Module Name: src
Committed By: wiz
Date: Mon May 18 09:45:54 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man4: ep.4
Log Message:
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diff -u src/share/man/man4/ep.4:1.35 src/share/man/man4/ep.4:1.36
--- src/share/man/man4/ep.4:1.35 Tue Oct 30 20:56:00 2007
+++ src/share/man/man4/ep.4 Mon May 18 09:45:54 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: ep.4,v 1.35 2007/10/30 20:56:00 christos Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: ep.4,v 1.36 2009/05/18 09:45:54 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Jonathan Stone
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -52,25 +52,27 @@
.Pp
The 3c515 is an ISA 10/100 card with DMA capability.
The chipset is similar to that of the 3c905, with some changes to
-make it work with the more limited ISA bus address space. This card
-is supported, although DMA is not used.
+make it work with the more limited ISA bus address space.
+This card is supported, although DMA is not used.
.Pp
The EISA and PCI 3c59x devices use an older DMA engine which is not
-capable of multi-segment DMA. DMA on these devices is not used.
+capable of multi-segment DMA.
+DMA on these devices is not used.
.Pp
The 3c529 is a MCA device, and doesn't support DMA.
.Pp
The PCI 3c90x devices have multi-segment DMA capability, which is
not supported by the
.Nm
-driver. To use the DMA capabilities of these cards, the
+driver.
+To use the DMA capabilities of these cards, the
.Xr ex 4
driver must be used.
.Pp
The PCI 3c90xB devices are not supported by the
.Nm
-driver, as they do not include support for programmed I/O. These
-devices are supported by the
+driver, as they do not include support for programmed I/O.
+These devices are supported by the
.Xr ex 4
driver.
.Pp
@@ -80,33 +82,42 @@
.Sh MEDIA SELECTION
There are 3 main chipset classes supported by the
.Nm
-driver. Each has their own media selection capabilities.
+driver.
+Each has their own media selection capabilities.
.Pp
The first class is the
.Dq 3c509
-class. This includes the 3c509, 3c509B, 3c529, 3c579, 3c562, and 3c589. These
-devices can support 10BASE-T, 10BASE2, and 10BASE5. Available media will
-be displayed when the device is found by the kernel.
+class.
+This includes the 3c509, 3c509B, 3c529, 3c579, 3c562, and 3c589.
+These devices can support 10BASE-T, 10BASE2, and 10BASE5.
+Available media will be displayed when the device is found by the kernel.
.Pp
The second class is the
.Dq Vortex
-class. This includes the 3c592, 3c579, 3c590, and 3c595. This class also
-includes the 3c900-TPO and 3c900-COMBO; they use the
+class.
+This includes the 3c592, 3c579, 3c590, and 3c595.
+This class also includes the 3c900-TPO and 3c900-COMBO; they use the
.Dq Boomerang
-chipset, but use Vortex-style media selection. These devices have many
-different media types varying by model. Some models have an external MII
-connector for connecting an external PHY. This is supported by means of the
-"manual" media type. Available media will be displayed when the device is
-found by the kernel.
+chipset, but use Vortex-style media selection.
+These devices have many different media types varying by model.
+Some models have an external MII connector for connecting an external
+PHY.
+This is supported by means of the
+.Dq manual
+media type.
+Available media will be displayed when the device is found by the kernel.
.Pp
The third class is the
.Dq Boomerang
-class. This includes the 3c515, 3c905, and 3c574. These devices support
-media selection via MII. The 3c515 and 3c905 have an
+class.
+This includes the 3c515, 3c905, and 3c574.
+These devices support media selection via MII.
+The 3c515 and 3c905 have an
.Xr nsphy 4 ,
and the 3c574 has a
.Xr tqphy 4 ,
-for this purpose. See
+for this purpose.
+See
.Xr ifmedia 4
and
.Xr mii 4
@@ -156,8 +167,10 @@
Avoid placing other cards at that address!
.Pp
The 3Com configuration utilities can `autosense' the active media and
-save it as default. The saved default medium is the medium that
-was active at the time the configuration utility was run. The
+save it as default.
+The saved default medium is the medium that
+was active at the time the configuration utility was run.
+The
.Nm
driver does not yet re-autosense the active media at boot time.
If the EEPROM autosense bit is set, the driver simply uses the media
@@ -165,13 +178,17 @@
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "ep0: reset (status: %x)"
-the driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun. The driver will reset
-the card and the packet will be lost. This is not fatal.
+the driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun.
+The driver will reset the card and the packet will be lost.
+This is not fatal.
.It "ep0: eeprom failed to come ready"
-The EEPROM failed to come ready. This probably means the card is wedged.
+The EEPROM failed to come ready.
+This probably means the card is wedged.
.It "ep0: 3c509 in test mode. Erase pencil mark!"
This means that someone has scribbled with pencil in the test area on the
-card. Erase the pencil mark and reboot. (This is not a joke).
+card.
+Erase the pencil mark and reboot.
+(This is not a joke).
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr eisa 4 ,
