This summarizes the currently known text configuration parameter strings, their meanings, and their possible ranges and values:
|
Parameter Name |
Description |
Possible Values and Range |
|
IRQ |
Interrupt request |
Normal range 2-15 |
|
IOADDR |
Base address of device control area in I/O space |
Usually 0x100-0x400, range 2-32 |
|
IOADDRLENGTH |
Number of bytes of addressable I/O space used by device |
Usually 4, 8, or 16 |
|
MEMADDR |
Buffer RAM address |
0xA0000-0xF0000, range 4096-65536 |
|
MEMADDRLENGTH |
Size of device memory window |
0-256k (may be greater, but not for network interface cards) |
|
TRANSCEIVER |
Transceiver control; specific to 3Com Etherlink II card |
0 (internal) or 1 (external) |
The preceding list cannot be definitive, because vendors create new parameters as needed. Furthermore, definitions, values, and ranges can be highly platform- and hardware-specific.