From 6ff569e3433322600a657347b98c515295633fc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wiz Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 09:45:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] New sentence, new line. --- share/man/man4/ep.4 | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/ep.4 b/share/man/man4/ep.4 index bdc4a37b03da..7a4065c246e3 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ep.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ep.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: ep.4,v 1.35 2007/10/30 20:56:00 christos Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: ep.4,v 1.36 2009/05/18 09:45:54 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Jonathan Stone .\" All rights reserved. @@ -52,25 +52,27 @@ device driver supports the 3Com EtherLink III family of Ethernet cards. .Pp The 3c515 is an ISA 10/100 card with DMA capability. The chipset is similar to that of the 3c905, with some changes to -make it work with the more limited ISA bus address space. This card -is supported, although DMA is not used. +make it work with the more limited ISA bus address space. +This card is supported, although DMA is not used. .Pp The EISA and PCI 3c59x devices use an older DMA engine which is not -capable of multi-segment DMA. DMA on these devices is not used. +capable of multi-segment DMA. +DMA on these devices is not used. .Pp The 3c529 is a MCA device, and doesn't support DMA. .Pp The PCI 3c90x devices have multi-segment DMA capability, which is not supported by the .Nm -driver. To use the DMA capabilities of these cards, the +driver. +To use the DMA capabilities of these cards, the .Xr ex 4 driver must be used. .Pp The PCI 3c90xB devices are not supported by the .Nm -driver, as they do not include support for programmed I/O. These -devices are supported by the +driver, as they do not include support for programmed I/O. +These devices are supported by the .Xr ex 4 driver. .Pp @@ -80,33 +82,42 @@ driver. .Sh MEDIA SELECTION There are 3 main chipset classes supported by the .Nm -driver. Each has their own media selection capabilities. +driver. +Each has their own media selection capabilities. .Pp The first class is the .Dq 3c509 -class. This includes the 3c509, 3c509B, 3c529, 3c579, 3c562, and 3c589. These -devices can support 10BASE-T, 10BASE2, and 10BASE5. Available media will -be displayed when the device is found by the kernel. +class. +This includes the 3c509, 3c509B, 3c529, 3c579, 3c562, and 3c589. +These devices can support 10BASE-T, 10BASE2, and 10BASE5. +Available media will be displayed when the device is found by the kernel. .Pp The second class is the .Dq Vortex -class. This includes the 3c592, 3c579, 3c590, and 3c595. This class also -includes the 3c900-TPO and 3c900-COMBO; they use the +class. +This includes the 3c592, 3c579, 3c590, and 3c595. +This class also includes the 3c900-TPO and 3c900-COMBO; they use the .Dq Boomerang -chipset, but use Vortex-style media selection. These devices have many -different media types varying by model. Some models have an external MII -connector for connecting an external PHY. This is supported by means of the -"manual" media type. Available media will be displayed when the device is -found by the kernel. +chipset, but use Vortex-style media selection. +These devices have many different media types varying by model. +Some models have an external MII connector for connecting an external +PHY. +This is supported by means of the +.Dq manual +media type. +Available media will be displayed when the device is found by the kernel. .Pp The third class is the .Dq Boomerang -class. This includes the 3c515, 3c905, and 3c574. These devices support -media selection via MII. The 3c515 and 3c905 have an +class. +This includes the 3c515, 3c905, and 3c574. +These devices support media selection via MII. +The 3c515 and 3c905 have an .Xr nsphy 4 , and the 3c574 has a .Xr tqphy 4 , -for this purpose. See +for this purpose. +See .Xr ifmedia 4 and .Xr mii 4 @@ -156,8 +167,10 @@ scan operation at IO address 0x100. Avoid placing other cards at that address! .Pp The 3Com configuration utilities can `autosense' the active media and -save it as default. The saved default medium is the medium that -was active at the time the configuration utility was run. The +save it as default. +The saved default medium is the medium that +was active at the time the configuration utility was run. +The .Nm driver does not yet re-autosense the active media at boot time. If the EEPROM autosense bit is set, the driver simply uses the media @@ -165,13 +178,17 @@ type sensed and saved when the configuration utility was run. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It "ep0: reset (status: %x)" -the driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun. The driver will reset -the card and the packet will be lost. This is not fatal. +the driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun. +The driver will reset the card and the packet will be lost. +This is not fatal. .It "ep0: eeprom failed to come ready" -The EEPROM failed to come ready. This probably means the card is wedged. +The EEPROM failed to come ready. +This probably means the card is wedged. .It "ep0: 3c509 in test mode. Erase pencil mark!" This means that someone has scribbled with pencil in the test area on the -card. Erase the pencil mark and reboot. (This is not a joke). +card. +Erase the pencil mark and reboot. +(This is not a joke). .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr eisa 4 ,