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.\" $NetBSD: dpt.4,v 1.2 1999/09/29 20:38:51 ad Exp $
1999-09-28 13:24:05 +04:00
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.Dd September 28, 1999
.Dt DPT 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm dpt
.Nd
.Tn Driver for DPT EATA SCSI adapters
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "dpt* at eisa? slot ?"
.Cd "dpt* at pci? dev ? function ?"
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.Cd "scsibus* at dpt?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for the following
.Tn SCSI
adapters:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width -offset indent -compact
.It Tn DPT SmartCache III
.It Tn DPT SmartCache IV
.It Tn DPT SmartRAID III
.It Tn DPT SmartRAID IV
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr intro 4 ,
.Xr cd 4 ,
.Xr ch 4 ,
.Xr scsi 4 .
.Xr sd 4 ,
.Xr st 4 ,
.Sh AUTHOR
The
.Nm
driver was written by Andy Doran, based upon the
.Nm uha
and
.Nm bha
drivers, which are the work of others.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm dpt
driver first appeared in
.Nx 1.5 .
.Sh BUGS
This manpage is inadaquate.
.Pp
EATA adapters other than listed may function correctly with the
.Nm
driver, however a definitive list is not avaiable.
.Pp
Older firmware may prove problematic when used with this driver. It is
recommended that the latest available firmware be used. Contact DPT
for a firmware update.
.Pp
Boards that do not suppport scatter-gather I/O or DMA are not supported.
.Pp
An ISA front-end is needed.