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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man4/man4.alpha/intro.4 2.html b/static/netbsd/man4/man4.alpha/intro.4 2.html deleted file mode 100644 index 3a8336ec..00000000 --- a/static/netbsd/man4/man4.alpha/intro.4 2.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,403 +0,0 @@ -<table class="head"> - <tr> - <td class="head-ltitle">INTRO(4)</td> - <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual (alpha)</td> - <td class="head-rtitle">INTRO(4)</td> - </tr> -</table> -<div class="manual-text"> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> -<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">intro</code> — - <span class="Nd">introduction to alpha special files and hardware - support</span></p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">This section describes the special files, related driver - functions, and networking support available in the system. In this part of - the manual, the SYNOPSIS section of each configurable device gives a sample - specification for use in constructing a system description for the - <a class="Xr">config(1)</a> program. The DIAGNOSTICS section lists messages - which may appear on the console and/or in the system error log - <span class="Pa">/var/log/messages</span> due to errors in device operation; - see <a class="Xr">syslogd(8)</a> for more information.</p> -<p class="Pp">This section contains both devices which may be configured into - the system and network related information. The networking support is - introduced in <a class="Xr">netintro(4)</a>.</p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="DEVICE_SUPPORT"><a class="permalink" href="#DEVICE_SUPPORT">DEVICE - SUPPORT</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">This section describes the hardware supported by - <span class="Ux">NetBSD</span>/alpha. Software support for these devices - comes in two forms. A hardware device may be supported with a character or - block <a class="permalink" href="#device"><i class="Em" id="device">device - driver</i></a>, or it may be used within the networking subsystem and have a - <a class="permalink" href="#network"><i class="Em" id="network">network - interface driver</i></a>. Block and character devices are accessed through - files in the file system of a special type; see <a class="Xr">mknod(8)</a>. - Network interfaces are indirectly accessed through the interprocess - communication facilities provided by the system; see - <a class="Xr">socket(2)</a>.</p> -<p class="Pp">A hardware device is identified to the system at configuration - time and the appropriate device or network interface driver is then compiled - into the system. When the resultant system is booted, the autoconfiguration - facilities in the system probe for the device and, if found, enable the - software support for it. If a device does not respond at autoconfiguration - time it is not accessible at any time afterwards. To enable a device which - did not autoconfigure, the system must be rebooted.</p> -<p class="Pp">The autoconfiguration system is described in - <a class="Xr">alpha/autoconf(4)</a>. A list of the supported devices is - given below.</p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE - ALSO</a></h1> -<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">config(1)</a>, - <a class="Xr">alpha/autoconf(4)</a></p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="HARDWARE"><a class="permalink" href="#HARDWARE">HARDWARE</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">DEC and Compaq have produced a series of the Alpha CPU, some of - which are listed below, along with some systems which contain them.</p> -<p class="Pp">The <span class="Ux">NetBSD</span> Project distributes binary - programs for its Alpha port compiled for the lowest common denominator CPU - instruction set, to guarantee binary compatibility across all supported - Alpha systems. However, it is possible to sacrifice binary compatibility for - additional performance on later model CPUs with performance enhancing - instructions (e.g. the 21164-A and later with the BWX extensions). This - requires recompiling from source code, with appropriate options given to - <a class="Xr">cc(1)</a> to indicate the target CPU.</p> -<p class="Pp">"EV" stands for "Extended VAX" (or - "Electro Vlassic") and the number following is a reference to the - CMOS process used to make the chips. "LCA" stands for Low Cost - Alpha, and "PCA" stands for PC-architecture Alpha.</p> -<dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt id="EV4">21064</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV4"><b class="Sy">EV4</b></a> (100-200 MHz, - 0.75 micron) - <p class="Pp">AlphaPC 64 (EB64)</p> - <dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt>Jensen family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - DECpc AXP 150 (Jensen) - <br/> - DEC 2000/300 (Jensen) - <br/> - DEC 2000/500 (Culzen)</dd> - <dt>Avanti family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - Digital's lower-end PCI-based workstations. - <p class="Pp">AlphaStation 200 4/100-166 (Mustang) - <br/> - AlphaStation 400 4/166 (Chinet)</p> - </dd> - <dt>Sable family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 2000 4/200 (Demi-Sable) - <br/> - AlphaServer 2100 4/200 (Sable)</dd> - <dt>Pelican family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - Low-end TURBOchannel based workstations. - <p class="Pp">DEC 3000/300 (150 MHz) (Pelican) - <br/> - DEC 3000/300X (175 MHz) (Pelican+) - <br/> - DEC 3000/300L (100 MHz) (Pelica) - <br/> - DEC 3000/300LX (125 MHz) (Pelica+)</p> - </dd> - <dt>Sandpiper family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - High-end TURBOchannel based workstations. - <p class="Pp">DEC 3000/400 (133 MHz) (Sandpiper) - <br/> - DEC 3000/600 (175 MHz) (Sandpiper+)</p> - </dd> - <dt>Flamingo family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - High-end TURBOchannel based workstations. - <p class="Pp">DEC 3000/500 (150 MHz) (Flamingo) - <br/> - DEC 3000/500X (200 MHz) (Hot Pink) - <br/> - DEC 3000/800 (200 MHz) (Flamingo II)</p> - </dd> - </dl> - </dd> - <dt id="EV45">21064-A</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV45"><b class="Sy">EV45</b></a> (225-333 MHz, - 0.50 micron) - <p class="Pp">DEC 3000/700 (225 MHz) (Sandpiper45) - <br/> - DEC 3000/900 (275 MHz) (Flamingo45)</p> - <p class="Pp">Alpha XL 233-266 (XL) - <br/> - AlphaPC 64 (EB64+)</p> - <dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt>Avanti family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - Digital's lower-end PCI-based workstations. - <p class="Pp">AlphaStation 200 4/233 (Mustang+) - <br/> - AlphaStation 205 4/133-333 (LX3) - <br/> - AlphaStation 250 4/300 (M3+) - <br/> - AlphaStation 255 4/133-333 (LX3+) - <br/> - AlphaStation 300 4/266 (Melmac) - <br/> - AlphaStation 400 4/233-300 (Avanti)</p> - </dd> - <dt>Sable family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 2000 4/233-275 (Demi-Sable) - <br/> - AlphaServer 2100 4/233-275 (Sable)</dd> - </dl> - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer 2100A (Lynx)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="LCA4">21066</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#LCA4"><b class="Sy">LCA4</b></a> (166-233 MHz, - 0.75 micron) - <dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt>NoName family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - Digital's lowest-end family of PCI-based systems. - <p class="Pp">DEC AXPpci33 (NoName) - <br/> - Universal Desktop Box AXPpci166MT (UDB/Multia)</p> - </dd> - </dl> - <p class="Pp">21066 evaluation motherboard (EB66)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="LCA45">21066-A</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#LCA45"><b class="Sy">LCA45</b></a> (233 MHz, - 0.50 micron) - <p class="Pp">21066-A evaluation motherboard (EB66+)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="LCA4s">21068</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#LCA4s"><b class="Sy">LCA4s</b></a> (66-233 - MHz, 0.75 micron) - <p class="Pp">Alpha Book (Burns) - <br/> - Universal Desktop Box AXPpci233MT (UDB/Multia)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="EV5">21164</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV5"><b class="Sy">EV5</b></a> (250-366 MHz, - 0.50 micron) - <dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt>Alcor family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaStation 500/266-333 (Maverick) - <br/> - AlphaStation 600/266-300 (Alcor) - <br/> - Alpha XL 300-433 (XLT)</dd> - <dt>Sable family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 2000 5/250-300 (Demi-Gamma) - <br/> - AlphaServer 2100 5/250-300 (Gamma Sable)</dd> - <dt>Mikasa family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 1000 5/300 (Pinnacle)</dd> - <dt>Noritake family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 1000A 5/300 (Pinnacle)</dd> - <dt>Rawhide family</dt> - <dd>(KN300) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4000 5/266-300 (Wrangler) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4000 5/266-300 (Durango) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4100 5/266-300 (Dodge)</dd> - </dl> - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 (KN8AE)</p> - <p class="Pp">21164 evaluation motherboard (EB164)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="EV56">21164-A</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV56"><b class="Sy">EV56</b></a> (400-766 MHz, - 0.35 micron, BWX) - <dl class="Bl-hang"> - <dt>Alcor family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaStation 500/333-500 (Bret)</dd> - <dt>Personal Workstation (PWS)</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - PWS 433a/433au (Miata) - <br/> - PWS 500a/500au (Miata) - <br/> - PWS 600a/600au (Miata)</dd> - <dt>Sable family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 2100 5/375-400 (Gamma Sable) - <br/> - AlphaServer 2000 5/375-400 (Demi-Gamma)</dd> - <dt>Mikasa family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 1000 5/333-500 (Primo)</dd> - <dt>Noritake family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaServer 1000A 5/333-500 (Primo) - <br/> - AlphaServer 600A 5/500 (Alcor-Primo) - <br/> - AlphaServer 800 5/333-500 (Corelle)</dd> - <dt>Rawhide family</dt> - <dd>(KN300) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4000 5/400-666 (Wrangler) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4000 5/400-666 (Durango) - <br/> - AlphaServer 4100 5/400-666 (Dodge) - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer 1200 5/400-666 (Tincup) - <br/> - AlphaServer 1200 5/400-666 (DaVinci)</p> - </dd> - <dt>EB164 family</dt> - <dd> - <br/> - AlphaPC 164 motherboard (EB164) - <br/> - AlphaPC 164LX motherboard (EB164)</dd> - </dl> - <p class="Pp">DigitalServer 3300 (rebadged AlphaServer 800 for NT) - <br/> - DigitalServer 5300 (rebadged AlphaServer 1200 for NT) - <br/> - DigitalServer 7300 (rebadged AlphaServer 4100 for NT)</p> - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 (KN8AE)</p> - <p class="Pp">APi AlphaPC 164UX motherboard (Ruffian)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="PCA56">21164-PC</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#PCA56"><b class="Sy">PCA56</b></a> (400-600 - MHz, 0.35 micron, MVI, no L2 cache) - <p class="Pp">AlphaPC 164SX motherboard (EB164)</p> - <p class="Pp">PWS 466au (Miata) - <br/> - PWS 550au (Miata)</p> - </dd> - <dt id="EV6">21264</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV6"><b class="Sy">EV6</b></a> (450-600 MHz, - 0.35 micron) - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer 8400 (KN8AE)</p> - <p class="Pp">APi UP1000 and UP1100; AMD 751-based EV6 systems.</p> - <p class="Pp">264DP, XP1000, DS10, DS20, APi UP2000, UP2000+ Tsunami-based - systems.</p> - </dd> - <dt id="EV67">21264-A</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV67"><b class="Sy">EV67</b></a> (600-833 MHz, - 0.28 micron) - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer GS60E - <br/> - AlphaServer GS140</p> - </dd> - <dt id="EV68AL">21264-B</dt> - <dd><a class="permalink" href="#EV68AL"><b class="Sy">EV68AL</b></a> (833-1250 - MHz, 0.18 micron) - <p class="Pp">AlphaServer DS20L</p> - </dd> -</dl> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="LIST_OF_DEVICES"><a class="permalink" href="#LIST_OF_DEVICES">LIST - OF DEVICES</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the - system. Devices are indicated by their functional interface. Not all - supported devices are listed.</p> -<p class="Pp"></p> -<div class="Bd-indent"> -<dl class="Bl-tag Bl-compact"> - <dt>apecs</dt> - <dd>DECchip 21072/21071 Core Logic chipset</dd> - <dt>asc</dt> - <dd>TURBOchannel single-channel SCSI adapter</dd> - <dt>cia</dt> - <dd>DECchip 2117x Core Logic chipset</dd> - <dt>dwlpx</dt> - <dd>DEC DWLPA and DWLPB PCI adapter</dd> - <dt>gbus</dt> - <dd>internal bus on AlphaServer CPU modules</dd> - <dt>irongate</dt> - <dd>APi UP1000 AMD751 Core Logic + AGP chipset</dd> - <dt>jensenio</dt> - <dd>DEC 2000/300 (Jensen) I/O module</dd> - <dt>kft</dt> - <dd>KFTIA and KFTHA Bus Adapter Node for I/O hoses</dd> - <dt>lca</dt> - <dd>DECchip 21066 Core Logic chipset</dd> - <dt>mcbus</dt> - <dd>MCBUS system bus found on AlphaServer 4100 systems</dd> - <dt>mcpcia</dt> - <dd>MCPCIA MCBUS-to-PCI bus adapter</dd> - <dt>sableio</dt> - <dd>AlphaServer 2100 (Sable) STD I/O module</dd> - <dt>tcasic</dt> - <dd>TURBOchannel host bus support</dd> - <dt>tlsb</dt> - <dd>AlphaServer 8x00 TurboLaser System bus</dd> - <dt>tsc</dt> - <dd>DECchip 21272 Core Logic chipset</dd> - <dt>tsciic</dt> - <dd>DECchip 21272 Core Logic chipset I2C controller</dd> - <dt>tsp</dt> - <dd>DECchip 21272 Core Logic chipset PCI controller</dd> - <dt>ttwoga</dt> - <dd>DEC T2 Gate Array</dd> - <dt>ttwopci</dt> - <dd>DEC T2 Gate Array PCI controller</dd> -</dl> -</div> -<p class="Pp">TURBOchannel devices are supported through the - <a class="Xr">tc(4)</a> bus and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">PCI devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">pci(4)</a> bus - and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">ISA devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">isa(4)</a> bus - and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">EISA devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">eisa(4)</a> - bus and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">PCMCIA devices are supported through the - <a class="Xr">pcmcia(4)</a> bus and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">I2C devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">iic(4)</a> bus - and associated device drivers.</p> -<p class="Pp">Console devices using ISA, EISA, or PCI video adaptors and - standard AT or PS/2 keyboards are supported by the machine independent - <a class="Xr">wscons(4)</a> console driver.</p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">This alpha <code class="Nm">intro</code> appeared in - <span class="Ux">NetBSD 1.6</span>.</p> -</section> -</div> -<table class="foot"> - <tr> - <td class="foot-date">February 17, 2017</td> - <td class="foot-os">NetBSD 10.1</td> - </tr> -</table> |