Author: Tommy Faasen
Email: tfaasen@wins.uva.nl
Date Submitted: Fri, Oct 9, 1998
Status: New Entry

Requester: Steven Ong
Email: ongs@nortel.com
Request Made: Mon, Mar 30, 1998

Releases: 5.0
Platform: all
Category:  Hardware Issues
Category Listing:  How do I enable plug and play device to work with RedHat 5.0

Issue

I'm currently runing Win95 and LINUX RedHat 5.0 on my PC. Also, I've 
installed a number of plug and play devices (i.e. modem, ethernet 
card....) on the same PC. I wonder how (if possible) to enable the 
kernel so that the LINUX OS can work with the plug and play 
devices. Thank you. Steven Ong. 

Response

Alls the information you seek is in /usr/doc/isapnptools this 
package which is by default installed bij redhat 5.0 tells you how 
to use pnp devices what it comes down to is pnpdump 
>/etc/isapnp.conf then edit this isapnp.conf file you'll have to 
comment out the lines for which card you want to activate and 
setup an io adress and irq just comment out the appropriate 
lines then reboot or run isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf and then you card's 
should be recognised .. hope this is enough information for you 
Cya! 

References

/usr/doc/isapnptools man isapnp man pnpdump