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INTRO(4)		    BSD Programmer's Manual		      INTRO(4)

NAME
     intro - introduction to special files and hardware support

DESCRIPTION
     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 specifi-
     cation for use in constructing a system description for the config(8)
     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.

ISA and EISA DEVICE SUPPORT
     This section describes the hardware supported on ISA and EISA bus comput-
     ers using the Intel 386, 486, or Pentium.	Software support for these de-
     vices 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. Block and character de-
     vices are accessed through files in the file system of a special type;
     see mknod(8).  Network interfaces are indirectly accessed through the in-
     terprocess 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 autoconfigura-
     tion time it is not accessible at any time afterwards.  To enable a de-
     vice which did not autoconfigure, the system will have to be rebooted.

     The autoconfiguration system is described in autoconf(4).	A list of the
     supported devices is given below.

SEE ALSO
     netintro(4),  autoconf(4),	 config(8).

     "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX Systems with Config", SMM, 2.

LIST OF DEVICES
     The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the system.
     Pseudo-devices are not listed.

	   aha	   Adaptec AHA-1542B SCSI host adapter
	   bms	   Microsoft bus mouse
	   com	   8251/16450/16550 based async ports, including AST multiplexor cards
	   eaha	   Adaptec AHA-1742A SCSI host adapter
	   ef	   3COM 3c509 Ethernet
	   el	   3COM 3c507 Ethernet
	   eo	   3COM 3c501 Ethernet
	   ep	   3COM 3c505 Ethernet
	   ex	   Intel EtherExpress 16 Ethernet
	   fd	   standard floppy disk drive: 360k, 1.2m, 1.44m
	   kbd	   console keyboard (normally make-break mode)
	   lms	   Logitech bus mouse
	   lp	   parallel line printer
	   mcd	   Mitsumi ISA CD-ROM
	   midi	   MusicQuest midi interface
	   ms	   Maxpeed async multiplexor
	   ne	   NE-1000/NE-2000 Ethernet
	   npx	   387 or 486 internal math coprocessor
	   pccons  console display (text mode, mono or color)
	   pe	   Xircom PE2 parallel port Ethernet
	   rc	   SDL Communications RISCom/N8 async multiplexor
	   rh	   SDL Communications RISCom/H2 HDLC network interface
	   rn	   SDL Communications RISCom/N1 HDLC network interface
	   sd	   generic SCSI disk
	   st	   generic SCSI tape
	   vga	   VGA display including standard, super and accelerated
	   wd	   ST-506, RLL, ESDI, MFM or IDE disk
	   we	   Western Digital/SMC WD80*3 series and 3COM 3c503 Ethernet
	   wt	   ISA QIC-02 interface quarter inch tape

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