Re: PCI question
Martin Dalecki (dalecki@cs.net.pl)
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:28:42 +0200
Bret Indrelee wrote:
>
> Marcin Dalecki [mailto:dalecki@dacotec.net] wrote:
> > Bret Indrelee wrote:
> > > Marcin Dalecki [mailto:dalecki@dacotec.net] asked:
> > > > Anybody out there with an idea where to get the information
> > > > about the PCI slot numbers of the currently present devices
> > > > inside the system (in esp the two ether cards?).
> > >
> > > cat /proc/pci
> > >
> > > It gives bus, device, and function numbers.
> > >
> > > If instead you are wondering how to do it from kernel code, look in
> > > /usr/src/linux/Documenation/pci.txt
> > > for the documentation.
> >
> > Nahh. What I'm interrested in are the actual physical SLOTS
> > (aka A B C D) of the device.
>
> All you can get is bus/device. These are unique to a particular slot.
>
> There is no way for software to know in a generic way how this may match up
> to the labelling on the case or motherboard. This tends to be extremely
> system specific, and the software never deals with PCI bus that way.
>
OK, so I will just have to go to the chipset itself.
--
Marcin Dalecki
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