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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ahb.4 b/share/man/man4/ahb.4 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6ef99931a2a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ahb.4 @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Wilko Bulte +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products +.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd July 4, 2004 +.Dt AHB 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ahb +.Nd Adaptec EISA SCSI host adapter driver +.Sh SYNOPSIS +To compile this driver into the kernel, +place the following lines in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device scbus" +.Cd "device ahb" +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, to load the driver as a +module at boot time, place the following line in +.Xr loader.conf 5 : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +ahb_load="YES" +.Ed +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This driver provides access to the +.Tn SCSI +bus connected to an Adaptec +AHA-174X host adapters in +.Dq Em enhanced +mode. +Tagged queueing and synchronous SCSI transfers are supported. +.Sh HARDWARE +The +.Nm +driver supports the following SCSI host adapters: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Adaptec AHA-1740 +.It +Adaptec AHA-1742 +.It +Adaptec AHA-1740A +.It +Adaptec AHA-1742A +.El +.Sh CAVEATS +The Adaptec 174X is very sensitive to SCSI bus termination and cable +length. +It may also have difficulties operating with some modern devices +that, due to their speed, expose timing problems in the controller. +There are no known mechanisms for working around device incompatibilities of +this nature. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr aha 4 , +.Xr ahc 4 , +.Xr aic 4 , +.Xr cd 4 , +.Xr da 4 , +.Xr sa 4 , +.Xr scsi 4 +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Justin T. Gibbs . |