isaset - set ISA registers
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Description
isaset is a small helper program to set registers visible through the ISA bus.
Name
isaset - set ISA registers
Options
-f Enable flat address space mode.
-y Disable interactive mode. By default, isaset will wait for a confirmation from the user before
messing with the ISA bus. When this flag is used, it will perform the operation directly. This
is mainly meant to be used in scripts.
-W Perform a 16-bit write.
-L Perform a 32-bit write.
Options (Flat Address Space Mode)
In flat mode, two parameters must be provided. address contains the ISA address of the register to write
to; it is an integer between 0x0000 and 0xFFFF. Basically, it is the sum of the chip's base address and
the chip register's address. isaset will write value value at this address. An optional mask can be
provided as a third parameter, preserving unmasked bits at the written location.
Options (I2C-Like Access Mode)
Four options must be provided to isaset. addrreg contains the ISA address of the address register for
the chip to probe; datareg contains the address of the data register. Both addresses are integers
between 0x0000 and 0x3FFF. Usually, if the chip's base address is 0x0nn0, the address register is at
0x0nn5 and the data register is at 0x0nn6. The most common base address for hardware monitoring chips is
0x0290. For Super-I/O chips, address register is typically at 0x2E with data register at 0x2F. The
address and value parameters are two integers between 0x00 and 0xFF. isaset will write value value to
address address. An optional mask can be provided as a fifth parameter, preserving unmasked bits at the
written location.
See Also
i2cset(8), isadump(8)
Synopsis
isaset [-y] [-W|-L] addrregdataregaddressvalue [mask] #for I2C-like access
isaset-f [-y] [-W|-L] addressvalue [mask] #for flat address space
Warning
Poking around in ISA data space is extremely dangerous. Running isaset with random parameters can cause
system crashes, data loss, and worse! Be extremely careful when using this program.
