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authoryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>2001-10-13 09:08:37 +0000
committeryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>2001-10-13 09:08:37 +0000
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Update man pages in the section 4 to match the reality in -CURRENT.
- Change lines referring to kernel configuration file: device foo0 at isa port xxx irq yyy... to device foo Describe resource "hints" in /boot/device.hints. - Try to describe resource allocation and probe/attach behavior in the newbus framework.
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@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
.Nd "driver for Comtrol RocketPort Intelligent Serial Port Cards"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device rp"
-.Cd "device rp0 at isa? port 0x180"
+.Pp
+For ISA cards, you must specify the port address in
+.Pa /boot/device.hints :
+.Cd hints.rp.0.at="isa"
+.Cd hints.rp.0.port="0x100"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver provides a kernel device driver for the
.Tn RocketPort
@@ -68,8 +72,8 @@ including other
.Tn RocketPort
cards.
The starting range of the I/O ports used by each card
-must match with the I/O address specified in the kernel
-configuration file.
+must match with the I/O address specified in
+.Pa /boot/device.hints .
.Pp
Since the first
.Tn RocketPort
@@ -83,6 +87,15 @@ since the first three I/O addresses of that range
are used by the first board.
This is an important point to keep in mind.
.Pp
+If you have two ISA cards, one installed at 0x100 and the
+second installed at 0x180, then you should add the following to
+.Pa /boot/device.hints :
+.Pp
+.Dl hints.rp.0.at="isa"
+.Dl hints.rp.0.port="0x100"
+.Dl hints.rp.1.at="isa"
+.Dl hints.rp.1.port="0x180"
+.Pp
The configuration of the
.Tn RocketPort
cards is done via the set of 8 DIP switches,
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