UltraStor Family SCSI Adapter Device Driver
Tomas Hurka, Hukatronic tom@hukatronic.cz < 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 . 09 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