NAME

intro — introduction to hp300 special files and hardware support

DESCRIPTION

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 config(1) program. The DIAGNOSTICS section lists messages which may appear on the console and/or in the system error log /var/log/messages due to errors in device operation; see syslogd(8) for more information.

This section contains both devices which may be configured into the system and network related information. The networking support is introduced in netintro(4).

HP DEVICE SUPPORT

This section describes the hardware supported on the HP 9000/300 series. Software support for these devices comes in two forms. A hardware device may be supported with a character or block device driver, or it may be used within the networking subsystem and have a network interface driver. Block and character devices are accessed through files in the file system of a special type; see mknod(8). Network interfaces are indirectly accessed through the interprocess communication facilities provided by the system; see socket(2).

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 will have to be rebooted.

The autoconfiguration system is described in autoconf(4).

LIST OF DEVICES

The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the system. Pseudo-devices are not listed. Devices are indicated by their functional interface. Occasionally, new devices of a similar type may be added simply by creating appropriate table entries in the driver; for example, new CS/80 drives.

com	serial interfaces (98644, 98626, and built-in apci and dca)
ct	7946/9144 CS/80 cartridge tape
dcm	HP 98642A communications multiplexer
dio	DIO/DIO-II bus
dnkbd	Domain keyboard
dvbox	HP98730 ``DaVinci'' device interface
fhpib	``fast'' HP-IB interface
frodo	Frodo ASIC (a.k.a. Apollo Utility Chip)
gbox	HP98700 ``Gatorbox'' device interface
grf/ite	Topcat/Gatorbox/Renaissance frame buffer
hil	HIL interface
nhpib	Built-in and 98625 HP-IB interface
hyper	Hyperion device interface
intio	HP300 internal I/O space driver
ite	HP Internal Terminal Emulator
le	98643 Lance-based Ethernet interface
ppi	HP-IB printer/plotter interface
rbox	HP98720 ``Renaissance'' device interface
rd	CS/80 disk interface
rmp	HP Remote Maintenance Protocol family
spc	HP98265A SCSI interface
topcat	HP98544-98550 ``Topcat'' and ``Catseye'' device interface

SEE ALSO

config(1), autoconf(4)

Building 4.3 BSD UNIX Systems with Config (SMM:2).

HISTORY

The HP300 intro appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno.