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7.5 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: intro.4,v 1.1 2001/09/21 09:11:43 gmcgarry Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Gregory McGarry.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
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.\" Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd September 19, 2001
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.Dt INTRO 4 alpha
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm intro
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.Nd introduction to special files and hardware support
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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This section describes the special files, related driver functions,
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and networking support available in the system.
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In this part of the manual, the
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.Tn SYNOPSIS
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section of each configurable device gives a sample specification
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for use in constructing a system description for the
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.Xr config 8
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program.
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The
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.Tn DIAGNOSTICS
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section lists messages which may appear on the console
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and/or in the system error log
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.Pa /var/log/messages
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due to errors in device operation; see
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.Xr syslogd 8
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for more information.
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.Pp
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This section contains both devices which may be configured into
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the system and network related information.
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The networking support is introduced in
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.Xr netintro 4 .
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.Sh DEVICE SUPPORT
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This section describes the hardware supported by
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.Nx Ns /alpha .
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Software support for these devices comes in two forms.
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A hardware device may be supported with a character or block
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.Em device driver ,
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or it may be used within the networking subsystem and have a
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.Em network interface driver .
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Block and character devices are accessed through files in the file
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system of a special type; see
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.Xr mknod 8 .
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Network interfaces are indirectly accessed through the interprocess
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communication facilities provided by the system; see
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.Xr socket 2 .
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.Pp
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A hardware device is identified to the system at configuration time
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and the appropriate device or network interface driver is then
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compiled into the system. When the resultant system is booted, the
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autoconfiguration facilities in the system probe for the device and,
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if found, enable the software support for it. If a device does not
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respond at autoconfiguration time it is not accessible at any time
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afterwards. To enable a device which did not autoconfigure, the
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system must be rebooted.
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.Pp
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The autoconfiguration system is described in
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.Xr autoconf 4 .
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A list of the supported devices is given below.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr autoconf 4 ,
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.Xr config 8 .
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.Sh SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
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The following systems are supported:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width speaker -offset indent -compact
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.It Personal Workstation 600a, 600au (and others)
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The Personal Workstations are Digital's PCI-based workstations in
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small deskside boxes.
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.It DEC 3000/300-family Systems
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The DEC 3000/300 family is an early low-end series of
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TurboChannel-based workstations including the DEC 3000/300, DEC 3000/300L,
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DEC 3000/300X and DEC 3000/300LX.
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.It DEC 3000/500-family Systems
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The DEC 3000/500 family is an early, high-end family of
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TurboChannel-based workstations including the DEC 3000/400, DEC
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3000/500, DEC 3000/600, DEC 3000/700, DEC 3000/800 and DEC
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3000/900 as well as several minor variations.
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.It AlphaServer 4x00 Systems
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The AlphaServer 4x00 Systems are Digital's very fast medium server
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systems.
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.It AlphaServer 8x00 Systems
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The AlphaServer 8x00 Systems are Digital's very high-end systems,
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including the AlphaServer 8200 and AlphaServer 8400.
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.It AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, and 400 Systems
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The AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, and 400 are Digital's lower-end
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PCI-based workstations.
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.It AlphaStation 500 and 600 Systems
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The AlphaStation 500 and 600 systems are Digital's high-end PCI-based
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workstations.
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.It AXPpci Systems
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The AXPpci family is Digital's lowest-end family of PCI-based systems,
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and includes machines like the UDB and the Multia.
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.It EB164-family Systems
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Includes the Digital EB164 and third-party AlphaPC 164 systems.
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.It EB64+-family Systems
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Includes the Digital EB64+ and third-party AlphaPC 64 systems.
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.It API UP1000
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Alpha Processor, Inc.'s UP1000 system.
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.El
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.Sh LIST OF DEVICES
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The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the system.
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Devices are indicated by their functional interface.
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Not all supported devices are listed.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width jensenio -offset indent -compact
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.It apecs
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DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic chipset
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.It asc
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TurboChannel single-channel SCSI adapter
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.It cia
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DECchip 2117x Core Logic chipset
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.It dwlpx
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DEC DWLPA and DWLPB PCI adapter
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.It gbus
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internal bus on AlphaServer CPU modules
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.It irongate
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API UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic + AGP chipset
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.It jensenio
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DEC 2000/300 (Jensen) I/O module
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.It kft
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KFTIA and KFTHA Bus Adapter Node for I/O hoses
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.It lca
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DECchip 21066 Core Logic chipset
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.It mcbus
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MCBUS system bus found on AlphaServer 4100 systems
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.It mcpcia
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MCPCIA MCBUS-to-PCI bus adapter
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.It sableio
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AlphaServer 2100 (Sable) STD I/O module
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.It tcasic
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TurboChannel host bus support
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.It tlsb
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AlphaServer 8x00 TurboLaser System bus
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.It tsc
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DECchip 21272 Core Logic chipset
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.It tsp
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DECchip 21272 Core Logic chipset PCI controller
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.It ttwoga
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DEC T2 Gate Array
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.It ttwopci
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DEC T2 Gate Array PCI controller
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.El
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.Pp
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TurboChannel devices are supported through the
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.Xr tc 4
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bus and associated device drivers.
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.Pp
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PCI devices are supported through the
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.Xr pci 4
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bus and associated device drivers.
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.Pp
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ISA devices are supported through the
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.Xr isa 4
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bus and associated device drivers.
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.Pp
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EISA devices are supported through the
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.Xr eisa 4
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bus and associated device drivers.
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.Pp
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PCMCIA devices are supported through the
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.Xr pcmcia 4
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bus and associated device drivers.
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.Pp
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Console devices using ISA, EISA, or PCI video adaptors and standard AT
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or PS/2 keyboards are supported by the machine independent
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.Xr wscons 4
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console driver.
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.\" .Sh UNSUPPORTED DEVICES
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.\" The following devices are not supported, due to unavailability of
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.\" either documentation or sample hardware:
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.\" .Pp
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.\" .Bl -tag -width jensenio -offset indent -compact
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.\" .It not yet
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.\" .El
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.\" .Pp
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.Sh HISTORY
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This
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.Tn alpha
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.Nm intro
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appeared with
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.Nx 1.6 .
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