kernel chipset compatability 2.4.20:Configure.help/2.5.53 ??

[Daniel]

On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 02:56, Brad Hards wrote: ....
> On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 02:38, Daniel wrote:
> > I may be way off target: I've been searching for new motherboard chipset
> > compatability in
> > kernel-source-2.4.20/Documentation/Configure.help
> > - is this the right way to find up to date information?
> I'm not sure what you are trying to do. Are you trying to find out if your 
> motherboard will be supported by Linux? If so, you really need to think 
> "Chipset", rather than "Motherboard". Also, programmers by nature would 
> rather write code than documentation, so the most up-to-date information is 
> always the code, rather than the help text.
> 
> > - does this file only get put into current kernels eg not 2.5.53 or is
> > there a different file?
> In 2.5, the help text is included at the same level as the config file that 
> uses it. A simple command like:
> find -name Config.help -print
> in the top level kernel file will show the various (around 145) files.
> Brad

Thanks Brad.  I see what you mean about info within the code.

Just in case there's anyone else at my level about here are more dtls:
~~Aopen "MX46-533 Max" mainboard chipsets 651 & 962 appear supported ~
...found file where it's mentioned ..
linux-2.5.54# grep -r 'SiS' *| grep '651'
drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c:      { "SiS651",     PCI_DEVICE_ID_SI_651,  
ATA_133,        0 },

... read in detail ... search with '/651' ...'~help within code~'
linux-2.5.54# less drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c

.... searched for next chipset needed ....
linux-2.5.54# grep -r 'SiS' *| grep '962'
drivers/net/sis900.h:/* For SiS962 or SiS963, request the eeprom
software access */
drivers/net/sis900.c:   Rev 1.08.04 Apr. 25 2002 Mufasa Yang
<mufasa at sis.com.tw> added SiS962 support ...
drivers/net/sis900.c: * The signature field in SiS962 or SiS963 spec is
meaningless  ... snip ..... [goes on more ]


~~~ for VIA P4UB400 motherboard chipsets P4X400 & VT8235 ~~~~
# grep -r 'P4X400' *  /* nothing found! */
linux-2.5.54# grep -r 'VT8235' *
drivers/pci/pci.ids:    8235  VT8235 ACPI
sound/pci/via82xx.c: *   VT82C686A/B/C, VT8233A/C, VT8235

Guess Aopen should get the nod for linux at present, presume via's is
just too new. [wanted microatx & usb2 & 1394 - could only find 2 boards]
Thanks for your help.
Daniel.