Release: UnixWare ASC Universal Driver 2.8A Last Updated: 4/16/97 Copyright (c) 1995-1999 Advanced System Products, Inc. The AdvanSys UnixWare Universal Driver supports all AdvanSys SCSI Adapters listed below for Novell UnixWare 2.0, 2.01, and SCO UnixWare 2.1 Releases. The UNIXWARE directory includes the following files. The latest versions of these files are contained on the AdvanSys FTP site. If the date listed in the UNIXWARE.TXT file is more than a few months old, please check the FTP site for a newer version of the driver. UNIXWARE.TXT Installation Instructions UNIXBTLD.Z UNIX Compressed Floppy Diskette Image Image\UNIXWARE.144 Image of Boot Diskette that can be created while running DOS Image\Unixfer.exe DOS utility for creating driver diskette from .144 files To install the AdvanSys Universal Driver you will need to create a Boot Loadable Diskette containing the driver. You may create the diskette using either DOS or UnixWare. Decide which system to use and follow the directions below. After the diskette is created it can be used to add the driver during an UnixWare installation or used to add the driver to an existing UnixWare system. Directions for both of these installation options are contained below. Supported Adapters ================== The CDB counts below indicate the number of SCSI CDB (Command Descriptor Block) requests that can be stored in the RISC chip cache and board LRAM. A CDB is a single SCSI command. This value can be lowered in the BIOS by changing the 'Host Queue Size' adapter setting. Connectivity Products: ABP510/5150 - Bus-Master ISA (240 CDB) (Footnote 1) ABP5140 - Bus-Master ISA PnP (16 CDB) (Footnote 1, 3) ABP5142 - Bus-Master ISA PnP with floppy (16 CDB) (Footnote 4) ABP920 - Bus-Master PCI (16 CDB) ABP930 - Bus-Master PCI (16 CDB) (Footnote 5) ABP930U - Bus-Master PCI Ultra (16 CDB) ABP960 - Bus-Master PCI MAC/PC (16 CDB) (Footnote 2) ABP960U - Bus-Master PCI MAC/PC Ultra (16 CDB) Single Channel Products: ABP542 - Bus-Master ISA with floppy (240 CDB) ABP742 - Bus-Master EISA (240 CDB) ABP842 - Bus-Master VL (240 CDB) ABP940 - Bus-Master PCI (240 CDB) ABP940U - Bus-Master PCI Ultra (240 CDB) ABP970 - Bus-Master PCI MAC/PC (240 CDB) ABP970U - Bus-Master PCI MAC/PC Ultra (240 CDB) Dual Channel Products: ABP752 - Dual Channel Bus-Master EISA (240 CDB Per Channel) ABP852 - Dual Channel Bus-Master VL (240 CDB Per Channel) ABP950 - Dual Channel Bus-Master PCI (240 CDB Per Channel) Footnotes: 1. This board has been shipped by HP with the 4020i CD-R drive. The board has no BIOS so it cannot control a boot device, but it can control any secondary SCSI device. 2. This board has been sold by Iomega as the Jaz Jet PCI adapter. 3. This board has been sold by SIIG as the i540 SpeedMaster. 4. This board has been sold by SIIG as the i542 SpeedMaster. 5. This board has been sold by SIIG as the Fast SCSI Pro PCI. Instructions for creating the ASC Universal Driver Diskette from DOS ==================================================================== The file UNIXWARE.144 contains an image of UnixWare s5 file system. The image can be copied to a 3.5" diskette to make an ASC Universal Driver HBA Diskette. 1. Insert a blank diskette in the 3.5" floppy disk drive and create the diskette by typing the following command while in the "Image" subdirectory. > unixfer UNIXWARE.144 a: To verify the contents of the diskette, Unixfer can also be run in reverse. The file UNIXWARE.144 should exactly match test.144. (You will have to copy the files to a temporary working directory first) > unixfer a: test.144 > fc UNIXWARE.144 test.144 Instructions for creating the ASC Universal Driver Diskette from UNIX ===================================================================== The file unixbtld.Z is a compressed image of an UnixWare s5 file system. The image can be copied to a 3.5" diskette to make an ASC Universal Driver HBA Diskette. 1. Copy the file unixbtld.Z from the AdvanSys DOS diskette containing the directory UNIXWARE to a UnixWare system. $ doscp a:/unixware/unixbtld.Z unixbtld.Z 2. Uncompress the file unixbtld.Z with the following command in the same directory where the file is located. $ uncompress unixbtld.Z 3. Insert a blank diskette in the 3.5" floppy disk drive and use "dd" to create the diskette with the following command. $ dd if=unixbtld of=/dev/rdsk/f0t bs=64k 4. To verify the contents of the diskette run dd in reverse. The file unixbtld should exactly match test.dat. $ dd if=/dev/rdsk/f0t of=test.dat bs=64k $ cmp unixbtld test.dat Installing the ASC Driver during UnixWare Installation =========================================================== 1. Insert the ASC HBA Driver Diskette when prompted to by the install procedure. The driver will be loaded into the live system and the install will proceed. Installing the ASC Driver after UnixWare has already been Installed ======================================================================== 1. Type the pkgadd command from the command line as the root user. pkgadd -d diskette1 2. Install the AdvanSys HBA driver. The kernel will automatically be re-built to include the driver the next time the system is shutdown. Converting ASC driver to a loadable driver ========================================== The ASC UnixWare driver by default is installed as a static driver. If the driver is not needed for booting the system (it does not control the system boot disk) it may be changed to a loadable driver with the following commands: 1. Edit the file /etc/conf/sdevice.d/asc and remove the line containing the word "static". 2. Type "/etc/conf/bin/idbuild -M asc" to build the driver as a loadable module. 3. Install the loadable module with the command "modadmin -l asc". Checking the Software and Hardware Configuration ================================================ The ASC driver software and hardware configuration may be queried using the command "dcu". This command will list all the installed AdvanSys adapters and their hardware settings. Installing SCSI Devices under UnixWare ====================================== SCSI devices will automatically be detected at boot time and device files for the devices will be created. This can also be done manually with the following commands: /etc/scsi/pdimkdev -if /etc/scsi/pdimkdtab -if The following commands can be used to set-up a SCSI disk. Do not run this command on the root disk or a disk that is already set-up. fdisk /dev/rdsk/cXbXtXdXs0 disksetup -I /dev/rdsk/cXbXtXdXs0 Here is a basic list of UnixWare device files: Disk Device Files: /dev/[r]dsk/c[0-9]b0t[0-7][ps][0-f] Tape Device Files: /dev/rmt/c[0-9]b0t[0-7]l[0-7] CD-ROM Device Files: /dev/[r]cdrom/c[0-9]b0t[0-7]l[0-7] AdvanSys Contact Information ============================ Mail: Advanced System Products, Inc. 1150 Ringwood Court San Jose, CA 95131 Operator: 1-408-383-9400 FAX: 1-408-383-9612 Tech Support: 1-408-467-2930 Customer Direct Sales: 1-408-383-5777 Tech Support E-Mail: support@advansys.com FTP Site: ftp.advansys.com (login: anonymous) Web Site: http://www.advansys.com