[Sibyte] Access to BCM91250E from Host Machine?

[Fernandes, Chester]

Additional notes:::
 
The BCM91250E is in PCI form factor, and as such is set up to work as a PCI device, off a PCI host bus.
This means if your Host CPU/OS supports a PCI bus/driver, detection of devices on the PCI bus is performed,
and the BCM91250E will be detected.
Yes, it must be run on its own even when it is in the chassis, just make sure you power it up first, so that
it is all set up and configured, before the Host CPU/OS goes looking for it.
 
- Chester
 

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From: sibyte-users-bounces at bitmover.com on behalf of Andy Isaacson
Sent: Fri 8/12/2005 1:01 PM
To: sibyte-users at bitmover.com
Subject: Re: [Sibyte] Access to BCM91250E from Host Machine?



On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 12:27:07PM -0700, dlauer-lists2255 at mailblocks.com wrote:
> I'm sure this is a retarded question, but are there linux drivers for
> the BCM91250E card? Is it accessible from the Host CPU/OS, or must it
> be run on its own even when it is in the chassis?

There aren't any "drivers" per se, but depending on configuration it is
possible to access the SiByte chip from the PCI host.  The "1250 User
Manual" talks about this in the section "Using the PCI in Device Mode",
which is on page 232 of my copy.

-andy
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