UltraStor Family SCSI Adapter Device Driver
Tomas Hurka, Hukatronic tom@hukatronic.cz
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Version 1.1 of UltraStor
Family SCSI Adapter Device Driver for NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 for Intel Proce
ssors
OVERVIEW:
UltraStor Family
SCSI adapter device driver lets you take advantage of the following SCSI a
dapters:
Manufacturer
09
Adapter
09
PC Bus
Ultra Stor0934F09VL-Bus
WARRANTY:
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``A
S IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PU
RPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIA
BLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENT
IAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWE
VER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIAB
ILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT O
F THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMA
GE.
COPYING:
The20
UltraStorFamily20
driver
20
is20
shareware
. You can freely distribute without changing or removing any pa
rts of the package. If you found the driver reliable, please, register the
driver. For more detail see document20
Registration.rtf
.
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INSTALLATION
:
These instructions show you how to install the UltraStor SCSI adapter devic
e driver on an Intel-based computer running NEXTSTEP
EE
Release 3.2. The driver is distributed as file named
UltraStorFamily_1.1.tar.Z
.
1.09If you received the20
UltraStorFamily_1.1.tar.Z
file via NeXTmail
EE
or downloaded via FTP or another electronic source, place a copy of the fi
le in a location where you can access it when you log in as20
root
.
2.09Log in as20
root
.
09Only the superuser,20
root
, can install the device drivers. If you're not sure how to log in a
s20
root
, see your system administrator.
3.09Double-click the20
UltraStorFamily_1.1.tar.Z
file and uncompress and unarchive it.
4.09Double-click the20
UltraStorFamily.config.20
It automatically launch20
Configure.app
and copy the driver into20
/NextLibary/Devices20
directory.
5.09Add UltraStor driver as SCSI device and configure IRQ and port
address according to setting of the card. The default setting is the same a
s Adaptec setting and should be OK for most cases.20
6.09Save configuration and quit20
Configure.app
.
7.09Reboot computer.
INSTALLATION of the NSFIP from the scratch with UltraStor card:
These instructions show you how to install NEXSTEP with UltraStor SC
SI adapter and20
UltraStorFamily
device driver on an Intel-based computer running NEXTSTEP
EE
Release 3.2. The driver is distributed as file named
UltraStorFamily_1.1.tar.Z.
.
1.09The driver20
UltraStorFamily.config
must be on a floppy in directory20
/usr/Devices/
2. 09boot from installation floppy with CD-ROM inserted in the CD-R
OM drive
3.09At boot:, type:20
mach_kernel "Boot Drivers"3D"PS2Keyboard IDE"
09
(IDE is only necessary when using an IDE harddisk)
4.09select your language
5.09When you are prompted:20
09
The following SCSI adapter.....If you have a different kind...insert the fl
oppy disk..
. etc.
09insert the floppy with the UltraStor driver, type:20
1 [RETURN]20
and select the driver from the list
6.09Proceed as normal
7.09When the computer reboots for the first time, insert the installation
disk again
8.09At "boot" prompt, type :20
mach_kernel -s "Boot Drivers"3D"PS2Keyboard IDE"
to start the computer in single user mode
9.09Repeat step 3 (afterwards, let the driver floppy remain in the drive)
10.09When reaching the single user shell (prompt #), type:
09# driverLoader D3DFloppy
09# mount -n /dev/hd0a20
(or20
/dev/sd0a20
for SCSI)
/disk
09# mount -n /dev/fd0a /floppy
09# cp -r /floppy/usr/Devices/UltraStorFamily.config /disk/usr/Devices
09# reboot
11.09When the screen blanks out, remove the driver floppy for rebooting fr
om harddisk
12.09When, while rebooting, the system reaches the "boot" prompt, type:20
09
mach_kernel "Boot Drivers"3D"PS2Keyboard IDE UltraStorFamily"
13. Continue the installation as normal
14.09When the Configure.app is launched, choose the UltraStorUltraStor dri
ver as SCSI driver
Release 1.1 notes:
1.09The driver works correctly with Toshiba
XM-3401 CD-ROM and CDPlayer.app. The only thing you need is a program call
ed XAmode, which switch TOSHIBA to XAmode. This also enables you to read Ko
dakPhotoCD. XAmode is available from anonymous ftp ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pu
b/systems/next/Tools .
BUGS:
Send all bug reports and any other suggestion via e-mail to20
tom@hukatronic.cz
. Please, don't forget to write me your configuration.
Contact:
Tomas Hurka
Hukatronic (H.C.C.)
Kankovskeho 8
182 00 Praha 8
Czech Republic
Email: tom@hukatronic.cz