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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ispfw.4 b/share/man/man4/ispfw.4 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5755501f3bf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ispfw.4 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 +.\" Matthew Jacob +.\" +.\" 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. 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 20, 2000 +.Dt ISPFW 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ispfw +.Nd "Firmware Module for Qlogic based SCSI and FibreChannel SCSI Host Adapters" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +To compile this driver into the kernel, +place the following line in your +kernel configuration file: +.Bd -ragged -offset indent +.Cd "device ispfw" +.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 +ispfw_load="YES" +.Ed +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This trivial driver provides access to firmware sets for the Qlogic +based SCSI and FibreChannel SCSI Host Adapters. +It may either be +statically linked into the kernel, or loaded as a module. +In either +case, the +.Xr isp 4 +driver will notice that firmware is available to be downloaded onto +Qlogic cards (to replace the usually out of date firmware on the cards). +This will kick the f/w into getting unstuck. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr isp 4 +.Sh AUTHORS +This driver was written by Matthew Jacob. |