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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/intro.4 4.html b/static/netbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/intro.4 4.html deleted file mode 100644 index a118ef9d..00000000 --- a/static/netbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/intro.4 4.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,153 +0,0 @@ -<table class="head"> - <tr> - <td class="head-ltitle">INTRO(4)</td> - <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual (sparc64)</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 sparc64 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 on the SPARC64 - platform. 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">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">autoconf(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">cd(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">cgsix(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">ch(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">kbd(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">le(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">magma(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">mem(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">ms(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">openprom(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">scsi(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">sd(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">ss(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">st(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">tcx(4)</a>, - <a class="Xr">uk(4)</a></p> -</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> -<dl class="Bl-tag"> - <dt>auxio</dt> - <dd>Auxiliary I/O & LED</dd> - <dt>bpp</dt> - <dd>Bi-directional Parallel port</dd> - <dt>cgsix</dt> - <dd>8 bit obio (sun4c & sun4m), Sbus color graphics frame buffer</dd> - <dt>com</dt> - <dd>PC-style serial port</dd> - <dt>eeprom</dt> - <dd>Sun non-volatile configuration RAM driver</dd> - <dt>esp</dt> - <dd>ESP200 SCSI controller - <br/> - FSBE/S (X1053A, part # 501-2015) Fast SCSI-2/Buffered Ethernet Sbus - controller</dd> - <dt>fdc</dt> - <dd>Floppy Disk Controller</dd> - <dt>ffb</dt> - <dd>Creator & Creaor3D graphics frame buffer</dd> - <dt>isp</dt> - <dd>Qlogic ISP Sbus and PCI SCSI controller</dd> - <dt>kbd</dt> - <dd>Sun type 2, type 3, type 4, and type 5 keyboards (on zs or com)</dd> - <dt>le/lebuffer</dt> - <dd>AMD 7990 LANCE Ethernet controller</dd> - <dt>lpt</dt> - <dd>PC-style parallel port</dd> - <dt>magma</dt> - <dd>Magma Sp Serial/Parallel board device driver</dd> - <dt>ms</dt> - <dd>Sun mouse (on zs or com)</dd> - <dt>openprom</dt> - <dd>Sun Open boot PROM (what became IEEE 1275) configuration driver</dd> - <dt>power</dt> - <dd>power management <a class="Xr">halt(8)</a> and - <a class="Xr">shutdown(8)</a> commands can use it to power down the - system.</dd> - <dt>sab</dt> - <dd>Siemens 82532 & 83538 serial controller</dd> - <dt>zs</dt> - <dd>Zilog 8530 serial controller</dd> -</dl> -<p class="Pp">PCI devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">pci(4)</a> bus - and associated devices.</p> -<p class="Pp">PCMCIA devices are supported through the - <a class="Xr">pcmcia(4)</a> bus and associated devices.</p> -<p class="Pp">Cardbus devices are supported through the - <a class="Xr">cardbus(4)</a> bus and associated devices.</p> -<p class="Pp">USB devices are supported through the <a class="Xr">usb(4)</a> bus - and associated devices.</p> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="UNSUPPORTED_DEVICES"><a class="permalink" href="#UNSUPPORTED_DEVICES">UNSUPPORTED - DEVICES</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">The following devices are not supported, due to unavailability of - either documentation, sample hardware, or willing volunteer:</p> -<dl class="Bl-tag"> - <dt>atifb</dt> - <dd>ATI 3D Rage Pro VGA graphics adapter (Ultra5, Ultra10)</dd> - <dt>fdc</dt> - <dd>sun4u floppy drive controllers (EBus based machines only)</dd> - <dt>cgfourteen</dt> - <dd>24 bit Sbus color frame buffer</dd> - <dt>cgthree</dt> - <dd>8 bit Sbus color frame buffer</dd> -</dl> -</section> -<section class="Sh"> -<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> -<p class="Pp">This sparc64 <code class="Nm">intro</code> appeared in - <span class="Ux">NetBSD 1.6</span>. Large chunks of text carefully recycled - (shamelessly appropriated) from <span class="Ux">NetBSD</span>/sparc - <code class="Nm">intro</code>.</p> -</section> -</div> -<table class="foot"> - <tr> - <td class="foot-date">May 10, 2007</td> - <td class="foot-os">NetBSD 10.1</td> - </tr> -</table> |