Contents: spif manual

    spif manual
    Preface
      Contents
      Typographic Conventions
      Related Information
    1 : Introducing the Serial Parallel Controller
      Features
    2 : Installing Your Card
      Tools Required
      Summary
      Unpacking the Serial Parallel Controller
      Halting the System
      Removing the System Cover
      Attaching the Wrist Strap
      Choosing a Protocol on the Card
      Locating SBus Slots
      Removing an SBus Card
      Inserting the Serial Parallel Controller Card
      Replacing the System Cover
      Booting the System
    3 : Installing Your Device Driver
      Summary
      Installing on a Diskless System
      Running the Installation Script
      Configuring the Device Driver
      Testing the Serial Parallel Controller
      Removing the Device Driver
    4 : Connecting Peripheral Devices
      Tools Required
      Summary
      Mounting the Patch Panel
      Patch Panel Pinouts
      Connecting the Patch Panel and Card
      Connecting Terminals
      Connecting Modems
      Connecting Printers
    A : Serial Parallel Controller Parts
    B : Kernel Reconfiguration
      Summary
      The System Kernel
      Creating a New Configuration File
      Adding the Driver to the New Configuration File
      Building the New System Kernel
      Installing the New System Kernel
      Creating Device Files
      Restoring the Old Kernel
    C : Device Driver Settings
      Card Addresses
      Device Names
      Serial Ports
      Parallel Port
    D : Serial Cables
      Serial Cable Types
      Modem Cables
      Null Modem Cables
      Unrecognized Cables
    E : Sundiag Serial Parallel Controller
      Hardware Requirements
      Sundiag Files
      Starting Sundiag
      Sundiag Serial Parallel Controller Tests
      Test Options
      Error Messages
    F : Card Problems
      System Initialization Problems
      Serial Port Problems
      Parallel Port Problems
      Serial Parallel Controller Card Problems
      Patch Panel and Cable Problems
    G : Messages
      Conventions
      Configuration Script Messages
      Loading and Removing Driver Messages
      Initialization Messages
      Serial Port Messages
      Serial Port Control Messages
      Parallel Port Messages
      STREAMS Processing Messages
    H : Serial Parallel Controller Files
      Files Stored in the /usr directory
      Files Stored in the /dev directory
      Files Stored in the /etc directory