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authordbaker <dbaker@FreeBSD.org>2002-02-11 02:34:25 +0000
committerdbaker <dbaker@FreeBSD.org>2002-02-11 02:34:25 +0000
commitd1a3b410ecdf03e8e03107121eb2d8e1ee1ef535 (patch)
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Comment in the man page and warning in stlload (when stlload fails) to make
it clear that the recent PCI cards do not require firmware to be loaded, unlike the completely different ISA cards that are branded with the same name.
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-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.83
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c1
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8 b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
index 04e8d7d..e472475 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ This includes the EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard and Brumby families of boards.
Different board types require different firmware images.
If the wrong firmware is loaded into a board it will fail to operate.
.Pp
+The Stallion EasyConnection 8/64 Host Adapter PCI cards DO NOT require
+firmware to be loaded.
+.Pp
The download process is achieved through the Stallion
.Nm stli
driver control device,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
index 552fce3..6f327f8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int download()
printf("Stoping any current slave\n");
if (ioctl(memfd, STL_BSTOP, 0) < 0) {
warn("ioctl(STL_BSTOP)");
+ printf(" (Perhaps you're trying to download firmare to a PCI card that\n doesn't require this?)\n");
return(-1);
}
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