into them. Installations instructions for the external module
are in the included README and HW_INSTALL files.
-RocketPort ISA and RocketModem II PCI boards are also supported by this
-driver, but must use the external module driver for configuration reasons.
+RocketPort ISA and RocketModem II PCI boards currently are only supported by
+this driver in module form.
+
+The RocketPort ISA board requires I/O ports to be configured by the DIP
+switches on the board. See the section "ISA Rocketport Boards" below for
+information on how to set the DIP switches.
+
+You pass the I/O port to the driver using the following module parameters:
+
+board1 : I/O port for the first ISA board
+board2 : I/O port for the second ISA board
+board3 : I/O port for the third ISA board
+board4 : I/O port for the fourth ISA board
+
+There is a set of utilities and scripts provided with the external driver
+( downloadable from http://www.comtrol.com ) that ease the configuration and
+setup of the ISA cards.
+
+The RocketModem II PCI boards require firmware to be loaded into the card
+before it will function. The driver has only been tested as a module for this
+board.
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>mknod /dev/ttyR1 c 46 1
>mknod /dev/ttyR2 c 46 2
-The Linux script MAKEDEV will create the first 16 ttyRx device names (nodes) for you:
+The Linux script MAKEDEV will create the first 16 ttyRx device names (nodes)
+for you:
>/dev/MAKEDEV ttyR
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+ISA Rocketport Boards
+---------------------
+
+You must assign and configure the I/O addresses used by the ISA Rocketport
+card before installing and using it. This is done by setting a set of DIP
+switches on the Rocketport board.
+
+
+SETTING THE I/O ADDRESS
+-----------------------
+
+Before installing RocketPort(R) or RocketPort RA boards, you must find
+a range of I/O addresses for it to use. The first RocketPort card
+requires a 68-byte contiguous block of I/O addresses, starting at one
+of the following: 0x100h, 0x140h, 0x180h, 0x200h, 0x240h, 0x280h,
+0x300h, 0x340h, 0x380h. This I/O address must be reflected in the DIP
+switiches of *all* of the Rocketport cards.
+
+The second, third, and fourth RocketPort cards require a 64-byte
+contiguous block of I/O addresses, starting at one of the following
+I/O addresses: 0x100h, 0x140h, 0x180h, 0x1C0h, 0x200h, 0x240h, 0x280h,
+0x2C0h, 0x300h, 0x340h, 0x380h, 0x3C0h. The I/O address used by the
+second, third, and fourth Rocketport cards (if present) are set via
+software control. The DIP switch settings for the I/O address must be
+set to the value of the first Rocketport cards.
+
+In order to destinguish each of the card from the others, each card
+must have a unique board ID set on the dip switches. The first
+Rocketport board must be set with the DIP switches corresponding to
+the first board, the second board must be set with the DIP switches
+corresponding to the second board, etc. IMPORTANT: The board ID is
+the only place where the DIP switch settings should differ between the
+various Rocketport boards in a system.
+
+The I/O address range used by any of the RocketPort cards must not
+conflict with any other cards in the system, including other
+RocketPort cards. Below, you will find a list of commonly used I/O
+address ranges which may be in use by other devices in your system.
+On a Linux system, "cat /proc/ioports" will also be helpful in
+identifying what I/O addresses are being used by devics on your
+system.
+
+Remember, the FIRST RocketPort uses 68 I/O addresses. So, if you set it
+for 0x100, it will occupy 0x100 to 0x143. This would mean that you
+CAN NOT set the second, third or fourth board for address 0x140 since
+the first 4 bytes of that range are used by the first board. You would
+need to set the second, third, or fourth board to one of the next available
+blocks such as 0x180.
+
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+
+RocketPort and RocketPort RA SW1 Settings:
+
+ +-------------------------------+
+ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
+ +-------+-------+---------------+
+ | Unused| Card | I/O Port Block|
+ +-------------------------------+
+
+DIP Switches DIP Switches
+7 8 6 5
+=================== ===================
+On On UNUSED, MUST BE ON. On On First Card <==== Default
+ On Off Second Card
+ Off On Third Card
+ Off Off Fourth Card
+
+DIP Switches I/O Address Range
+4 3 2 1 Used by the First Card
+=====================================
+On Off On Off 100-143
+On Off Off On 140-183
+On Off Off Off 180-1C3 <==== Default
+Off On On Off 200-243
+Off On Off On 240-283
+Off On Off Off 280-2C3
+Off Off On Off 300-343
+Off Off Off On 340-383
+Off Off Off Off 380-3C3
+
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+
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