SETPNP(P)                                               SETPNP(P)



NAME
       setpnp - modify Plug and Play BIOS device resources

SYNOPSIS
       setpnp [-b] device resource...
       setpnp [-b] device {on|off}

DESCRIPTION
       This  utility  updates the system resource information for
       Plug and Play BIOS device nodes.  A device is specified by
       its  two-digit hex node number.  In its first form, a list
       of resources are given  on  the  command  line.   Alterna-
       tively,  a  device  can  either  be simply switched ``on''
       (reset  to  its  boot  configuration)  or   ``off''   (all
       resources disabled).

       There  are  four  types  of  resources:  ``io'',  ``mem'',
       ``irq'', and ``dma''.  A resource list consists of one  or
       more  space-separated pairs of a resource type with one or
       more values.  Multiple values for one resource type can be
       separated by commas.  Values can also either be unitary or
       dash-separated ranges.  For example:

              setpnp 0d io 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3
              setpnp 12 io 0x350-0x35f,0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 irq 10

       The order of items of different types  is  not  important,
       but  if  more  than  one item of the same type is present,
       their relative order is significant.  The  Plug  and  Play
       BIOS  will reject invalid configuration attempts; however,
       setpnp will not attempt to determine why  a  configuration
       was rejected.

       By  default, current (dynamic) device configuration infor-
       mation is modified.  With the -b option, a  device's  boot
       (static)  configuration  can be updated.  Some devices may
       only be reconfigured for the  following  boot.   Be  espe-
       cially  careful when modifying your system's boot configu-
       ration.  Improper use of this command  may  disable  vital
       system devices and render your system unbootable.

OPTIONS
       -b     Boot  mode:  update the device resource information
              that will be used at next boot (as opposed to  cur-
              rent resource info).


       FILES

       /proc/bus/pnp/...     The  kernel  interface  for Plug and
                             Play BIOS device services.

AUTHORS
       David Hinds - dhinds@hyper.stanford.edu

SEE ALSO
       lspnp(p)



pcmcia-cs              1999/08/11 16:02:56              SETPNP(P)