intro —
introduction to special files and hardware support
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).
This section describes the hardware supported on the HP PA-RISC platform.
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. Character and block 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 must be rebooted.
The autoconfiguration system is described in
autoconf(4).
NetBSD hppa should run on systems similar to those,
listed below, as long as they're based upon the following:
- HP PA-RISC 1.1 processors:
- PA7000
-
- PA7100/PA7150
-
- PA7200/PA7250
-
- PA7100LC
-
- PA7300LC
-
- Viper memory controller;
- GSC bus controllers:
- ASP
-
- LASI
- Super-integrated I/O
- WAX
- Basic I/O
- SCSI I/O-processors:
- NCR53c700/710
- Narrow Single-Ended
- NCR53c720
- Fast Wide Differential
- Intel i82596 CA/DX LAN coprocessors
- Venom, (H)CRX-8 and (H)CRX-24 video controllers
- EISA Adapters:
- i82350 (Mongoose)
-
- WAX-EISA
-
- PCI Adapters:
- Dino
- GSC-PCI bridge
- Cujo
- GSC-PCI 64bit bridge
- Human Interface Loop (HIL) keyboard and mouse
- PS/2 port keyboard and mouse
Below a list of HP 9000/700 models targetted for support is
listed, including basic system characteristics.
| Model |
MHz |
CPU |
Caches, KB |
Expansion |
| 705 |
35 |
7000 |
32/64 |
N/A |
| 710 |
50 |
7000 |
32/64 |
N/A |
| 720 |
50 |
7000 |
128/256 |
EISA, GSC |
| 730 |
66 |
7000 |
128/256 |
EISA, GSC |
| 750 |
66 |
7000 |
256/256 |
4 EISA, 2 SGC |
| 715 |
33 |
7100 |
64/64 |
EISA/SGC |
| 715 |
50 |
7100 |
64/64 |
EISA/SGC |
| 715 |
75 |
7100 |
256/256 |
EISA/SGC |
| 725 |
50 |
7100 |
64/64 |
3 EISA, EISA/SGC |
| 725 |
75 |
7100 |
256/256 |
3 EISA, EISA/SGC |
| 735 |
100 |
7100 |
256/256 |
EISA, SGC |
| 742i |
50 |
7100 |
64/64 |
N/A |
| 745i |
50 |
7100 |
64/64 |
4 EISA |
| 745i |
100 |
7100 |
256/256 |
4 EISA |
| 747i |
50 |
7100 |
64/64 |
2 EISA, SGC, 6 VME |
| 747i |
100 |
7100 |
256/256 |
2 EISA, SGC, 6 VME |
| 755 |
100 |
7100 |
256/256 |
4 EISA, 2 SGC |
| 735 |
125 |
7150 |
256/256 |
EISA, SGC |
| 755 |
125 |
7150 |
256/256 |
4 EISA, 2 SGC |
| 712 |
60 |
7100LC |
32/32 |
GIO, TSIO |
| 712 |
80 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
GIO, TSIO |
| 712 |
100 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
GIO, TSIO |
| 715 |
64 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
EISA/GSC |
| 715 |
80 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
EISA/GSC |
| 715 |
100 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
EISA/GSC |
| 715XC |
100 |
7100LC |
512/512 |
EISA/GSC |
| 725 |
64 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
EISA, 3 EISA/GSC |
| 725 |
100 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
EISA, 3 EISA/GSC |
| 743i |
64 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), VME |
| 743i |
100 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), VME |
| 748i |
64 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI, 6 VME |
| 748i |
100 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI, 6 VME |
| SAIC |
60 |
7100LC |
32/32 |
GIO, TSIO, 2 PCMCIA |
| SAIC |
80 |
7100LC |
128/128 |
GIO, TSIO, 2 PCMCIA |
| J200 |
100 |
7200 |
256/256 |
GSC, 2 EISA, 2 EISA/GSC |
| J210 |
120 |
7200 |
256/256 |
GSC, 2 EISA, 2 EISA/GSC |
| J210XC |
120 |
7200 |
1MB/1MB |
GSC, 2 EISA, 2 EISA/GSC |
| C100 |
100 |
7200 |
256/256 |
GSC, 3 EISA/GSC |
| C110 |
120 |
7200 |
256/256 |
GSC, 3 EISA/GSC |
| 744 |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), VME |
| 744 |
165 |
7300LC |
64/64+512 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), VME |
| 745 |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI |
| 745 |
165 |
7300LC |
64/64+512 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI |
| 748 |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI, 6 VME |
| 748 |
165 |
7300LC |
64/64+512 |
2 GSC-M/2(4), 4 EISA/PCI, 6 VME |
| A180 |
180 |
7300LC |
64/64 |
2 HSC/PCI |
| A180C |
180 |
7300LC |
64/64+1MB |
2 HSC/PCI |
| B132L |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
GSC/PCI, GSC/PCI/EISA |
| B132L+ |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
GSC/PCI, GSC/PCI/EISA |
| B160L |
160 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
GSC/PCI, GSC/PCI/EISA |
| B180L+ |
180 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
GSC/PCI, GSC/PCI/EISA |
| C132L |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
2 GSC/PCI/EISA, 2 GSC/EISA |
| C160L |
160 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
2 GSC/PCI/EISA, 2 GSC/EISA |
| RDI |
132 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
2 CardBus |
| RDI |
160 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
2 CardBus |
| RDI |
180 |
7300LC |
64/64(+1MB) |
2 CardBus |
The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the system.
Devices are indicated by their functional interface. Not all supported devices
are listed.
- hppa/asp(4)
- The ASP I/O controller; found in most of the older machines which don't
have LASI or WAX. Includes GSC-bus controller, to which most of the
devices are attached. Most of I/O is still on external chips though.
- com(4)
- The RS-232 ports.
- hppa/cpu(4)
- The Central Processor itself, makes sure the machine does something
useful.
- tlp(4)
- DEC/Intel 21140, 21143, 21145 and clone 10/100 Ethernet controller.
- hppa/dino(4)
- The pci(4) bridge on most of
the newer systems.
- hppa/harmony(4)
- CS4215/AD1849 audio.
- hil(4)
- Human Interface Loop, sporting several input devices, e.g. keyboards,
mice, tablets and such.
- iee(4)
- i82596 CA/DX LAN controller. Found in every 700, either included in the
MBA or on an external chip on mainboard.
- hppa/lasi(4)
- LSI?, found in almost all HP 9000/700 workstations. Integrates most of the
bus and I/O functions into one chip.
- lpt(4)
- The Centronics printer port.
- hppa/mem(4)
- Memory files and memory controller.
- mongoose(4)
- The eisa(4) bus controller
on most of the older 700 machines.
- oosiop(4)
- Symbios/NCR 53C700 SCSI I/O processor.
- osiop(4)
- Symbios/NCR 53C710 SCSI I/O processor.
- pdc(4)
- The PROM interface, allows to call the routines in the machine's PROM for
things like initial console output and such.
- siop(4)
- LSI/Symbios Logic/NCR 53C8xx SCSI I/O processor.
- sti(4)
- The system graphics driver.
- hppa/wax(4)
- The other reincarnation of
hppa/lasi(4) used for
cheap ASIC implementations for add-on devices.
The hppa intro first appeared with
OpenBSD 2.0. It was ported to NetBSD
2.0 by Jochen Kunz.