INTRO(4)               OpenBSD Programmer's Manual (VAX)              INTRO(4)

NNAAMMEE
     iinnttrroo - introduction to special files and hardware support

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     The manual pages in section 4 describe the special files, related driver
     functions, and networking support available in the system.  In this part
     of the manual, the _S_Y_N_O_P_S_I_S section of each configurable device gives a
     sample specification for use in constructing a system description for the
     config(8) program.  The _D_I_A_G_N_O_S_T_I_C_S section lists messages which may
     appear on the console and/or in the system error log _/_v_a_r_/_l_o_g_/_m_e_s_s_a_g_e_s
     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).

DDEEVVIICCEE SSUUPPPPOORRTT
     This section describes the hardware supported on the DEC VAX.  Software
     support for these devices comes in two forms.  A hardware device may be
     supported with a character or block _d_e_v_i_c_e _d_r_i_v_e_r, or it may be used
     within the networking subsystem and have a _n_e_t_w_o_r_k _i_n_t_e_r_f_a_c_e _d_r_i_v_e_r.
     Block and character 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 will have to be
     rebooted.

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

LLIISSTT OOFF DDEEVVIICCEESS
     The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of the system.
     Pseudo-devices are not listed.  Devices are indicated by their functional
     interface.  Not all supported devices are listed.

           asc(4)      VAXstation 4000 SCSI controller
           cons(4)     VAX console interface
           de(4)       DEC DEUNA/DELUA Ethernet device
           dhu(4)      DHU-11/DHV-11 communications multiplexer
           dz(4)       DZ-11 multiplexer device interface
           fwio(4)     Firefox Workstation I/O module
           gpx(4)      GPX color frame buffer
           hp(4)       MASSBUS disk interface
           ibus(4)     VAX internal bus
           lcg(4)      Low-Cost Graphics color frame buffer
           lcspx(4)    Low-Cost SPX color frame buffer
           le(4)       AMD LANCE Ethernet device
           led(4)      VAX LED driver
           legss(4)    Low-End Graphics Subsystem
           lkkbd(4)    LK200/LK400 keyboard driver
           lkms(4)     serial mouse driver
           mbus(4)     VAXstation 35x0 and 38x0 bus
           mscpbus(4)  MSCP device bus
           mt(4)       TM78/ TU-78 MASSBUS magtape interface
           mtc(4)      UNIBUS MSCP tape controller driver
           ncr(4)      VAXstation 2000/3100 SCSI controller
           qe(4)       DEC DEQNA Q-bus Ethernet device
           qsc(4)      SC26C94 quad UART controller
           ra(4)       MSCP disk controller interface
           rx(4)       DEC RX02 floppy disk interface
           sii(4)      SII DSSI and SCSI controller
           smg(4)      Small Monochrome Graphics frame buffer
           ts(4)       TS11/TSV05 magtape interface
           uba(4)      UNIBUS/Q-bus controller
           uda(4)      UDA50 disk controller interface
           vsbus(4)    VAXstation bus
           vxtbus(4)   VXT2000 bus
           ze(4)       SGEC Ethernet device

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     autoconf(4), config(8)

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     The VAX iinnttrroo first appeared in 4.1BSD.

OpenBSD 4.8                     August 20, 2008                    OpenBSD 4.8
