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Groff
166 lines
5.0 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991 Regents of the University of California.
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.\" @(#)tu.4 6.2 (Berkeley) 3/27/91
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.\"
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.Dd March 27, 1991
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.Dt TU 4 vax
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.Os BSD 4
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm tu
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.Nd
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.Tn VAX-11/730
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and
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.Tn VAX-11/750
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.Tn TU58
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console cassette interface
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "options MRSP"
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(for
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.Tn VAX-11/750 Ns 's
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with an
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.Tn MRSP
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prom)
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm tu
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interface provides access to the
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.Tn VAX
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11/730 and 11/750
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.Tn TU58
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console
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cassette drive(s).
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.Pp
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The interface supports only block
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.Tn I/O
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to the
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.Tn TU58
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cassettes.
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The devices are normally manipulated with the
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.Xr arff 8
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program using the ``f'' and ``m'' options.
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.Pp
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The device driver is automatically included when a
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system is configured to run on an 11/730 or 11/750.
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.Pp
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The
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.Tn TU58
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on an 11/750 uses the Radial Serial Protocol
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.Pq Tn RSP
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to communicate with the cpu over a serial line. This
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protocol is inherently unreliable as it has no flow
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control measures built in. On an 11/730 the Modified
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Radial Serial Protocol is used. This protocol incorporates
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flow control measures which insure reliable data transfer
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between the cpu and the device. Certain 11/750's have
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been modified to use the
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.Tn MRSP
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prom used in the 11/730.
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To reliably use the console
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.Tn TU58
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on an 11/750 under
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.Tn UNIX ,
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the
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.Tn MRSP
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prom is required. For those 11/750's without
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an
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.Tn MRSP
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prom, an unreliable but often
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useable interface has been developed.
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This interface uses an assembly language ``pseudo-dma'' routine
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to minimize the receiver interrupt service latency.
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To include this code in
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the system, the configuration must
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.Em not
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specify the
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system will run on an 11/730 or use an
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.Tn MRSP
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prom.
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This unfortunately makes it impossible to configure a
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single system which will properly handle
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.Tn TU58 Ns 's
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on both an 11/750
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and an 11/730 (unless both machines have
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.Tn MRSP
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proms).
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /dev/tu0xx -compact
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.It Pa /dev/tu0
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.It Pa /dev/tu1
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(only on a
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.Tn VAX Ns \-11/730)
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.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It tu%d: no bp, active %d.
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A transmission complete interrupt was received with no outstanding
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.Tn I/O
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request. This indicates a hardware problem.
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.Pp
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.It "tu%d protocol error, state=%s, op=%x, cnt=%d, block=%d."
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The driver entered an illegal state. The information printed
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indicates the illegal state, operation currently being executed,
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the
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.Tn I/O
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count, and the block number on the cassette.
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.Pp
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.It "tu%d receive state error, state=%s, byte=%x."
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The driver entered an illegal state in the receiver finite
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state machine. The state is shown along with the control
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byte of the received packet.
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.Pp
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.It tu%d: read stalled.
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A timer watching the controller detected no interrupt for
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an extended period while an operation was outstanding.
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This usually indicates that one or more receiver interrupts
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were lost and the transfer is restarted (11/750 only).
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.Pp
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.It tu%d: hard error bn%d, pk_mod %o.
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The device returned a status code indicating a hard error. The
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actual error code is shown in octal. No retries are attempted
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by the driver.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr arff 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver appeared in
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.Bx 4.1 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Tn VAX Ns \-11/750
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console interface without
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.Tn MRSP
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prom is unuseable
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while the system is multi-user; it should be used only with
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the system running single-user and, even then, with caution.
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