From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 07:49:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 07:49:37 -0400 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust128.swa.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.128]:36343 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 07:49:36 -0400 Subject: Re: Vega Buddy B-210A From: Alan Cox To: "Brent D. Norris" Cc: Linux Kernel List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-6) Date: 01 Sep 2002 12:53:57 +0100 Message-Id: <1030881237.3490.34.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 04:27, Brent D. Norris wrote: > Running Redhat 7.3 I can get the OS to detect the Video Adapter that is > built in to the card, but the rest of the stuff doesn't seem to get > detected. Is this possible with linux and if so is there some option that > needs to be added to the kernel to get it to work? I understand if it > isn't, I mean this is kinda a random piece of equipment, but I was sure I > had read about something like this being used, though I cannot seem to > find the article via google. Does an lspci show any function on the board claiming to be keyboard and/or mouse. If so then we have most of the needed logic to get it working as an extender. Two users/box is a bit trickier as the 2.2/2.4 console layer thinks only in terms of "one user, with keyboards and monitors". Its possible to hack X a bit to sort of cover that up. Alan