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                      5: .\"    @(#)intro.4     6.2 (Berkeley) 6/30/87
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                      7: .TH INTRO 4 "June 30, 1987"
                      8: .UC 7
                      9: .SH NAME
                     10: intro \- introduction to special files and hardware support
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: This section describes the special files, related driver functions,
                     13: and networking support
                     14: available in the system.
                     15: In this part of the manual, the SYNOPSIS section of
                     16: each configurable device gives a sample specification
                     17: for use in constructing a system description for the
                     18: .IR config (8)
                     19: program.
                     20: The DIAGNOSTICS section lists messages which may appear on the console
                     21: and in the system error log
                     22: .I /usr/adm/messages
                     23: due to errors in device operation.
                     24: .PP
                     25: This section contains both devices
                     26: which may be configured into the system, ``4'' entries,
                     27: and network related information,
                     28: ``4N'', ``4P'', and ``4F'' entries;
                     29: The networking support is introduced in
                     30: .IR intro (4N).
                     31: .PP
                     32: A hardware device is identified to the system at configuration time
                     33: and the appropriate device or network interface driver is then compiled
                     34: into the system.  When the resultant system is booted, the
                     35: autoconfiguration facilities in the system probe for the device
                     36: on the VERSAbus and, if found, enable the software
                     37: support for it.  If a VERSAbus device does not respond at autoconfiguration
                     38: time it is not accessible at any time afterwards.  To
                     39: enable a VERSAbus device which did not autoconfigure, the system will have to
                     40: be rebooted.
                     41: .PP
                     42: The autoconfiguration system is described in
                     43: .IR autoconf (4).
                     44: .SH SEE ALSO
                     45: autoconf(4),
                     46: config(8)
                     47: .SH "LIST OF DEVICES"
                     48: The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of
                     49: the system.  Devices are indicated by their functional interface.
                     50: If second vendor products provide functionally identical interfaces
                     51: they should be usable with the supplied software.
                     52: (\fBBeware however that we promise the software works
                     53: ONLY with the hardware indicated on the appropriate manual page.\fP)
                     54: .sp
                     55: .ta 1.0i
                     56: .nf
                     57: ace    ACC 10 Mb/s Ethernet controller
                     58: cons   Tahoe console interface
                     59: cy     Cypher tape drive interface
                     60: dr     Ikon DR-11W controller
                     61: enp    3Com 10 Mb/s Ethernet controller
                     62: ik     Evans and Sutherland PS300 interface through an Ikon DR-11W controller
                     63: vd     CCI vd mass storage disk controller
                     64: vx     CCI vioc terminal multiplexor

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