PNPDUMP(8)

NAME
       pnpdump - Dump ISA Plug-And-Play devices resource informa-
       tion

SYNOPSIS
       pnpdump [ [ devs ] readport ]

DESCRIPTION
       pnpdump will scan all the ISA  PnP  cards,  dumping  their
       resource data to stdout.

       The output is in a form that can be used by isapnp, except
       that the actual  configuration  statements  are  commented
       out. See isapnp.conf(5) for details of the format.

       By  default,  pnpdump  will  reset  all the cards into the
       inactive state, then ISOLATE each one and  allocate  it  a
       handle  (Card  Select  Number).  This process will include
       trying different readport addresses until a  suitable  one
       is found avoiding conflicts with other hardware.

       If  a  single  parameter is provided, this will be used as
       the minimum readport address to start scanning.  This  may
       be chosen to avoid an unfortunate conflict.

       Resetting  the  cards  may  be undesireable, in which case
       both additional parameters may be supplied:

   Parameters
       devs is the number of PnP cards that the BIOS has found,
              ISOLATEd and allocated CSNs to in the system.  Note
              that  if  this is greater than the actual number of
              cards in the system,  pnpdump  will  stop  scanning
              when  it receives a first serial identifier byte of
              0xff (this is what happens when there isn't a  card
              with that CSN).
              If  this  parameter  is provided, then pnpdump will
              not ISOLATE each card and assign CSNs, however, the
              readport  provided  must be the same as the one the
              BIOS used. This could be difficult to determine  if
              it is not assigned via a BIOS setup screen.

       readport is the address of the readport to use for the
              Plug-And-Play access. The number base is determined
              by the format: a leading 0x implies hex, a  leading
              0 implies octal, otherwise decimal is assumed.
              The address of the readport must be chosen to avoid
              any conflicts with existing  (non  Plug  and  Play)
              hardware, and must be in the range 0x203..0x3ff.
              If  the  readport  is  specified without devs, then
              this is the minimum readport to use  when  scanning
              for a suitable one.

       Note  that  for the two parameter option to work, you must
       have a PnP BIOS which has already carried out  the  ISOLA-
       TION  process  correctly,  and you must know what readport
       address the BIOS used.

FILES
       /sbin/pnpdump
              The executable.

       /etc/isapnp.conf
              The resting place of the editted output.

BUGS
       None known about.  If you think you have found one, please
       send a report to isapnp@roestock.demon.co.uk.

WARNING
       This  program  can  reset  all your Plug-and-Play devices.
       Use at your own risk.

AUTHOR
       pnpdump  has  been  written   by   Peter   Fox   <fox@roe-
       stock.demon.co.uk>,  the  creator  and maintainer of isap-
       nptools.

AVAILABILITY
       The latest version of the sources may be obtained  by  ftp
       from ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/unix/linux/utils
       Or  follow the pointer from my web page at http://www.roe-
       stock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/

REFERENCES
       Plug and Play ISA  Specification,  Version  1.0a,  May  5,
       1994.    Available   from   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/devel-
       oper/drg/Plug-and-Play/Pnpspecs

SEE ALSO
       isapnp(8) isapnp.conf(5)