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5.1 KiB
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141 lines
5.1 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: intro.4,v 1.4 1997/10/19 12:57:05 mrg Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
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.\" from: @(#)intro.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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.Dd June 5, 1993
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.Dt INTRO 4 hp300
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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
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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
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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 /usr/adm/messages
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due to errors in device operation;
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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
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which may be configured into the system
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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 HP DEVICE SUPPORT
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This section describes the hardware supported on the
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.Tn HP
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9000/300 series.
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Software support for these devices comes in two forms. A hardware
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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 compiled
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into the system. When the resultant system is booted, the
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autoconfiguration facilities in the system probe for the device
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and, if found, enable the software support for it.
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If a device does not respond at autoconfiguration
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time it is not accessible at any time afterwards.
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To enable a device which did not autoconfigure,
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the system will have to 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 intro 4 ,
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr autoconf 4 ,
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.Xr config 8 .
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.Rs
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.%T "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX Systems with Config (SMM:2)"
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.Re
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.Sh LIST OF DEVICES
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The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of
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the system. Pseudo-devices are not listed.
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Devices are indicated by their functional interface.
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Occasionally, new devices of a similar type may be added
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simply by creating appropriate table entries in the driver;
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for example, new
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.Tn CS/80
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drives.
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.Bl -column grf/ite -offset indent
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ct 7946/9144 CS/80 cartridge tape
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dca 98644 built-in serial interface
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dcl HP 98628A communications link
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dcm HP 98642A communications multiplexer
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dma 98620B DMA controller
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dv HP98730 ``DaVinci'' device interface
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gb HP98700 ``Gatorbox'' device interface
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grf/ite Topcat/Gatorbox/Renaissance frame buffer
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hil HIL interface
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hpib Built-in and 98625 HP-IB interface
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ite HP Internal Terminal Emulator
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le 98643 Lance-based ethernet interface
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mem main memory
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ppi HP-IB printer/plotter interface
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rb HP98720 ``Renaissance'' device interface
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rd CS/80 disk interface
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rmp HP Remote Maintenance Protocol family
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st CCS SCSI tape drive
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tc HP98544-98550 ``Topcat'' and ``Catseye'' device interface
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.El
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Tn HP300
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.Nm intro
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appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 Reno .
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