flashpt(HW)

flashpt -- BusLogic Flashpoint SCSI host adapter driver

Description

flashpt is the device driver for BusLogic Flashpoint SCSI host adapters.

Refer to the Compatible Hardware Web Pages. to determine the support status of your host adapter, or contact your system supplier.

Configuring the flashpt driver

You can configure the flashpt driver using entries in /etc/conf/cf.d/mdevice and /etc/conf/sdevice.d/flashpt. See mdevice(F) and sdevice(F). Changes to these files take effect once you relink the kernel using link_unix(ADM) and reboot the system.

Configure flashpt driver-specific characteristics by editing the /etc/conf/pack.d/flashpt/space.c file, which controls parameters such as the SCSI ID, the SCB handling mode, parity checking, and timeouts.

Boot time configuration of SCSI

Use the bootstring(HW) parameters to override the default hardware configuration information. Of special interest are the adapter= parameter that specifies information for the host adapter card that plugs into or is part of the motherboard, and the periph= parameter that specifies information about the host adapter being used by one of the generic peripheral interfaces (Sdsk, Srom, or Stp).

ioctl commands

The flashpt driver supports all standard SCSI ioctls that are defined in the <sys/scsicmd.h> header file and documented on the scsi(HW) manual page.

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