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1 | # | ||
2 | # Character device configuration | ||
3 | # | ||
4 | |||
5 | menu "Character devices" | ||
6 | |||
7 | config VT | ||
8 | bool "Virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED | ||
9 | select INPUT | ||
10 | default y if !VIOCONS | ||
11 | ---help--- | ||
12 | If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with | ||
13 | display and keyboard devices. These are called "virtual" because you | ||
14 | can run several virtual terminals (also called virtual consoles) on | ||
15 | one physical terminal. This is rather useful, for example one | ||
16 | virtual terminal can collect system messages and warnings, another | ||
17 | one can be used for a text-mode user session, and a third could run | ||
18 | an X session, all in parallel. Switching between virtual terminals | ||
19 | is done with certain key combinations, usually Alt-<function key>. | ||
20 | |||
21 | The setterm command ("man setterm") can be used to change the | ||
22 | properties (such as colors or beeping) of a virtual terminal. The | ||
23 | man page console_codes(4) ("man console_codes") contains the special | ||
24 | character sequences that can be used to change those properties | ||
25 | directly. The fonts used on virtual terminals can be changed with | ||
26 | the setfont ("man setfont") command and the key bindings are defined | ||
27 | with the loadkeys ("man loadkeys") command. | ||
28 | |||
29 | You need at least one virtual terminal device in order to make use | ||
30 | of your keyboard and monitor. Therefore, only people configuring an | ||
31 | embedded system would want to say N here in order to save some | ||
32 | memory; the only way to log into such a system is then via a serial | ||
33 | or network connection. | ||
34 | |||
35 | If unsure, say Y, or else you won't be able to do much with your new | ||
36 | shiny Linux system :-) | ||
37 | |||
38 | config VT_CONSOLE | ||
39 | bool "Support for console on virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED | ||
40 | depends on VT | ||
41 | default y | ||
42 | ---help--- | ||
43 | The system console is the device which receives all kernel messages | ||
44 | and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. If you | ||
45 | answer Y here, a virtual terminal (the device used to interact with | ||
46 | a physical terminal) can be used as system console. This is the most | ||
47 | common mode of operations, so you should say Y here unless you want | ||
48 | the kernel messages be output only to a serial port (in which case | ||
49 | you should say Y to "Console on serial port", below). | ||
50 | |||
51 | If you do say Y here, by default the currently visible virtual | ||
52 | terminal (/dev/tty0) will be used as system console. You can change | ||
53 | that with a kernel command line option such as "console=tty3" which | ||
54 | would use the third virtual terminal as system console. (Try "man | ||
55 | bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or | ||
56 | loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) | ||
57 | |||
58 | If unsure, say Y. | ||
59 | |||
60 | config HW_CONSOLE | ||
61 | bool | ||
62 | depends on VT && !S390 && !UML | ||
63 | default y | ||
64 | |||
65 | config SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
66 | bool "Non-standard serial port support" | ||
67 | ---help--- | ||
68 | Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards | ||
69 | which aren't supported using the standard "dumb" serial driver. | ||
70 | This includes intelligent serial boards such as Cyclades, | ||
71 | Digiboards, etc. These are usually used for systems that need many | ||
72 | serial ports because they serve many terminals or dial-in | ||
73 | connections. | ||
74 | |||
75 | Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the | ||
76 | kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all | ||
77 | the questions about non-standard serial boards. | ||
78 | |||
79 | Most people can say N here. | ||
80 | |||
81 | config COMPUTONE | ||
82 | tristate "Computone IntelliPort Plus serial support" | ||
83 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
84 | ---help--- | ||
85 | This driver supports the entire family of Intelliport II/Plus | ||
86 | controllers with the exception of the MicroChannel controllers and | ||
87 | products previous to the Intelliport II. These are multiport cards, | ||
88 | which give you many serial ports. You would need something like this | ||
89 | to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance in | ||
90 | order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that, say | ||
91 | Y here and read <file:Documentation/computone.txt>. | ||
92 | |||
93 | To compile this driver as modules, choose M here: the | ||
94 | modules will be called ip2 and ip2main. | ||
95 | |||
96 | config ROCKETPORT | ||
97 | tristate "Comtrol RocketPort support" | ||
98 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
99 | help | ||
100 | This driver supports Comtrol RocketPort and RocketModem PCI boards. | ||
101 | These boards provide 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 high-speed serial ports or | ||
102 | modems. For information about the RocketPort/RocketModem boards | ||
103 | and this driver read <file:Documentation/rocket.txt>. | ||
104 | |||
105 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
106 | module will be called rocket. | ||
107 | |||
108 | If you want to compile this driver into the kernel, say Y here. If | ||
109 | you don't have a Comtrol RocketPort/RocketModem card installed, say N. | ||
110 | |||
111 | config CYCLADES | ||
112 | tristate "Cyclades async mux support" | ||
113 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
114 | ---help--- | ||
115 | This driver supports Cyclades Z and Y multiserial boards. | ||
116 | You would need something like this to connect more than two modems to | ||
117 | your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. | ||
118 | |||
119 | For information about the Cyclades-Z card, read | ||
120 | <file:drivers/char/README.cycladesZ>. | ||
121 | |||
122 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
123 | module will be called cyclades. | ||
124 | |||
125 | If you haven't heard about it, it's safe to say N. | ||
126 | |||
127 | config CYZ_INTR | ||
128 | bool "Cyclades-Z interrupt mode operation (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
129 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && CYCLADES | ||
130 | help | ||
131 | The Cyclades-Z family of multiport cards allows 2 (two) driver op | ||
132 | modes: polling and interrupt. In polling mode, the driver will check | ||
133 | the status of the Cyclades-Z ports every certain amount of time | ||
134 | (which is called polling cycle and is configurable). In interrupt | ||
135 | mode, it will use an interrupt line (IRQ) in order to check the | ||
136 | status of the Cyclades-Z ports. The default op mode is polling. If | ||
137 | unsure, say N. | ||
138 | |||
139 | config DIGIEPCA | ||
140 | tristate "Digiboard Intelligent Async Support" | ||
141 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
142 | ---help--- | ||
143 | This is a driver for Digi International's Xx, Xeve, and Xem series | ||
144 | of cards which provide multiple serial ports. You would need | ||
145 | something like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux | ||
146 | box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. This driver | ||
147 | supports the original PC (ISA) boards as well as PCI, and EISA. If | ||
148 | you have a card like this, say Y here and read the file | ||
149 | <file:Documentation/digiepca.txt>. | ||
150 | |||
151 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
152 | module will be called epca. | ||
153 | |||
154 | config ESPSERIAL | ||
155 | tristate "Hayes ESP serial port support" | ||
156 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && ISA && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
157 | help | ||
158 | This is a driver which supports Hayes ESP serial ports. Both single | ||
159 | port cards and multiport cards are supported. Make sure to read | ||
160 | <file:Documentation/hayes-esp.txt>. | ||
161 | |||
162 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
163 | module will be called esp. | ||
164 | |||
165 | If unsure, say N. | ||
166 | |||
167 | config MOXA_INTELLIO | ||
168 | tristate "Moxa Intellio support" | ||
169 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
170 | help | ||
171 | Say Y here if you have a Moxa Intellio multiport serial card. | ||
172 | |||
173 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
174 | module will be called moxa. | ||
175 | |||
176 | config MOXA_SMARTIO | ||
177 | tristate "Moxa SmartIO support" | ||
178 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
179 | help | ||
180 | Say Y here if you have a Moxa SmartIO multiport serial card. | ||
181 | |||
182 | This driver can also be built as a module ( = code which can be | ||
183 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
184 | The module will be called mxser. If you want to do that, say M | ||
185 | here. | ||
186 | |||
187 | config ISI | ||
188 | tristate "Multi-Tech multiport card support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
189 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
190 | help | ||
191 | This is a driver for the Multi-Tech cards which provide several | ||
192 | serial ports. The driver is experimental and can currently only be | ||
193 | built as a module. The module will be called isicom. | ||
194 | If you want to do that, choose M here. | ||
195 | |||
196 | config SYNCLINK | ||
197 | tristate "Microgate SyncLink card support" | ||
198 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && PCI | ||
199 | help | ||
200 | Provides support for the SyncLink ISA and PCI multiprotocol serial | ||
201 | adapters. These adapters support asynchronous and HDLC bit | ||
202 | synchronous communication up to 10Mbps (PCI adapter). | ||
203 | |||
204 | This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be | ||
205 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
206 | The module will be called synclink. If you want to do that, say M | ||
207 | here. | ||
208 | |||
209 | config SYNCLINKMP | ||
210 | tristate "SyncLink Multiport support" | ||
211 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
212 | help | ||
213 | Enable support for the SyncLink Multiport (2 or 4 ports) | ||
214 | serial adapter, running asynchronous and HDLC communications up | ||
215 | to 2.048Mbps. Each ports is independently selectable for | ||
216 | RS-232, V.35, RS-449, RS-530, and X.21 | ||
217 | |||
218 | This driver may be built as a module ( = code which can be | ||
219 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
220 | The module will be called synclinkmp. If you want to do that, say M | ||
221 | here. | ||
222 | |||
223 | config N_HDLC | ||
224 | tristate "HDLC line discipline support" | ||
225 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
226 | help | ||
227 | Allows synchronous HDLC communications with tty device drivers that | ||
228 | support synchronous HDLC such as the Microgate SyncLink adapter. | ||
229 | |||
230 | This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be | ||
231 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
232 | The module will be called n_hdlc. If you want to do that, say M | ||
233 | here. | ||
234 | |||
235 | config RISCOM8 | ||
236 | tristate "SDL RISCom/8 card support" | ||
237 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
238 | help | ||
239 | This is a driver for the SDL Communications RISCom/8 multiport card, | ||
240 | which gives you many serial ports. You would need something like | ||
241 | this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for instance | ||
242 | in order to become a dial-in server. If you have a card like that, | ||
243 | say Y here and read the file <file:Documentation/riscom8.txt>. | ||
244 | |||
245 | Also it's possible to say M here and compile this driver as kernel | ||
246 | loadable module; the module will be called riscom8. | ||
247 | |||
248 | config SPECIALIX | ||
249 | tristate "Specialix IO8+ card support" | ||
250 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
251 | help | ||
252 | This is a driver for the Specialix IO8+ multiport card (both the | ||
253 | ISA and the PCI version) which gives you many serial ports. You | ||
254 | would need something like this to connect more than two modems to | ||
255 | your Linux box, for instance in order to become a dial-in server. | ||
256 | |||
257 | If you have a card like that, say Y here and read the file | ||
258 | <file:Documentation/specialix.txt>. Also it's possible to say M here | ||
259 | and compile this driver as kernel loadable module which will be | ||
260 | called specialix. | ||
261 | |||
262 | config SPECIALIX_RTSCTS | ||
263 | bool "Specialix DTR/RTS pin is RTS" | ||
264 | depends on SPECIALIX | ||
265 | help | ||
266 | The Specialix IO8+ card can only support either RTS or DTR. If you | ||
267 | say N here, the driver will use the pin as "DTR" when the tty is in | ||
268 | software handshake mode. If you say Y here or hardware handshake is | ||
269 | on, it will always be RTS. Read the file | ||
270 | <file:Documentation/specialix.txt> for more information. | ||
271 | |||
272 | config SX | ||
273 | tristate "Specialix SX (and SI) card support" | ||
274 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
275 | help | ||
276 | This is a driver for the SX and SI multiport serial cards. | ||
277 | Please read the file <file:Documentation/sx.txt> for details. | ||
278 | |||
279 | This driver can only be built as a module ( = code which can be | ||
280 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). | ||
281 | The module will be called sx. If you want to do that, say M here. | ||
282 | |||
283 | config RIO | ||
284 | tristate "Specialix RIO system support" | ||
285 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
286 | help | ||
287 | This is a driver for the Specialix RIO, a smart serial card which | ||
288 | drives an outboard box that can support up to 128 ports. Product | ||
289 | information is at <http://www.perle.com/support/documentation.html#multiport>. | ||
290 | There are both ISA and PCI versions. | ||
291 | |||
292 | config RIO_OLDPCI | ||
293 | bool "Support really old RIO/PCI cards" | ||
294 | depends on RIO | ||
295 | help | ||
296 | Older RIO PCI cards need some initialization-time configuration to | ||
297 | determine the IRQ and some control addresses. If you have a RIO and | ||
298 | this doesn't seem to work, try setting this to Y. | ||
299 | |||
300 | config STALDRV | ||
301 | bool "Stallion multiport serial support" | ||
302 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD | ||
303 | help | ||
304 | Stallion cards give you many serial ports. You would need something | ||
305 | like this to connect more than two modems to your Linux box, for | ||
306 | instance in order to become a dial-in server. If you say Y here, | ||
307 | you will be asked for your specific card model in the next | ||
308 | questions. Make sure to read <file:Documentation/stallion.txt> in | ||
309 | this case. If you have never heard about all this, it's safe to | ||
310 | say N. | ||
311 | |||
312 | config STALLION | ||
313 | tristate "Stallion EasyIO or EC8/32 support" | ||
314 | depends on STALDRV && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
315 | help | ||
316 | If you have an EasyIO or EasyConnection 8/32 multiport Stallion | ||
317 | card, then this is for you; say Y. Make sure to read | ||
318 | <file:Documentation/stallion.txt>. | ||
319 | |||
320 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
321 | module will be called stallion. | ||
322 | |||
323 | config ISTALLION | ||
324 | tristate "Stallion EC8/64, ONboard, Brumby support" | ||
325 | depends on STALDRV && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
326 | help | ||
327 | If you have an EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard, Brumby or Stallion | ||
328 | serial multiport card, say Y here. Make sure to read | ||
329 | <file:Documentation/stallion.txt>. | ||
330 | |||
331 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
332 | module will be called istallion. | ||
333 | |||
334 | config AU1000_UART | ||
335 | bool "Enable Au1000 UART Support" | ||
336 | depends on SERIAL_NONSTANDARD && MIPS | ||
337 | help | ||
338 | If you have an Alchemy AU1000 processor (MIPS based) and you want | ||
339 | to use serial ports, say Y. Otherwise, say N. | ||
340 | |||
341 | config AU1000_SERIAL_CONSOLE | ||
342 | bool "Enable Au1000 serial console" | ||
343 | depends on AU1000_UART | ||
344 | help | ||
345 | If you have an Alchemy AU1000 processor (MIPS based) and you want | ||
346 | to use a console on a serial port, say Y. Otherwise, say N. | ||
347 | |||
348 | config QTRONIX_KEYBOARD | ||
349 | bool "Enable Qtronix 990P Keyboard Support" | ||
350 | depends on IT8712 | ||
351 | help | ||
352 | Images of Qtronix keyboards are at | ||
353 | <http://www.qtronix.com/keyboard.html>. | ||
354 | |||
355 | config IT8172_CIR | ||
356 | bool | ||
357 | depends on QTRONIX_KEYBOARD | ||
358 | default y | ||
359 | |||
360 | config IT8172_SCR0 | ||
361 | bool "Enable Smart Card Reader 0 Support " | ||
362 | depends on IT8712 | ||
363 | help | ||
364 | Say Y here to support smart-card reader 0 (SCR0) on the Integrated | ||
365 | Technology Express, Inc. ITE8172 SBC. Vendor page at | ||
366 | <http://www.ite.com.tw/ia/brief_it8172bsp.htm>; picture of the | ||
367 | board at <http://www.mvista.com/partners/semiconductor/ite.html>. | ||
368 | |||
369 | config IT8172_SCR1 | ||
370 | bool "Enable Smart Card Reader 1 Support " | ||
371 | depends on IT8712 | ||
372 | help | ||
373 | Say Y here to support smart-card reader 1 (SCR1) on the Integrated | ||
374 | Technology Express, Inc. ITE8172 SBC. Vendor page at | ||
375 | <http://www.ite.com.tw/ia/brief_it8172bsp.htm>; picture of the | ||
376 | board at <http://www.mvista.com/partners/semiconductor/ite.html>. | ||
377 | |||
378 | config A2232 | ||
379 | tristate "Commodore A2232 serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
380 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ZORRO && BROKEN_ON_SMP | ||
381 | ---help--- | ||
382 | This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with the | ||
383 | Amiga 2000 and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989. At | ||
384 | a max of 19,200 bps, the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip | ||
385 | each, plus a 8520 CIA, and a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The | ||
386 | ports were connected with 8 pin DIN connectors on the card bracket, | ||
387 | for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were supplied. The card also had | ||
388 | jumpers internally to toggle various pinning configurations. | ||
389 | |||
390 | This driver can be built as a module; but then "generic_serial" | ||
391 | will also be built as a module. This has to be loaded before | ||
392 | "ser_a2232". If you want to do this, answer M here. | ||
393 | |||
394 | config SGI_SNSC | ||
395 | bool "SGI Altix system controller communication support" | ||
396 | depends on (IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC) | ||
397 | help | ||
398 | If you have an SGI Altix and you want to enable system | ||
399 | controller communication from user space (you want this!), | ||
400 | say Y. Otherwise, say N. | ||
401 | |||
402 | source "drivers/serial/Kconfig" | ||
403 | |||
404 | config UNIX98_PTYS | ||
405 | bool "Unix98 PTY support" if EMBEDDED | ||
406 | default y | ||
407 | ---help--- | ||
408 | A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two | ||
409 | halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to | ||
410 | a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to | ||
411 | read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a | ||
412 | terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers | ||
413 | and xterms. | ||
414 | |||
415 | Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx for | ||
416 | masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo terminals. This scheme | ||
417 | has a number of problems. The GNU C library glibc 2.1 and later, | ||
418 | however, supports the Unix98 naming standard: in order to acquire a | ||
419 | pseudo terminal, a process opens /dev/ptmx; the number of the pseudo | ||
420 | terminal is then made available to the process and the pseudo | ||
421 | terminal slave can be accessed as /dev/pts/<number>. What was | ||
422 | traditionally /dev/ttyp2 will then be /dev/pts/2, for example. | ||
423 | |||
424 | All modern Linux systems use the Unix98 ptys. Say Y unless | ||
425 | you're on an embedded system and want to conserve memory. | ||
426 | |||
427 | config LEGACY_PTYS | ||
428 | bool "Legacy (BSD) PTY support" | ||
429 | default y | ||
430 | ---help--- | ||
431 | A pseudo terminal (PTY) is a software device consisting of two | ||
432 | halves: a master and a slave. The slave device behaves identical to | ||
433 | a physical terminal; the master device is used by a process to | ||
434 | read data from and write data to the slave, thereby emulating a | ||
435 | terminal. Typical programs for the master side are telnet servers | ||
436 | and xterms. | ||
437 | |||
438 | Linux has traditionally used the BSD-like names /dev/ptyxx | ||
439 | for masters and /dev/ttyxx for slaves of pseudo | ||
440 | terminals. This scheme has a number of problems, including | ||
441 | security. This option enables these legacy devices; on most | ||
442 | systems, it is safe to say N. | ||
443 | |||
444 | |||
445 | config LEGACY_PTY_COUNT | ||
446 | int "Maximum number of legacy PTY in use" | ||
447 | depends on LEGACY_PTYS | ||
448 | range 1 256 | ||
449 | default "256" | ||
450 | ---help--- | ||
451 | The maximum number of legacy PTYs that can be used at any one time. | ||
452 | The default is 256, and should be more than enough. Embedded | ||
453 | systems may want to reduce this to save memory. | ||
454 | |||
455 | When not in use, each legacy PTY occupies 12 bytes on 32-bit | ||
456 | architectures and 24 bytes on 64-bit architectures. | ||
457 | |||
458 | config PRINTER | ||
459 | tristate "Parallel printer support" | ||
460 | depends on PARPORT | ||
461 | ---help--- | ||
462 | If you intend to attach a printer to the parallel port of your Linux | ||
463 | box (as opposed to using a serial printer; if the connector at the | ||
464 | printer has 9 or 25 holes ["female"], then it's serial), say Y. | ||
465 | Also read the Printing-HOWTO, available from | ||
466 | <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. | ||
467 | |||
468 | It is possible to share one parallel port among several devices | ||
469 | (e.g. printer and ZIP drive) and it is safe to compile the | ||
470 | corresponding drivers into the kernel. | ||
471 | |||
472 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read | ||
473 | <file:Documentation/parport.txt>. The module will be called lp. | ||
474 | |||
475 | If you have several parallel ports, you can specify which ports to | ||
476 | use with the "lp" kernel command line option. (Try "man bootparam" | ||
477 | or see the documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about | ||
478 | how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) The syntax of the | ||
479 | "lp" command line option can be found in <file:drivers/char/lp.c>. | ||
480 | |||
481 | If you have more than 8 printers, you need to increase the LP_NO | ||
482 | macro in lp.c and the PARPORT_MAX macro in parport.h. | ||
483 | |||
484 | config LP_CONSOLE | ||
485 | bool "Support for console on line printer" | ||
486 | depends on PRINTER | ||
487 | ---help--- | ||
488 | If you want kernel messages to be printed out as they occur, you | ||
489 | can have a console on the printer. This option adds support for | ||
490 | doing that; to actually get it to happen you need to pass the | ||
491 | option "console=lp0" to the kernel at boot time. | ||
492 | |||
493 | If the printer is out of paper (or off, or unplugged, or too | ||
494 | busy..) the kernel will stall until the printer is ready again. | ||
495 | By defining CONSOLE_LP_STRICT to 0 (at your own risk) you | ||
496 | can make the kernel continue when this happens, | ||
497 | but it'll lose the kernel messages. | ||
498 | |||
499 | If unsure, say N. | ||
500 | |||
501 | config PPDEV | ||
502 | tristate "Support for user-space parallel port device drivers" | ||
503 | depends on PARPORT | ||
504 | ---help--- | ||
505 | Saying Y to this adds support for /dev/parport device nodes. This | ||
506 | is needed for programs that want portable access to the parallel | ||
507 | port, for instance deviceid (which displays Plug-and-Play device | ||
508 | IDs). | ||
509 | |||
510 | This is the parallel port equivalent of SCSI generic support (sg). | ||
511 | It is safe to say N to this -- it is not needed for normal printing | ||
512 | or parallel port CD-ROM/disk support. | ||
513 | |||
514 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
515 | module will be called ppdev. | ||
516 | |||
517 | If unsure, say N. | ||
518 | |||
519 | config TIPAR | ||
520 | tristate "Texas Instruments parallel link cable support" | ||
521 | depends on PARPORT | ||
522 | ---help--- | ||
523 | If you own a Texas Instruments graphing calculator and use a | ||
524 | parallel link cable, then you might be interested in this driver. | ||
525 | |||
526 | If you enable this driver, you will be able to communicate with | ||
527 | your calculator through a set of device nodes under /dev. The | ||
528 | main advantage of this driver is that you don't have to be root | ||
529 | to use this precise link cable (depending on the permissions on | ||
530 | the device nodes, though). | ||
531 | |||
532 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
533 | module will be called tipar. | ||
534 | |||
535 | If you don't know what a parallel link cable is or what a Texas | ||
536 | Instruments graphing calculator is, then you probably don't need this | ||
537 | driver. | ||
538 | |||
539 | If unsure, say N. | ||
540 | |||
541 | config HVC_CONSOLE | ||
542 | bool "pSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support" | ||
543 | depends on PPC_PSERIES | ||
544 | help | ||
545 | pSeries machines when partitioned support a hypervisor virtual | ||
546 | console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console | ||
547 | which is accessed via the HMC. | ||
548 | |||
549 | config HVCS | ||
550 | tristate "IBM Hypervisor Virtual Console Server support" | ||
551 | depends on PPC_PSERIES | ||
552 | help | ||
553 | Partitionable IBM Power5 ppc64 machines allow hosting of | ||
554 | firmware virtual consoles from one Linux partition by | ||
555 | another Linux partition. This driver allows console data | ||
556 | from Linux partitions to be accessed through TTY device | ||
557 | interfaces in the device tree of a Linux partition running | ||
558 | this driver. | ||
559 | |||
560 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
561 | module will be called hvcs.ko. Additionally, this module | ||
562 | will depend on arch specific APIs exported from hvcserver.ko | ||
563 | which will also be compiled when this driver is built as a | ||
564 | module. | ||
565 | |||
566 | source "drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig" | ||
567 | |||
568 | source "drivers/char/watchdog/Kconfig" | ||
569 | |||
570 | config DS1620 | ||
571 | tristate "NetWinder thermometer support" | ||
572 | depends on ARCH_NETWINDER | ||
573 | help | ||
574 | Say Y here to include support for the thermal management hardware | ||
575 | found in the NetWinder. This driver allows the user to control the | ||
576 | temperature set points and to read the current temperature. | ||
577 | |||
578 | It is also possible to say M here to build it as a module (ds1620) | ||
579 | It is recommended to be used on a NetWinder, but it is not a | ||
580 | necessity. | ||
581 | |||
582 | config NWBUTTON | ||
583 | tristate "NetWinder Button" | ||
584 | depends on ARCH_NETWINDER | ||
585 | ---help--- | ||
586 | If you say Y here and create a character device node /dev/nwbutton | ||
587 | with major and minor numbers 10 and 158 ("man mknod"), then every | ||
588 | time the orange button is pressed a number of times, the number of | ||
589 | times the button was pressed will be written to that device. | ||
590 | |||
591 | This is most useful for applications, as yet unwritten, which | ||
592 | perform actions based on how many times the button is pressed in a | ||
593 | row. | ||
594 | |||
595 | Do not hold the button down for too long, as the driver does not | ||
596 | alter the behaviour of the hardware reset circuitry attached to the | ||
597 | button; it will still execute a hard reset if the button is held | ||
598 | down for longer than approximately five seconds. | ||
599 | |||
600 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
601 | module will be called nwbutton. | ||
602 | |||
603 | Most people will answer Y to this question and "Reboot Using Button" | ||
604 | below to be able to initiate a system shutdown from the button. | ||
605 | |||
606 | config NWBUTTON_REBOOT | ||
607 | bool "Reboot Using Button" | ||
608 | depends on NWBUTTON | ||
609 | help | ||
610 | If you say Y here, then you will be able to initiate a system | ||
611 | shutdown and reboot by pressing the orange button a number of times. | ||
612 | The number of presses to initiate the shutdown is two by default, | ||
613 | but this can be altered by modifying the value of NUM_PRESSES_REBOOT | ||
614 | in nwbutton.h and recompiling the driver or, if you compile the | ||
615 | driver as a module, you can specify the number of presses at load | ||
616 | time with "insmod button reboot_count=<something>". | ||
617 | |||
618 | config NWFLASH | ||
619 | tristate "NetWinder flash support" | ||
620 | depends on ARCH_NETWINDER | ||
621 | ---help--- | ||
622 | If you say Y here and create a character device /dev/flash with | ||
623 | major 10 and minor 160 you can manipulate the flash ROM containing | ||
624 | the NetWinder firmware. Be careful as accidentally overwriting the | ||
625 | flash contents can render your computer unbootable. On no account | ||
626 | allow random users access to this device. :-) | ||
627 | |||
628 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
629 | module will be called nwflash. | ||
630 | |||
631 | If you're not sure, say N. | ||
632 | |||
633 | config HW_RANDOM | ||
634 | tristate "Intel/AMD/VIA HW Random Number Generator support" | ||
635 | depends on (X86 || IA64) && PCI | ||
636 | ---help--- | ||
637 | This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number | ||
638 | Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards, | ||
639 | AMD 76x-based motherboards, and Via Nehemiah CPUs. | ||
640 | |||
641 | Provides a character driver, used to read() entropy data. | ||
642 | |||
643 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
644 | module will be called hw_random. | ||
645 | |||
646 | If unsure, say N. | ||
647 | |||
648 | config NVRAM | ||
649 | tristate "/dev/nvram support" | ||
650 | depends on ATARI || X86 || X86_64 || ARM || GENERIC_NVRAM | ||
651 | ---help--- | ||
652 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram | ||
653 | with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"), | ||
654 | you get read and write access to the extra bytes of non-volatile | ||
655 | memory in the real time clock (RTC), which is contained in every PC | ||
656 | and most Ataris. The actual number of bytes varies, depending on the | ||
657 | nvram in the system, but is usually 114 (128-14 for the RTC). | ||
658 | |||
659 | This memory is conventionally called "CMOS RAM" on PCs and "NVRAM" | ||
660 | on Ataris. /dev/nvram may be used to view settings there, or to | ||
661 | change them (with some utility). It could also be used to frequently | ||
662 | save a few bits of very important data that may not be lost over | ||
663 | power-off and for which writing to disk is too insecure. Note | ||
664 | however that most NVRAM space in a PC belongs to the BIOS and you | ||
665 | should NEVER idly tamper with it. See Ralf Brown's interrupt list | ||
666 | for a guide to the use of CMOS bytes by your BIOS. | ||
667 | |||
668 | On Atari machines, /dev/nvram is always configured and does not need | ||
669 | to be selected. | ||
670 | |||
671 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
672 | module will be called nvram. | ||
673 | |||
674 | config RTC | ||
675 | tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support" | ||
676 | depends on !PPC32 && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K | ||
677 | ---help--- | ||
678 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with | ||
679 | major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you | ||
680 | will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built | ||
681 | into your computer. | ||
682 | |||
683 | Every PC has such a clock built in. It can be used to generate | ||
684 | signals from as low as 1Hz up to 8192Hz, and can also be used | ||
685 | as a 24 hour alarm. It reports status information via the file | ||
686 | /proc/driver/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on | ||
687 | /dev/rtc. | ||
688 | |||
689 | If you run Linux on a multiprocessor machine and said Y to | ||
690 | "Symmetric Multi Processing" above, you should say Y here to read | ||
691 | and set the RTC in an SMP compatible fashion. | ||
692 | |||
693 | If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data | ||
694 | sampling), then say Y here, and read <file:Documentation/rtc.txt> | ||
695 | for details. | ||
696 | |||
697 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
698 | module will be called rtc. | ||
699 | |||
700 | config SGI_DS1286 | ||
701 | tristate "SGI DS1286 RTC support" | ||
702 | depends on SGI_IP22 | ||
703 | help | ||
704 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with | ||
705 | major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you | ||
706 | will get access to the real time clock built into your computer. | ||
707 | Every SGI has such a clock built in. It reports status information | ||
708 | via the file /proc/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on | ||
709 | /dev/rtc. | ||
710 | |||
711 | config SGI_IP27_RTC | ||
712 | bool "SGI M48T35 RTC support" | ||
713 | depends on SGI_IP27 | ||
714 | help | ||
715 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with | ||
716 | major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you | ||
717 | will get access to the real time clock built into your computer. | ||
718 | Every SGI has such a clock built in. It reports status information | ||
719 | via the file /proc/rtc and its behaviour is set by various ioctls on | ||
720 | /dev/rtc. | ||
721 | |||
722 | config GEN_RTC | ||
723 | tristate "Generic /dev/rtc emulation" | ||
724 | depends on RTC!=y && !IA64 && !ARM | ||
725 | ---help--- | ||
726 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with | ||
727 | major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you | ||
728 | will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built | ||
729 | into your computer. | ||
730 | |||
731 | It reports status information via the file /proc/driver/rtc and its | ||
732 | behaviour is set by various ioctls on /dev/rtc. If you enable the | ||
733 | "extended RTC operation" below it will also provide an emulation | ||
734 | for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs and may improve | ||
735 | precision in some cases. | ||
736 | |||
737 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
738 | module will be called genrtc. | ||
739 | |||
740 | config GEN_RTC_X | ||
741 | bool "Extended RTC operation" | ||
742 | depends on GEN_RTC | ||
743 | help | ||
744 | Provides an emulation for RTC_UIE which is required by some programs | ||
745 | and may improve precision of the generic RTC support in some cases. | ||
746 | |||
747 | config EFI_RTC | ||
748 | bool "EFI Real Time Clock Services" | ||
749 | depends on IA64 | ||
750 | |||
751 | config DS1302 | ||
752 | tristate "DS1302 RTC support" | ||
753 | depends on M32R && (PLAT_M32700UT || PLAT_OPSPUT) | ||
754 | help | ||
755 | If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with | ||
756 | major number 121 and minor number 0 using mknod ("man mknod"), you | ||
757 | will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built | ||
758 | into your computer. | ||
759 | |||
760 | config S3C2410_RTC | ||
761 | bool "S3C2410 RTC Driver" | ||
762 | depends on ARCH_S3C2410 | ||
763 | help | ||
764 | RTC (Realtime Clock) driver for the clock inbuilt into the | ||
765 | Samsung S3C2410. This can provide periodic interrupt rates | ||
766 | from 1Hz to 64Hz for user programs, and wakeup from Alarm. | ||
767 | |||
768 | config RTC_VR41XX | ||
769 | tristate "NEC VR4100 series Real Time Clock Support" | ||
770 | depends on CPU_VR41XX | ||
771 | |||
772 | config COBALT_LCD | ||
773 | bool "Support for Cobalt LCD" | ||
774 | depends on MIPS_COBALT | ||
775 | help | ||
776 | This option enables support for the LCD display and buttons found | ||
777 | on Cobalt systems through a misc device. | ||
778 | |||
779 | config DTLK | ||
780 | tristate "Double Talk PC internal speech card support" | ||
781 | help | ||
782 | This driver is for the DoubleTalk PC, a speech synthesizer | ||
783 | manufactured by RC Systems (<http://www.rcsys.com/>). It is also | ||
784 | called the `internal DoubleTalk'. | ||
785 | |||
786 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
787 | module will be called dtlk. | ||
788 | |||
789 | config R3964 | ||
790 | tristate "Siemens R3964 line discipline" | ||
791 | ---help--- | ||
792 | This driver allows synchronous communication with devices using the | ||
793 | Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special | ||
794 | hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this. | ||
795 | |||
796 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
797 | module will be called n_r3964. | ||
798 | |||
799 | If unsure, say N. | ||
800 | |||
801 | config APPLICOM | ||
802 | tristate "Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support" | ||
803 | depends on PCI | ||
804 | ---help--- | ||
805 | This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent | ||
806 | fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information | ||
807 | about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address | ||
808 | <http://www.applicom-int.com/>, or by email from David Woodhouse | ||
809 | <dwmw2@infradead.org>. | ||
810 | |||
811 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
812 | module will be called applicom. | ||
813 | |||
814 | If unsure, say N. | ||
815 | |||
816 | config SONYPI | ||
817 | tristate "Sony Vaio Programmable I/O Control Device support (EXPERIMENTAL)" | ||
818 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL && X86 && PCI && INPUT && !64BIT | ||
819 | ---help--- | ||
820 | This driver enables access to the Sony Programmable I/O Control | ||
821 | Device which can be found in many (all ?) Sony Vaio laptops. | ||
822 | |||
823 | If you have one of those laptops, read | ||
824 | <file:Documentation/sonypi.txt>, and say Y or M here. | ||
825 | |||
826 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
827 | module will be called sonypi. | ||
828 | |||
829 | config TANBAC_TB0219 | ||
830 | tristate "TANBAC TB0219 base board support" | ||
831 | depends TANBAC_TB0229 | ||
832 | |||
833 | |||
834 | menu "Ftape, the floppy tape device driver" | ||
835 | |||
836 | config FTAPE | ||
837 | tristate "Ftape (QIC-80/Travan) support" | ||
838 | depends on BROKEN_ON_SMP && (ALPHA || X86) | ||
839 | ---help--- | ||
840 | If you have a tape drive that is connected to your floppy | ||
841 | controller, say Y here. | ||
842 | |||
843 | Some tape drives (like the Seagate "Tape Store 3200" or the Iomega | ||
844 | "Ditto 3200" or the Exabyte "Eagle TR-3") come with a "high speed" | ||
845 | controller of their own. These drives (and their companion | ||
846 | controllers) are also supported if you say Y here. | ||
847 | |||
848 | If you have a special controller (such as the CMS FC-10, FC-20, | ||
849 | Mountain Mach-II, or any controller that is based on the Intel 82078 | ||
850 | FDC like the high speed controllers by Seagate and Exabyte and | ||
851 | Iomega's "Ditto Dash") you must configure it by selecting the | ||
852 | appropriate entries from the "Floppy tape controllers" sub-menu | ||
853 | below and possibly modify the default values for the IRQ and DMA | ||
854 | channel and the IO base in ftape's configuration menu. | ||
855 | |||
856 | If you want to use your floppy tape drive on a PCI-bus based system, | ||
857 | please read the file <file:drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI>. | ||
858 | |||
859 | The ftape kernel driver is also available as a runtime loadable | ||
860 | module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
861 | module will be called ftape. | ||
862 | |||
863 | Note that the Ftape-HOWTO is out of date (sorry) and documents the | ||
864 | older version 2.08 of this software but still contains useful | ||
865 | information. There is a web page with more recent documentation at | ||
866 | <http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/>. This page | ||
867 | always contains the latest release of the ftape driver and useful | ||
868 | information (backup software, ftape related patches and | ||
869 | documentation, FAQ). Note that the file system interface has | ||
870 | changed quite a bit compared to previous versions of ftape. Please | ||
871 | read <file:Documentation/ftape.txt>. | ||
872 | |||
873 | source "drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig" | ||
874 | |||
875 | endmenu | ||
876 | |||
877 | source "drivers/char/agp/Kconfig" | ||
878 | |||
879 | source "drivers/char/drm/Kconfig" | ||
880 | |||
881 | source "drivers/char/pcmcia/Kconfig" | ||
882 | |||
883 | config MWAVE | ||
884 | tristate "ACP Modem (Mwave) support" | ||
885 | depends on X86 | ||
886 | select SERIAL_8250 | ||
887 | ---help--- | ||
888 | The ACP modem (Mwave) for Linux is a WinModem. It is composed of a | ||
889 | kernel driver and a user level application. Together these components | ||
890 | support direct attachment to public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) | ||
891 | and support selected world wide countries. | ||
892 | |||
893 | This version of the ACP Modem driver supports the IBM Thinkpad 600E, | ||
894 | 600, and 770 that include on board ACP modem hardware. | ||
895 | |||
896 | The modem also supports the standard communications port interface | ||
897 | (ttySx) and is compatible with the Hayes AT Command Set. | ||
898 | |||
899 | The user level application needed to use this driver can be found at | ||
900 | the IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) web site: | ||
901 | <http://www.ibm.com/linux/ltc/>. | ||
902 | |||
903 | If you own one of the above IBM Thinkpads which has the Mwave chipset | ||
904 | in it, say Y. | ||
905 | |||
906 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the | ||
907 | module will be called mwave. | ||
908 | |||
909 | config SCx200_GPIO | ||
910 | tristate "NatSemi SCx200 GPIO Support" | ||
911 | depends on SCx200 | ||
912 | help | ||
913 | Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the National | ||
914 | Semiconductor SCx200 processors. | ||
915 | |||
916 | If compiled as a module, it will be called scx200_gpio. | ||
917 | |||
918 | config RAW_DRIVER | ||
919 | tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN) (OBSOLETE)" | ||
920 | help | ||
921 | The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN. | ||
922 | Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O. | ||
923 | See the raw(8) manpage for more details. | ||
924 | |||
925 | The raw driver is deprecated and may be removed from 2.7 | ||
926 | kernels. Applications should simply open the device (eg /dev/hda1) | ||
927 | with the O_DIRECT flag. | ||
928 | |||
929 | config HPET | ||
930 | bool "HPET - High Precision Event Timer" if (X86 || IA64) | ||
931 | default n | ||
932 | depends on ACPI | ||
933 | help | ||
934 | If you say Y here, you will have a miscdevice named "/dev/hpet/". Each | ||
935 | open selects one of the timers supported by the HPET. The timers are | ||
936 | non-periodioc and/or periodic. | ||
937 | |||
938 | config HPET_RTC_IRQ | ||
939 | bool "HPET Control RTC IRQ" if !HPET_EMULATE_RTC | ||
940 | default n | ||
941 | depends on HPET | ||
942 | help | ||
943 | If you say Y here, you will disable RTC_IRQ in drivers/char/rtc.c. It | ||
944 | is assumed the platform called hpet_alloc with the RTC IRQ values for | ||
945 | the HPET timers. | ||
946 | |||
947 | config HPET_MMAP | ||
948 | bool "Allow mmap of HPET" | ||
949 | default y | ||
950 | depends on HPET | ||
951 | help | ||
952 | If you say Y here, user applications will be able to mmap | ||
953 | the HPET registers. | ||
954 | |||
955 | In some hardware implementations, the page containing HPET | ||
956 | registers may also contain other things that shouldn't be | ||
957 | exposed to the user. If this applies to your hardware, | ||
958 | say N here. | ||
959 | |||
960 | config MAX_RAW_DEVS | ||
961 | int "Maximum number of RAW devices to support (1-8192)" | ||
962 | depends on RAW_DRIVER | ||
963 | default "256" | ||
964 | help | ||
965 | The maximum number of RAW devices that are supported. | ||
966 | Default is 256. Increase this number in case you need lots of | ||
967 | raw devices. | ||
968 | |||
969 | config HANGCHECK_TIMER | ||
970 | tristate "Hangcheck timer" | ||
971 | depends on X86_64 || X86 | ||
972 | help | ||
973 | The hangcheck-timer module detects when the system has gone | ||
974 | out to lunch past a certain margin. It can reboot the system | ||
975 | or merely print a warning. | ||
976 | |||
977 | config MMTIMER | ||
978 | tristate "MMTIMER Memory mapped RTC for SGI Altix" | ||
979 | depends on IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2 | ||
980 | default y | ||
981 | help | ||
982 | The mmtimer device allows direct userspace access to the | ||
983 | Altix system timer. | ||
984 | |||
985 | source "drivers/char/tpm/Kconfig" | ||
986 | |||
987 | endmenu | ||
988 | |||