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Frank Durda's revision of the hardware guide.
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And everyone at Montana State University for their initial support.
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Jordan would also like to give special mention to Poul-Henning Kamp
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and Gary Palmer, both of whom put in long hours helping him to
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construct the new installation utility. Poul, being a proud new
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father, was especially pressed for time yet somehow managed to put in
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significant amount of effort anyway and this release could not have
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happened without him. Thank you both!
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Jordan would also like to give special thanks to Poul-Henning Kamp and
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Gary Palmer, both of whom put in long hours helping him to construct
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the new installation utility. Poul, being a proud new father, was
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especially pressed for time and yet somehow managed to put in
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a significant amount of effort anyway. This release could not have
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happened without him! Thank you both!
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Thanks also to everyone else who helped, especially those not
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mentioned, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
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@ -720,4 +720,4 @@ mentioned, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
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The FreeBSD Core Team
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$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.7 1995/05/28 19:49:57 jkh Exp $
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$Id: RELNOTES,v 1.1 1995/05/31 05:24:23 jkh Exp $
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@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id$
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Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.1 1995/06/04 02:33:02 jkh Exp $
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Table of Contents
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-----------------
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1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
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2. Default Configuration (GENERIC kernel)
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3. LINT - other possible configurations.
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4. Known Hardware Problems.
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1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
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2. Default Configuration (GENERIC kernel)
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3. LINT - other possible configurations.
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4. Known Hardware Problems.
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=========================================================================
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@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ Table of Contents
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1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
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-- --------------------------------------------------
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All the values given as ``defaults'' in this document can be
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over-ridden at system boot time by the UserConfig utility. This
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utility is invoked by specifing the `-c' flag to the kernel at the
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initial boot prompt, e.g.:
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The UserConfig utility allows you to override various settings of
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the FreeBSD kernel when the system is booting. This allows you to
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make minor adjustments to the drivers in the system without having to
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recompile the kernel.
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UserConfig is activated by including the '-c' flag at the initial
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boot prompt. For example:
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>> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x10000: 640/7168 k of memory
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Use hd(1,a)/kernel to boot sd0 when wd0 is also installed.
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@ -25,24 +28,26 @@ initial boot prompt, e.g.:
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Use ? for file list or press Enter for defaults
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Boot: -c
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--
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Will boot the system into the UserConfig utility with the standard
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kernel. If you need to specify some other parameters for your system
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to boot properly (e.g. off a secondary drive), then simply append the
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-c flag to those arguments. For example, to boot off the second of 2
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SCSI drives installed and run Userconfig you would type:
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This command causes the system to boot the default kernel ("/kernel") and
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the UserConfig utility will be started once the kernel is loaded into memory.
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The '-c' flag follows any other parameters that you may need to provide
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for the system to boot properly. For example, to boot off the second of
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two SCSI drives installed and run UserConfig, you would type:
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Boot: sd(1,a)/kernel -c
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-----------------
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You will see the kernel build information and some information on your
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processor and how much memory you have. Then you will be presented
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with a:
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As always, the kernel will report some information on your processor
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and how much memory your system has. Then UserConfig will be invoked
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and you will see the prompt:
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config>
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prompt. To see the list of commands available, you can type `?' and
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press [ENTER]. The current help message looks like this:
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To see the list of commands that UserConfig accepts, you may type '?' and
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press [ENTER]. The help message looks something like this:
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Command Description
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------- -----------
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@ -60,52 +65,101 @@ disable <devname> Disable device (will not be probed)
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quit Exit this configuration utility
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help This message
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Any command may be abbreviated to its most unique prefix.
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You may alter pretty much any and all settings in the FreeBSD generic
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kernel - reassigning IRQs, disabling troublesome devices, setting
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special device flags, etc. Once you are happy with a given
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configuration you may use the `exit' command to continue with the
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normal kernel boot sequence, albeit with the new settings.
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You may alter nearly all of the default settings present in the FreeBSD
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generic kernel. This includes reassigning IRQs, disabling troublesome
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devices (or drivers that conflict with the hardware your system has),
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setting special device flags, etc.
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The first thing most people do is determine the current settings for
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a driver that they are having trouble with. The "ls" command displays
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the current settings for all the drivers present in the kernel that
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is loaded in memory.
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Once you have located the entry in question, you will use the device
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name to change settings or even disable the driver completely.
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For example, to change the address of network adapter 'ed0' to the
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address 0xd4000, you would type
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config> iomem ed0 0xd4000
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-----------------
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You might also want to disable a driver you are not using. In this
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example, you might want to disable device 'ie0', so you would type:
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config> disable ie0
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-----------
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You can use the 'ls' command to verify your changes and you can correct
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any mistyped commands at any time.
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Once you are happy with a given configuration you may use the `quit'
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command. This will cause the kernel to boot with the new settings you
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have specified.
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Once you have a fully installed system (e.g. the filesystems have been
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partitioned and the bin distribution successfully extracted), you need
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only specify such alterations only once, a utility called `dset' in
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the boot sequence recording the changes permanently into the
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``/kernel'' file on the root filesystem. These settings will remain
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in effect until such time as you install a new kernel. If you don't
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like this behavior, simply remove `dset' from your /etc/rc file!
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partitioned and the bin distribution successfully extracted), any changes
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you make in UserConfig are permanently stored in the '/kernel' file on
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the root filesystem. This action is performed by the utility 'dset'.
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These settings will remain in effect until you replace the kernel
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a different one. If you do not want your changes to be permanently
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stored, remove 'dset' from the /etc/rc file before you make any
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changes.
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We suggest as a general rule that you disable anything not needed for
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your particular hardware configuration. There are known problems with
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certain device drivers (see section 4.0) for cards you may not have
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yet still conflict with some other device you have residing at the
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same port/IRQ addresses. These drivers will eventually be fixed or
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replaced, but until such time it's quite a bit simpler to use the
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`disable' command to remove them from consideration entirely. This
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can also be fixed by building yourself a custom kernel containing only
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those device deviers which you need (see section 6.0 of the
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FreeBSD.FAQ). When you have space for the kernel sources, this is the
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option we advise!
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If you accidentally change a setting for a device that you did not mean
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to change, the safest thing to do is to reset the computer and start
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over. Do not allow the boot to proceed (do not type 'quit') with settings
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you are not happy with because the settings may be permanently stored and
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may leave your system in a state where it will not run properly anymore.
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We suggest as a general rule that you disable any drivers that are not
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used by your particular hardware configuration. There are known problems
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with certain device drivers (see section 4.0) for devices that your
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system may not have, yet they still conflict with some other device that
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your system does have, residing at the same port/IRQ addresses. These
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drivers will eventually be fixed or replaced in some future release
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of the operating system, but until that time it is quite a bit simpler
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to use the `disable' command to remove them from consideration entirely.
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You can also remove drivers that are not needed by building yourself a
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custom kernel that contains only the device deviers which your system
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really needs (see section 6.0 of the FreeBSD.FAQ). If your system has
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sufficient free disk space to store and compile the kernel sources,
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this is the option we recommend.
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2. Default (GENERIC) Configuration
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-- -------------------------------
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In the following table, the numbers in the Port and IOMem columns are
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specified in hexadecimal. The IRQ and DRQ columns are in decimal. If
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an entry has `n/a' for a value then it means that the parameter does
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not apply to that device. A value of `dyn' means that the correct
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value is determined dynamically at runtime by the kernel.
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The following table contains a list of all of the devices that are present
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in the GENERIC kernel, which is the kernel (the operating system) that was
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placed on your computer during the FreeBSD installation process.
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(A compressed version of the GENERIC kernel is also used on the
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installation floppy diskettes.)
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This table describes all devices in the GENERIC kernel, which is the
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kernel installed on your system by default after FreeBSD has been
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installed. It's also the kernel used when initially booting FreeBSD,
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though in compressed form. In cases where your hardware is not set in
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agreement with this table and the conflicting item is not marked
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`dyn', you will have to either reconfigure your hardware or use
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UserConfig to adjust the kernel (see section 1.0).
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The table describes the various parameters used by the driver to communicate
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with the hardware in your system. There are four parameters in the
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table, but not all are used by each device. They are:
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Port the starting I/O port used by the device, shown in hexadecimal.
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IOMem the lowest (or starting) memory address used by the device,
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also shown in hexadecimal.
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IRQ the interrupt the device uses to alert the driver to an event,
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given in decimal.
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DRQ the DMA (direct memory access) channel the device uses to move
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data to and from main memory, also given in decimal.
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If an entry in the table has `n/a' for the value, it means that the
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parameter does not apply to that device. A value of `dyn' means that the
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correct value is determined automatically by the kernel when the system
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boots.
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FreeBSD GENERIC kernel:
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@ -130,12 +184,13 @@ nca1 350 5 dyn dyn ProAudioSpectrum cards
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sea0 dyn 5 dyn c8000 Seagate ST01/02 8 bit controller
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wt0 300 5 1 dyn Wangtek and Archive QIC-02/QIC-36
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mcd0 300 10 Mitsumi CD-ROM
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mcd1 340 11 Mitsumi CD-ROM
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matcd0 dyn Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM
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mcd0 300 10 n/a n/a Mitsumi CD-ROM
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mcd1 340 11 n/a n/a Mitsumi CD-ROM
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scd0 230 Sony CD-ROM
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matcd0 dyn n/a n/a n/a Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM
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scd0 230 n/a n/a n/a Sony CD-ROM
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sio0 3f8 4 n/a n/a Serial Port 0 (COM1)
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sio1 2f8 3 n/a n/a Serial Port 1 (COM2)
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@ -168,54 +223,64 @@ zp0 300 10 dyn d8000 3Com PCMCIA Etherlink III
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--- End of table ---
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If the hardware in your computer is not set to the same settings as
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those shown in this table and the item is not marked 'dyn', you will
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have to either reconfigure your hardware, or use UserConfig ('-c boot
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option) to reconfigure the kernel to match the way your hardware is
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currently set (see section 1.0).
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If the settings do not match, the kernel may be unable to locate
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or reliably access the devices in your system.
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3. LINT - other possible configurations
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-- ------------------------------------
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The following drivers are not in the GENERIC kernel but remain
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available to those who don't mind compiling a custom kernel (see
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available to those who do not mind compiling a custom kernel (see
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section 6 of FreeBSD.FAQ). The LINT configuration file
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(/sys/i386/conf/LINT) also contains prototype entries for just about
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every device supported by FreeBSD and is a good general reference.
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The device names and a short description are listed below. The port
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numbers, etc, are not meaningful here since you'll need to compile a
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The device names and a short description of each are listed below. The port
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numbers, etc, are not meaningful here since you will need to compile a
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custom kernel to gain access to these devices anyway and can thus
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adjust the addresses to match in the process. The LINT file contains
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prototype entries for all of the below which you can easily
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cut-and-paste into your own file (or simple copy LINT and edit it to
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taste):
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adjust the addresses to match the hardware in your computer in the process.
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The LINT file contains prototype entries for all of the below which you
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can easily cut-and-paste into your own file (or simply copy LINT and edit
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it to taste):
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wds: Western Digital WD7000 IDE
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mse: Logitech & ATI InPort bus mouse ports
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psm: PS/2 mouse port
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apm: Laptop Advanced Power Management (experimental)
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ctx: Cortex-I frame grabber
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cx: Cronyx/Sigma multiport sync/async
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cy: Cyclades high-speed serial driver
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el: 3Com 3C501
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fe: Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards
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fea: DEV DEFEA EISA FDDI adater
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nic: Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards
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sb: SoundBlaster PCM - SoundBlaster, SB Pro, SB16, ProAudioSpectrum
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sbxvi: SoundBlaster 16
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sbmidi: SoundBlaster 16 MIDI interface
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pas: ProAudioSpectrum PCM and MIDI
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gus: Gravis Ultrasound - Ultrasound, Ultrasound 16, Ultrasound MAX
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gusxvi: Gravis Ultrasound 16-bit PCM
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gusmax: Gravis Ultrasound MAX (currently broken)
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mss: Microsoft Sound System
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opl: Yamaha OPL-2 and OPL-3 FM - SB, SB Pro, SB 16, ProAudioSpectrum
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uart: Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI
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mpu: Roland MPU-401 stand-alone card
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pca: PCM audio through your PC speaker
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ctx: Cortex-I frame grabber
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apm: Laptop Advanced Power Management (experimental)
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spigot: Create Labs Video Spigot video-acquisition board
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cy: Cyclades high-speed serial driver
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fpa: DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
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gp: National Instruments AT-GPIB and AT-GPIB/TNT board
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gsc: Genius GS-4500 hand scanner
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gus: Gravis Ultrasound - Ultrasound, Ultrasound 16, Ultrasound MAX
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gusmax: Gravis Ultrasound MAX (currently broken)
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gusxvi: Gravis Ultrasound 16-bit PCM
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joy: Joystick
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labpc: National Instrument's Lab-PC and Lab-PC+
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mpu: Roland MPU-401 stand-alone card
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mse: Logitech & ATI InPort bus mouse ports
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mss: Microsoft Sound System
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nic: Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards
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opl: Yamaha OPL-2 and OPL-3 FM - SB, SB Pro, SB 16, ProAudioSpectrum
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pas: ProAudioSpectrum PCM and MIDI
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pca: PCM audio through your PC speaker
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psm: PS/2 mouse port
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rc: RISCom/8 multiport card
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fpa: DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
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sb: SoundBlaster PCM - SoundBlaster, SB Pro, SB16, ProAudioSpectrum
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sbmidi: SoundBlaster 16 MIDI interface
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sbxvi: SoundBlaster 16
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spigot: Create Labs Video Spigot video-acquisition board
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uart: Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI
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wds: Western Digital WD7000 IDE
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--- end of list ---
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4.0 Known Hardware Problems, Q & A:
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--- -------------------------------
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Q: mcd0 keeps thinking that it's found a device and this stops my Intel
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Q: mcd0 keeps thinking that it has found a device and this stops my Intel
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EtherExpress card from working.
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A: Use the UserConfig utility (see section 1.0) and disable the probing of
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the devices that you will be using enabled in your kernel.
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Q: It finds my ed card, but I keep getting device timeouts.
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Q: The system finds my ed network card, but I keep getting device
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timeout errors.
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A: Your card is probably on a different IRQ from that in the kernel
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configuration. For various reasons, the ed driver will no longer use
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the `soft' configuration by default, and only do it when you specify
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`?' in the IRQ field of your kernel config file. This is because the
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driver used to read the soft configuration even when the card was
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jumpered to use a hard configuration, and this caused problems.
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A: Your card is probably on a different IRQ from what is specified in the
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kernel configuration. The ed driver will no longer use the `soft'
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configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS), but it
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will use the software configuration if you specify `?' in the IRQ field
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of your kernel config file. The reason for the change is because the
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ed driver used to read and try to use the soft configuration information
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even when the card was jumpered to use a hard configuration, and this
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caused problems.
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Either move the jumper on the card to a hard configuration setting
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(altering the kernel settings if necessary), or specify the IRQ as
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tell the kernel to use the soft configuration.
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Q: I go to boot by disk for the first time, but the Boot Manger prompt
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just prints `F?' and the boot menu each time - it won't boot FreeBSD!
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Q: I go to boot from the hard disk for the first time after installing
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FreeBSD, but the Boot Manger prompt just prints `F?' and the boot menu
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each time and the system won't go any further.
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A: The hard disk geometry was set incorrectly in the Partition editor when
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you installed FreeBSD. Go back into the partition editor and specify
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the actual geometry of your hard disk. You must reinstall FreeBSD
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again from the beginning.
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A: Your geometry was set incorrectly in the Partition editor when you
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installed FreeBSD. Go back into the editor and specify the actual
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Geometry of your disk, reinstalling FreeBSD again from the beginning.
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<< XXX Hints here about determining correct geometry? XXX >>
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Q: I don't have any problems with FreeBSD, but I just wanted to say
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that while you jokers were hacking this stuff out I went and got
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the most _amazing_ girlfriend and now I actually have a life on
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Saturday nights and everything! You wouldn't believe how great a
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time I'm having!
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Q: I have a Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM drive but it isn't recognized
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by the system, even if I use UserConfig to change the Port address to
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630, which is what my card uses.
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A: We hope you get food poisoning and die.
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A: Not all of the companies that sell the Matsushita/Panasonic CR-562
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and CR-563 drives use the same I/O ports and interface that the
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matcd driver in FreeBSD expects. The only adapters that are supported
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at this time are those that are 100% compatible with the Creative
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Labs (SoundBlaster) host interface. See matcd.4 documentation for a
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list of host adapters that are known to work.
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[ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ]
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@ -707,12 +707,12 @@ Special mention to:
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And everyone at Montana State University for their initial support.
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Jordan would also like to give special mention to Poul-Henning Kamp
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and Gary Palmer, both of whom put in long hours helping him to
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construct the new installation utility. Poul, being a proud new
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father, was especially pressed for time yet somehow managed to put in
|
||||
significant amount of effort anyway and this release could not have
|
||||
happened without him. Thank you both!
|
||||
Jordan would also like to give special thanks to Poul-Henning Kamp and
|
||||
Gary Palmer, both of whom put in long hours helping him to construct
|
||||
the new installation utility. Poul, being a proud new father, was
|
||||
especially pressed for time and yet somehow managed to put in
|
||||
a significant amount of effort anyway. This release could not have
|
||||
happened without him! Thank you both!
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks also to everyone else who helped, especially those not
|
||||
mentioned, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
|
||||
@ -720,4 +720,4 @@ mentioned, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
|
||||
|
||||
The FreeBSD Core Team
|
||||
|
||||
$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.7 1995/05/28 19:49:57 jkh Exp $
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$Id: RELNOTES,v 1.1 1995/05/31 05:24:23 jkh Exp $
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
|
||||
Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id$
|
||||
Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.1 1995/06/04 02:33:02 jkh Exp $
|
||||
|
||||
Table of Contents
|
||||
-----------------
|
||||
|
||||
1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
|
||||
2. Default Configuration (GENERIC kernel)
|
||||
3. LINT - other possible configurations.
|
||||
4. Known Hardware Problems.
|
||||
1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
|
||||
2. Default Configuration (GENERIC kernel)
|
||||
3. LINT - other possible configurations.
|
||||
4. Known Hardware Problems.
|
||||
|
||||
=========================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ Table of Contents
|
||||
1. Using UserConfig to change FreeBSD kernel settings
|
||||
-- --------------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
All the values given as ``defaults'' in this document can be
|
||||
over-ridden at system boot time by the UserConfig utility. This
|
||||
utility is invoked by specifing the `-c' flag to the kernel at the
|
||||
initial boot prompt, e.g.:
|
||||
The UserConfig utility allows you to override various settings of
|
||||
the FreeBSD kernel when the system is booting. This allows you to
|
||||
make minor adjustments to the drivers in the system without having to
|
||||
recompile the kernel.
|
||||
|
||||
UserConfig is activated by including the '-c' flag at the initial
|
||||
boot prompt. For example:
|
||||
|
||||
>> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x10000: 640/7168 k of memory
|
||||
Use hd(1,a)/kernel to boot sd0 when wd0 is also installed.
|
||||
@ -25,24 +28,26 @@ initial boot prompt, e.g.:
|
||||
Use ? for file list or press Enter for defaults
|
||||
|
||||
Boot: -c
|
||||
--
|
||||
|
||||
Will boot the system into the UserConfig utility with the standard
|
||||
kernel. If you need to specify some other parameters for your system
|
||||
to boot properly (e.g. off a secondary drive), then simply append the
|
||||
-c flag to those arguments. For example, to boot off the second of 2
|
||||
SCSI drives installed and run Userconfig you would type:
|
||||
This command causes the system to boot the default kernel ("/kernel") and
|
||||
the UserConfig utility will be started once the kernel is loaded into memory.
|
||||
|
||||
The '-c' flag follows any other parameters that you may need to provide
|
||||
for the system to boot properly. For example, to boot off the second of
|
||||
two SCSI drives installed and run UserConfig, you would type:
|
||||
|
||||
Boot: sd(1,a)/kernel -c
|
||||
-----------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
You will see the kernel build information and some information on your
|
||||
processor and how much memory you have. Then you will be presented
|
||||
with a:
|
||||
As always, the kernel will report some information on your processor
|
||||
and how much memory your system has. Then UserConfig will be invoked
|
||||
and you will see the prompt:
|
||||
|
||||
config>
|
||||
|
||||
prompt. To see the list of commands available, you can type `?' and
|
||||
press [ENTER]. The current help message looks like this:
|
||||
To see the list of commands that UserConfig accepts, you may type '?' and
|
||||
press [ENTER]. The help message looks something like this:
|
||||
|
||||
Command Description
|
||||
------- -----------
|
||||
@ -60,52 +65,101 @@ disable <devname> Disable device (will not be probed)
|
||||
quit Exit this configuration utility
|
||||
help This message
|
||||
|
||||
Any command may be abbreviated to its most unique prefix.
|
||||
|
||||
You may alter pretty much any and all settings in the FreeBSD generic
|
||||
kernel - reassigning IRQs, disabling troublesome devices, setting
|
||||
special device flags, etc. Once you are happy with a given
|
||||
configuration you may use the `exit' command to continue with the
|
||||
normal kernel boot sequence, albeit with the new settings.
|
||||
You may alter nearly all of the default settings present in the FreeBSD
|
||||
generic kernel. This includes reassigning IRQs, disabling troublesome
|
||||
devices (or drivers that conflict with the hardware your system has),
|
||||
setting special device flags, etc.
|
||||
|
||||
The first thing most people do is determine the current settings for
|
||||
a driver that they are having trouble with. The "ls" command displays
|
||||
the current settings for all the drivers present in the kernel that
|
||||
is loaded in memory.
|
||||
|
||||
Once you have located the entry in question, you will use the device
|
||||
name to change settings or even disable the driver completely.
|
||||
For example, to change the address of network adapter 'ed0' to the
|
||||
address 0xd4000, you would type
|
||||
|
||||
config> iomem ed0 0xd4000
|
||||
-----------------
|
||||
|
||||
You might also want to disable a driver you are not using. In this
|
||||
example, you might want to disable device 'ie0', so you would type:
|
||||
|
||||
config> disable ie0
|
||||
-----------
|
||||
|
||||
You can use the 'ls' command to verify your changes and you can correct
|
||||
any mistyped commands at any time.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Once you are happy with a given configuration you may use the `quit'
|
||||
command. This will cause the kernel to boot with the new settings you
|
||||
have specified.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Once you have a fully installed system (e.g. the filesystems have been
|
||||
partitioned and the bin distribution successfully extracted), you need
|
||||
only specify such alterations only once, a utility called `dset' in
|
||||
the boot sequence recording the changes permanently into the
|
||||
``/kernel'' file on the root filesystem. These settings will remain
|
||||
in effect until such time as you install a new kernel. If you don't
|
||||
like this behavior, simply remove `dset' from your /etc/rc file!
|
||||
partitioned and the bin distribution successfully extracted), any changes
|
||||
you make in UserConfig are permanently stored in the '/kernel' file on
|
||||
the root filesystem. This action is performed by the utility 'dset'.
|
||||
These settings will remain in effect until you replace the kernel
|
||||
a different one. If you do not want your changes to be permanently
|
||||
stored, remove 'dset' from the /etc/rc file before you make any
|
||||
changes.
|
||||
|
||||
We suggest as a general rule that you disable anything not needed for
|
||||
your particular hardware configuration. There are known problems with
|
||||
certain device drivers (see section 4.0) for cards you may not have
|
||||
yet still conflict with some other device you have residing at the
|
||||
same port/IRQ addresses. These drivers will eventually be fixed or
|
||||
replaced, but until such time it's quite a bit simpler to use the
|
||||
`disable' command to remove them from consideration entirely. This
|
||||
can also be fixed by building yourself a custom kernel containing only
|
||||
those device deviers which you need (see section 6.0 of the
|
||||
FreeBSD.FAQ). When you have space for the kernel sources, this is the
|
||||
option we advise!
|
||||
If you accidentally change a setting for a device that you did not mean
|
||||
to change, the safest thing to do is to reset the computer and start
|
||||
over. Do not allow the boot to proceed (do not type 'quit') with settings
|
||||
you are not happy with because the settings may be permanently stored and
|
||||
may leave your system in a state where it will not run properly anymore.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
We suggest as a general rule that you disable any drivers that are not
|
||||
used by your particular hardware configuration. There are known problems
|
||||
with certain device drivers (see section 4.0) for devices that your
|
||||
system may not have, yet they still conflict with some other device that
|
||||
your system does have, residing at the same port/IRQ addresses. These
|
||||
drivers will eventually be fixed or replaced in some future release
|
||||
of the operating system, but until that time it is quite a bit simpler
|
||||
to use the `disable' command to remove them from consideration entirely.
|
||||
|
||||
You can also remove drivers that are not needed by building yourself a
|
||||
custom kernel that contains only the device deviers which your system
|
||||
really needs (see section 6.0 of the FreeBSD.FAQ). If your system has
|
||||
sufficient free disk space to store and compile the kernel sources,
|
||||
this is the option we recommend.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Default (GENERIC) Configuration
|
||||
-- -------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
In the following table, the numbers in the Port and IOMem columns are
|
||||
specified in hexadecimal. The IRQ and DRQ columns are in decimal. If
|
||||
an entry has `n/a' for a value then it means that the parameter does
|
||||
not apply to that device. A value of `dyn' means that the correct
|
||||
value is determined dynamically at runtime by the kernel.
|
||||
The following table contains a list of all of the devices that are present
|
||||
in the GENERIC kernel, which is the kernel (the operating system) that was
|
||||
placed on your computer during the FreeBSD installation process.
|
||||
(A compressed version of the GENERIC kernel is also used on the
|
||||
installation floppy diskettes.)
|
||||
|
||||
This table describes all devices in the GENERIC kernel, which is the
|
||||
kernel installed on your system by default after FreeBSD has been
|
||||
installed. It's also the kernel used when initially booting FreeBSD,
|
||||
though in compressed form. In cases where your hardware is not set in
|
||||
agreement with this table and the conflicting item is not marked
|
||||
`dyn', you will have to either reconfigure your hardware or use
|
||||
UserConfig to adjust the kernel (see section 1.0).
|
||||
The table describes the various parameters used by the driver to communicate
|
||||
with the hardware in your system. There are four parameters in the
|
||||
table, but not all are used by each device. They are:
|
||||
|
||||
Port the starting I/O port used by the device, shown in hexadecimal.
|
||||
|
||||
IOMem the lowest (or starting) memory address used by the device,
|
||||
also shown in hexadecimal.
|
||||
|
||||
IRQ the interrupt the device uses to alert the driver to an event,
|
||||
given in decimal.
|
||||
|
||||
DRQ the DMA (direct memory access) channel the device uses to move
|
||||
data to and from main memory, also given in decimal.
|
||||
|
||||
If an entry in the table has `n/a' for the value, it means that the
|
||||
parameter does not apply to that device. A value of `dyn' means that the
|
||||
correct value is determined automatically by the kernel when the system
|
||||
boots.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
FreeBSD GENERIC kernel:
|
||||
@ -130,12 +184,13 @@ nca1 350 5 dyn dyn ProAudioSpectrum cards
|
||||
sea0 dyn 5 dyn c8000 Seagate ST01/02 8 bit controller
|
||||
|
||||
wt0 300 5 1 dyn Wangtek and Archive QIC-02/QIC-36
|
||||
mcd0 300 10 Mitsumi CD-ROM
|
||||
mcd1 340 11 Mitsumi CD-ROM
|
||||
|
||||
matcd0 dyn Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM
|
||||
mcd0 300 10 n/a n/a Mitsumi CD-ROM
|
||||
mcd1 340 11 n/a n/a Mitsumi CD-ROM
|
||||
|
||||
scd0 230 Sony CD-ROM
|
||||
matcd0 dyn n/a n/a n/a Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM
|
||||
|
||||
scd0 230 n/a n/a n/a Sony CD-ROM
|
||||
|
||||
sio0 3f8 4 n/a n/a Serial Port 0 (COM1)
|
||||
sio1 2f8 3 n/a n/a Serial Port 1 (COM2)
|
||||
@ -168,54 +223,64 @@ zp0 300 10 dyn d8000 3Com PCMCIA Etherlink III
|
||||
--- End of table ---
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
If the hardware in your computer is not set to the same settings as
|
||||
those shown in this table and the item is not marked 'dyn', you will
|
||||
have to either reconfigure your hardware, or use UserConfig ('-c boot
|
||||
option) to reconfigure the kernel to match the way your hardware is
|
||||
currently set (see section 1.0).
|
||||
|
||||
If the settings do not match, the kernel may be unable to locate
|
||||
or reliably access the devices in your system.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. LINT - other possible configurations
|
||||
-- ------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
The following drivers are not in the GENERIC kernel but remain
|
||||
available to those who don't mind compiling a custom kernel (see
|
||||
available to those who do not mind compiling a custom kernel (see
|
||||
section 6 of FreeBSD.FAQ). The LINT configuration file
|
||||
(/sys/i386/conf/LINT) also contains prototype entries for just about
|
||||
every device supported by FreeBSD and is a good general reference.
|
||||
|
||||
The device names and a short description are listed below. The port
|
||||
numbers, etc, are not meaningful here since you'll need to compile a
|
||||
The device names and a short description of each are listed below. The port
|
||||
numbers, etc, are not meaningful here since you will need to compile a
|
||||
custom kernel to gain access to these devices anyway and can thus
|
||||
adjust the addresses to match in the process. The LINT file contains
|
||||
prototype entries for all of the below which you can easily
|
||||
cut-and-paste into your own file (or simple copy LINT and edit it to
|
||||
taste):
|
||||
adjust the addresses to match the hardware in your computer in the process.
|
||||
The LINT file contains prototype entries for all of the below which you
|
||||
can easily cut-and-paste into your own file (or simply copy LINT and edit
|
||||
it to taste):
|
||||
|
||||
wds: Western Digital WD7000 IDE
|
||||
mse: Logitech & ATI InPort bus mouse ports
|
||||
psm: PS/2 mouse port
|
||||
apm: Laptop Advanced Power Management (experimental)
|
||||
ctx: Cortex-I frame grabber
|
||||
cx: Cronyx/Sigma multiport sync/async
|
||||
cy: Cyclades high-speed serial driver
|
||||
el: 3Com 3C501
|
||||
fe: Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards
|
||||
fea: DEV DEFEA EISA FDDI adater
|
||||
nic: Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards
|
||||
sb: SoundBlaster PCM - SoundBlaster, SB Pro, SB16, ProAudioSpectrum
|
||||
sbxvi: SoundBlaster 16
|
||||
sbmidi: SoundBlaster 16 MIDI interface
|
||||
pas: ProAudioSpectrum PCM and MIDI
|
||||
gus: Gravis Ultrasound - Ultrasound, Ultrasound 16, Ultrasound MAX
|
||||
gusxvi: Gravis Ultrasound 16-bit PCM
|
||||
gusmax: Gravis Ultrasound MAX (currently broken)
|
||||
mss: Microsoft Sound System
|
||||
opl: Yamaha OPL-2 and OPL-3 FM - SB, SB Pro, SB 16, ProAudioSpectrum
|
||||
uart: Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI
|
||||
mpu: Roland MPU-401 stand-alone card
|
||||
pca: PCM audio through your PC speaker
|
||||
ctx: Cortex-I frame grabber
|
||||
apm: Laptop Advanced Power Management (experimental)
|
||||
spigot: Create Labs Video Spigot video-acquisition board
|
||||
cy: Cyclades high-speed serial driver
|
||||
fpa: DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
|
||||
gp: National Instruments AT-GPIB and AT-GPIB/TNT board
|
||||
gsc: Genius GS-4500 hand scanner
|
||||
gus: Gravis Ultrasound - Ultrasound, Ultrasound 16, Ultrasound MAX
|
||||
gusmax: Gravis Ultrasound MAX (currently broken)
|
||||
gusxvi: Gravis Ultrasound 16-bit PCM
|
||||
joy: Joystick
|
||||
labpc: National Instrument's Lab-PC and Lab-PC+
|
||||
mpu: Roland MPU-401 stand-alone card
|
||||
mse: Logitech & ATI InPort bus mouse ports
|
||||
mss: Microsoft Sound System
|
||||
nic: Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards
|
||||
opl: Yamaha OPL-2 and OPL-3 FM - SB, SB Pro, SB 16, ProAudioSpectrum
|
||||
pas: ProAudioSpectrum PCM and MIDI
|
||||
pca: PCM audio through your PC speaker
|
||||
psm: PS/2 mouse port
|
||||
rc: RISCom/8 multiport card
|
||||
fpa: DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
|
||||
sb: SoundBlaster PCM - SoundBlaster, SB Pro, SB16, ProAudioSpectrum
|
||||
sbmidi: SoundBlaster 16 MIDI interface
|
||||
sbxvi: SoundBlaster 16
|
||||
spigot: Create Labs Video Spigot video-acquisition board
|
||||
uart: Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI
|
||||
wds: Western Digital WD7000 IDE
|
||||
|
||||
--- end of list ---
|
||||
|
||||
@ -223,7 +288,7 @@ fpa: DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter
|
||||
4.0 Known Hardware Problems, Q & A:
|
||||
--- -------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Q: mcd0 keeps thinking that it's found a device and this stops my Intel
|
||||
Q: mcd0 keeps thinking that it has found a device and this stops my Intel
|
||||
EtherExpress card from working.
|
||||
|
||||
A: Use the UserConfig utility (see section 1.0) and disable the probing of
|
||||
@ -231,14 +296,17 @@ A: Use the UserConfig utility (see section 1.0) and disable the probing of
|
||||
the devices that you will be using enabled in your kernel.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Q: It finds my ed card, but I keep getting device timeouts.
|
||||
Q: The system finds my ed network card, but I keep getting device
|
||||
timeout errors.
|
||||
|
||||
A: Your card is probably on a different IRQ from that in the kernel
|
||||
configuration. For various reasons, the ed driver will no longer use
|
||||
the `soft' configuration by default, and only do it when you specify
|
||||
`?' in the IRQ field of your kernel config file. This is because the
|
||||
driver used to read the soft configuration even when the card was
|
||||
jumpered to use a hard configuration, and this caused problems.
|
||||
A: Your card is probably on a different IRQ from what is specified in the
|
||||
kernel configuration. The ed driver will no longer use the `soft'
|
||||
configuration by default (values entered using EZSETUP in DOS), but it
|
||||
will use the software configuration if you specify `?' in the IRQ field
|
||||
of your kernel config file. The reason for the change is because the
|
||||
ed driver used to read and try to use the soft configuration information
|
||||
even when the card was jumpered to use a hard configuration, and this
|
||||
caused problems.
|
||||
|
||||
Either move the jumper on the card to a hard configuration setting
|
||||
(altering the kernel settings if necessary), or specify the IRQ as
|
||||
@ -246,21 +314,27 @@ A: Your card is probably on a different IRQ from that in the kernel
|
||||
tell the kernel to use the soft configuration.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Q: I go to boot by disk for the first time, but the Boot Manger prompt
|
||||
just prints `F?' and the boot menu each time - it won't boot FreeBSD!
|
||||
Q: I go to boot from the hard disk for the first time after installing
|
||||
FreeBSD, but the Boot Manger prompt just prints `F?' and the boot menu
|
||||
each time and the system won't go any further.
|
||||
|
||||
A: The hard disk geometry was set incorrectly in the Partition editor when
|
||||
you installed FreeBSD. Go back into the partition editor and specify
|
||||
the actual geometry of your hard disk. You must reinstall FreeBSD
|
||||
again from the beginning.
|
||||
|
||||
A: Your geometry was set incorrectly in the Partition editor when you
|
||||
installed FreeBSD. Go back into the editor and specify the actual
|
||||
Geometry of your disk, reinstalling FreeBSD again from the beginning.
|
||||
<< XXX Hints here about determining correct geometry? XXX >>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Q: I don't have any problems with FreeBSD, but I just wanted to say
|
||||
that while you jokers were hacking this stuff out I went and got
|
||||
the most _amazing_ girlfriend and now I actually have a life on
|
||||
Saturday nights and everything! You wouldn't believe how great a
|
||||
time I'm having!
|
||||
Q: I have a Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM drive but it isn't recognized
|
||||
by the system, even if I use UserConfig to change the Port address to
|
||||
630, which is what my card uses.
|
||||
|
||||
A: We hope you get food poisoning and die.
|
||||
A: Not all of the companies that sell the Matsushita/Panasonic CR-562
|
||||
and CR-563 drives use the same I/O ports and interface that the
|
||||
matcd driver in FreeBSD expects. The only adapters that are supported
|
||||
at this time are those that are 100% compatible with the Creative
|
||||
Labs (SoundBlaster) host interface. See matcd.4 documentation for a
|
||||
list of host adapters that are known to work.
|
||||
|
||||
[ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ]
|
||||
|
||||
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Block a user