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author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-03-16 08:07:00 +0000 |
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committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-03-16 08:07:00 +0000 |
commit | c0ee5dbaf89f005289e3da5d1240491861425205 (patch) | |
tree | 11a9b7b9c1da0d076c83ea65f71afffdcdb2bf47 /sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8 | |
parent | fc46a7fba68fd9839d582f7dabcdcd9047c0257a (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-c0ee5dbaf89f005289e3da5d1240491861425205.zip FreeBSD-src-c0ee5dbaf89f005289e3da5d1240491861425205.tar.gz |
Back out ru's changes. Soren has requested this and I see no reason
to not just do it. It is his new code that is being actively
developed so he has say over it. ru's direct changes were premature
as they occurred less than 4 hours after it was committed to the tree.
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8')
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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8 b/sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8 index bc9c5b3..4c24549 100644 --- a/sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8 +++ b/sbin/atacontrol/atacontrol.8 @@ -33,90 +33,78 @@ .Nd ATA device driver control program .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm +.Nm .Aq Ar command -.Ar channel Op Ar args -.Pp +.Op channel [args] + .Nm .Ic attach -.Ar channel +.Op channel .Nm .Ic detach -.Ar channel +.Op channel .Nm .Ic reinit -.Ar channel +.Op channel .Nm .Ic mode -.Ar channel -.Op Ar mastermode slavemode +.Op channel +.Op mastermode slavemode .Nm .Ic info -.Ar channel +.Op channel + .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm is a control program that provides the user access and control to the -.Fx -.Xr ata 4 -subsystem. +.Fx +ATA subsystem. .Pp .Nm can cause severe system crashes and loss of data if used improperly, please -exercise caution when using this command! +exercise caution when using this command!. .Pp .Nm supports the following commands: -.Bl -tag -width "attach" -.It Ic attach -Attach an ATA -.Ar channel , -devices on the channel are probed and attached as +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width 8n +.It Ic attach +Attach an ATA channel, devices on the channel are probed and attached as is done on boot. +.Pp .It Ic detach -Detach an ATA -.Ar channel , -devices on the channel are removed from the kernel, +Detach an ATA channel, devices on the channel are removed from the kernel, and all outstanding tranfers etc are returned back to the system marked as failed. +.Pp .It Ic reinit -Reinitialize an ATA -.Ar channel . -Both devices on the channel are reset and +Reinitialize an ATA channel. Both devices on the channel are reset and initialized to the parameters the ATA driver has stored internally. Devices that has gone bad and no longer responds to the probe, or devices -that has physically been removed are removed from the kernel. -Likewise +that has physically been removed are removed from the kernel. Likewise are devices that show up during a reset, probed and attached. -.It Ic mode +.Pp +.It Ic mode Without the two mode arguments the current transfer modes of both -devices are printed. -If the mode arguments are given, the ATA driver -is asked to change the transfer modes to those given. -The ATA driver +devices are printed. If the mode arguments are given, the ATA driver +is asked to change the transfer modes to those given. The ATA driver will reject modes that is not supported by the hardware. -Modes are given like -.Dq Li PIO3 , -.Dq Li udma2 , -.Dq Li udma100 , -case does not matter. +Modes are given like PIO3, udma2, udma100, case does not matter. +.Pp .It Ic info -Show info on the device on the -.Ar channel , -currently only the device +Show info on the device on the channel, currently only the device name and manufacture/version strings are shown. -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr ata 4 +.Pp .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -utility first appeared in +driver first appeared in .Fx 5.0 . .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit The .Nm -utility was written by +driver was written by .An S\(/oren Schmidt .Aq sos@FreeBSD.org . .Pp |