INTRO(4) hp700 INTRO(4)
NAME
introintroduction 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 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).
DEVICE SUPPORT
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).
SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
NetBSD hp700 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
LIST OF DEVICES
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.
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.
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.
dino(4)
The pci(4) bridge on most of the newer systems.
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.
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.
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.
wax(4)
The other reincarnation of lasi(4) used for cheap ASIC implementations for add-on devices.
SEE ALSO
config(1), autoconf(4) http://www.openpa.net/
HISTORY
The hp700 intro first appeared with OpenBSD 2.0. It was ported to NetBSD 2.0 by Jochen Kunz.