Messages in this thread | | | From | Systemkennung Linux <> | Subject | Re: FYI: I2O Architecture (fwd) | Date | Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:09:28 +0100 (MET) |
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> > Services like RAID are not visible to the host and thus takes the load > > of providing such services from the host CPU. > > > > You can even attach a serial terminal to it..... > > Have you written a Linux tty interface for it, or can you only chat to > the card itself, like you used to be able to plug a vt52 into any board > on a VAX ?
No, it's a remote debugging interface. Damn usefull because the onboard software of these DPTs comes close in complexity to a full blown operating system. That interface is not usefull for the normal Linux user ...
I assume that VAX stuff was used for similar purposes?
Ralf
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