andrey Panin wrote: >> On 291, 10 18, 2007 at 01:00:06 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: >> So the card probably generates screaming interrupt... that's bad. >> I found some docs for IT887x chips, according to these docs IT887x >> have si

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-26 Thread Andrey Panin
On 295, 10 22, 2007 at 12:18:08PM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:33:23PM +0400, Andrey Panin wrote: > > So the card probably generates screaming interrupt... that's bad. > > I found some docs for IT887x chips, according to these docs IT887x > > have simple interrupt co

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-22 Thread Chris Bergeron
Andrey Panin wrote: On 291, 10 18, 2007 at 01:00:06 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: So the card probably generates screaming interrupt... that's bad. I found some docs for IT887x chips, according to these docs IT887x have simple interrupt controller inside. Further investigation is needed. Can

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-22 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:33:23PM +0400, Andrey Panin wrote: > So the card probably generates screaming interrupt... that's bad. > I found some docs for IT887x chips, according to these docs IT887x > have simple interrupt controller inside. Further investigation is needed. > > Can you post outpu

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-22 Thread Andrey Panin
On 291, 10 18, 2007 at 01:00:06 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Andrey Panin wrote: >> On 290, 10 17, 2007 at 06:16:58 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: >> >>> Andrey Panin wrote: >>> Is it possible to connect two ports and run getty on one port and minicom on another ? We should

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-19 Thread kyle
I also have an 8 port PCI serial card with the 8871 chip on it and a breakout cable. It is identified as such on my machine: 01:02.0 Serial controller: PLX Technology, Inc. Unknown device 9016 (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550]) Subsystem: Unknown device 544e:0008 Control: I/O- Mem- B

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-18 Thread Chris Bergeron
Andrey Panin wrote: On 290, 10 17, 2007 at 06:16:58 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: Andrey Panin wrote: Is it possible to connect two ports and run getty on one port and minicom on another ? We should check that UARTs are really working. I used the on-board serial port as a kno

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-17 Thread Andrey Panin
On 290, 10 17, 2007 at 06:16:58 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Andrey Panin wrote: >> >> Is it possible to connect two ports and run getty on one port and minicom >> on >> another ? We should check that UARTs are really working. >> >> > I used the on-board serial port as a known working control

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-17 Thread Chris Bergeron
Andrey Panin wrote: Is it possible to connect two ports and run getty on one port and minicom on another ? We should check that UARTs are really working. I used the on-board serial port as a known working control (after getting it to work with the other onboard serial port) to try and conn

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-16 Thread Andrey Panin
On 289, 10 16, 2007 at 03:03:34PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Andrey Panin wrote: >> On 284, 10 11, 2007 at 01:02:12PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: >> >>> Andrey Panin wrote: >>> On 278, 10 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Hello all, >

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-16 Thread Chris Bergeron
Andrey Panin wrote: On 284, 10 11, 2007 at 01:02:12PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: Andrey Panin wrote: On 278, 10 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: Hello all, I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called Syba. This is an 8 port

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-12 Thread Andrey Panin
On 284, 10 11, 2007 at 01:02:12PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Andrey Panin wrote: >> On 278, 10 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called >>> Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-11 Thread Chris Bergeron
Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 01:02:12PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: One chip has "ITE IT8871F 0641-AYS ZF1M04L" written on it, and the other two have a stylized celtic knot looking "T" followed by "TG16C554CJG FTA6M-001 0620-B". The 8871 is a single PCI parallel p

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-11 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 01:02:12PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > I'm sure that's what it says on the largest chip on the PCI card. It > could be that the other two chips are more relevant... the numbers from > them are included below. > > I've posted up a quick text only page with the diagnost

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-11 Thread Chris Bergeron
Andrey Panin wrote: On 278, 10 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: Hello all, I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card with an Octopus style breakout cable. The main chipset on it is an ITE IT8871F.

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-10 Thread Andrey Panin
On 278, 10 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Hello all, > > I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called > Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card with an Octopus style breakout > cable. The main chipset on it is an ITE IT8871F. Are you sure ? I

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-09 Thread Chris Bergeron
Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card with an Octopus style breakout cable. The main chipset on it is an ITE IT8871F. W

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-09 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 05:31:05PM -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called > Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card with an Octopus style breakout > cable. The main chipset on it is an ITE IT8871F. Well 8250_pci.c mentions IT887

Re: Syba 8-Port Serial Card Unidentified By Kernel

2007-10-05 Thread Nicholas Miell
On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 17:31 -0400, Chris Bergeron wrote: > Hello all, > > I've just installed a multiport serial card released by an outfit called > Syba. This is an 8 port serial-only card with an Octopus style breakout > cable. The main chipset on it is an ITE IT8871F. > > I've got two ques