Comment in the man page and warning in stlload (when stlload fails) to make

it clear that the recent PCI cards do not require firmware to be loaded,
unlike the completely different ISA cards that are branded with the same name.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8 b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
index 04e8d7d445ba..e47247525c6a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ This includes the EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard and Brumby families of boards.
 Different board types require different firmware images.
 If the wrong firmware is loaded into a board it will fail to operate.
 .Pp
+The Stallion EasyConnection 8/64 Host Adapter PCI cards DO NOT require
+firmware to be loaded.
+.Pp
 The download process is achieved through the Stallion
 .Nm stli
 driver control device,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
index 552fce3ce842..6f327f890ee3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int download()
 		printf("Stoping any current slave\n");
 	if (ioctl(memfd, STL_BSTOP, 0) < 0) {
 		warn("ioctl(STL_BSTOP)");
+		printf(" (Perhaps you're trying to download firmare to a PCI card that\n doesn't require this?)\n");
 		return(-1);
 	}