Re: Problems with reading ROMs in Kernel sysfs PCI

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On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 01:06:12PM +1100, Timothy S. Nelson wrote:
> 	Hi all.  We're having problems reading ROMs via the sysfs PCI interface.  
> This means that people who use the Xorg project and have a second video 
> card are unable to use it (and may be causing other problems as well). The 
> Xorg people did some tracking down, and submitted a kernel bug:
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12168
>
> 	One of the kernel guys said that this mailing list was the appropriate 
> discussion forum; if you could have a look over the bug (above), that would 
> be much appreciated.

I've updated the bug. The example given in the bug is inability to read
SATA Expansion ROM. This is very different from not being able to read
the Expansion ROM from a second VGA card as stated above.

hth,
grant

> 	Hope this isn't a duplicate or anything...
>
> 	:)
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