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diff --git a/share/man/man4/rp.4 b/share/man/man4/rp.4 index 3ce8491..b1fc6f6 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/rp.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/rp.4 @@ -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, |