patch-2.0.37 linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx

• Lines: 151
• Date: Sun Jun 13 10:21:02 1999
• Orig file: v2.0.36/linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx
• Orig date: Sun Nov 15 21:51:46 1998

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.0.36/linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     AHA-274xT               
     AHA-2842
     AHA-2910B               
+    AHA-2920C
+    AHA-2930
+    AHA-2930U
+    AHA-2930U2
     AHA-2940               
     AHA-2940W              
     AHA-2940U              
@@ -37,8 +41,10 @@
     AHA-3940U
     AHA-3940W
     AHA-3940UW
+    AHA-3940AUW
     AHA-3940U2W
     AHA-3950U2B
+    AHA-3950U2D
     AHA-3985
     AHA-3985U
     AHA-3985W
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@
     AIC-787x
     AIC-788x
     AIC-789x
+    AIC-3860
 
     Bus Types
     ----------------------------
@@ -69,8 +76,30 @@
     AHA-398x - PCI RAID controllers with three separate SCSI controllers
                on-board.
 
-    NOTE: The AHA-2920 is NOT an AIC-7xxx based controller, and is not
-          handled by this driver.
+  Not Supported Devices
+  ------------------------------
+    Adaptec Cards
+    ----------------------------
+    AHA-2920 (Only the cards that use the Future Domain chipset are not
+              supported, any 2920 cards based on Adaptec AIC chipsets,
+	      such as the 2920C, are supported)
+    AAA-13x Raid Adapters
+    AAA-113x Raid Port Card
+
+    Motherboard Chipsets
+    ----------------------------
+    AIC-7810
+
+    Bus Types
+    ----------------------------
+    R - Raid Port busses are not supported.
+
+    The hardware RAID devices sold by Adaptec are *NOT* supported by this
+    driver (and will people please stop emailing me about them, they are
+    a totally separate beast from the bare SCSI controllers and this driver
+    can not be retrofitted in any sane manner to support the hardware RAID
+    features on those cards - Doug Ledford).
+    
 
   People
   ------------------------------
@@ -83,7 +112,7 @@
     Jess Johnson    jester@frenzy.com
       (AIC7xxx FAQ author)
     Doug Ledford    dledford@redhat.com
-      (Current Linux aic7xxx-5.x.x Driver/Patch/FTP/FAQ maintainer)
+      (Current Linux aic7xxx-5.x.x Driver/Patch/FTP maintainer)
     
     Special thanks go to John Aycock (aycock@cpsc.ucalgary.ca), the original
     author of the driver. John has since retired from the project. Thanks
@@ -299,13 +328,13 @@
 	binary->hex conversion then send an email to the aic7xxx mailing
 	list and someone can help you out.
 
-    "aic7xxx=tag_info:{{8,8..},{8,8..},..}" - This option is used to enable
-        tagged queueing on specific devices.  As of driver version 5.0.6, we
-        now globally enable tagged queueing by default, but we also disable
-        tagged queueing on all individual devices by default.  In order to
-        enable tagged queueing for certian devices at boot time, a user may
-        use this boot param.  The driver will then parse this message out
-        and enable the specific device entries that are present based upon
+    "aic7xxx=tag_info:{{8,8..},{8,8..},..}" - This option is used to disable
+        or enable Tagged Command Queueing (TCQ) on specific devices.  As of
+	driver version 5.1.11, TCQ is now either on or off by default
+	according to the setting you choose during the make config process.
+	In order to en/disable TCQ for certian devices at boot time, a user
+	may use this boot param.  The driver will then parse this message out
+        and en/disable the specific device entries that are present based upon
         the value given.  The param line is parsed in the following manner:
 
           { - first instance indicates the start of this parameter values
@@ -337,18 +366,13 @@
           commas with no value specified will simply increment to the next id
           without changing anything for the missing values.
 
-        tag_info:{{8,8},,{8,8}}
-          First adapter, scsi id 0 to 8, id 1 to 8, remainder stay at their
-          default.  Second adapter stays entirely at default.  Third
-          adapter, id 0 to 8, id 1 to 8, remainder at default (identical to
-          first adapter).
-
-        tag_info:{,,,{,,,64}}
+        tag_info:{,,,{,,,255}}
           First, second, and third adapters at default values.  Fourth
-          adapter, id 3 to 64.  Notice that leading commas simply increment
-          what the first number effects, and there are no need for trailing
-          commas.  When you close out an adapter, or the entire entry,
-          anything not explicitly set stays at the default value.
+          adapter, id 3 is disabled.  Notice that leading commas simply
+	  increment what the first number effects, and there are no need
+	  for trailing commas.  When you close out an adapter, or the
+	  entire entry, anything not explicitly set stays at the default
+	  value.
 
         A final note on this option.  The scanner I used for this isn't
         perfect or highly robust.  If you mess the line up, the worst that
@@ -400,10 +424,10 @@
     see this documentation, you need to use one of the advanced configuration
     programs (menuconfig and xconfig).  If you are using the "make menuconfig"
     method of configuring your kernel, then you would simply highlight the
-    option in question and hit the F1 key.  If you are using the "make xconfig"
-    method of configuring your kernel, then simply click on the help button next
-    to the option you have questions about.  The help information from the
-    Configure.help file will then get automatically displayed.
+    option in question and hit the ? key.  If you are using the "make xconfig"
+    method of configuring your kernel, then simply click on the help button
+    next to the option you have questions about.  The help information from
+    the Configure.help file will then get automatically displayed.
 
   /proc support
   ------------------------------
@@ -449,10 +473,16 @@
     ftp://ekf2.vsb.cz/pub/linux/kernel/aic7xxx/ftp.teleport.com/
       - European Linux mirror of Teleport site
 
+  Web sites
+  ------------------------------
+    http://developer.redhat.com/aic7xxx/
+      - Primary web site maintained by Doug Ledford.  I haven't actually
+        put anything up yet....but I'm planning on it.  This information
+	is put here as an add for the vapor page :)
 
 Dean W. Gehnert
 deang@teleport.com
 
 $Revision: 3.0 $
 
-Modified by Doug Ledford 1998
+Modified by Doug Ledford 1998-9