patch-2.0.34 linux/drivers/scsi/in2000.readme

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• Date: Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
• Orig file: v2.0.33/linux/drivers/scsi/in2000.readme
• Orig date: Tue Aug 12 13:46:28 1997

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-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.28 - 07 May 96
-
-   Tightened up the "interrupts enabled/disabled" discipline
-   in 'in2000_queuecommand()' and maybe 1 or 2 other places.
-   I _think_ it may have been a little too lax, causing an
-   occasional crash during full moon. A fully functional
-   /proc interface is now in place - if you want to play
-   with it, start by doing 'cat /proc/scsi/in2000/0'. You
-   can also use it to change a few run-time parameters on
-   the fly, but it's mostly for debugging. The curious
-   should take a good look at 'in2000_proc_info()' in the
-   in2000.c file to get an understanding of what it's all
-   about; I figure that people who are really into it will
-   want to add features suited to their own needs...
-   Also, sync is now DISABLED by default.
-
-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.27 - 10 Apr 96
-
-   Fixed a well-hidden bug in the adaptive-disconnect code
-   that would show up every now and then during extreme
-   heavy loads involving 2 or more simultaneously active
-   devices. Thanks to Joe Mack for keeping my nose to the
-   grindstone on this one.
-
-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.26 - 07 Mar 96
-
-   1.25 had a nasty bug that bit people with swap partitions
-   and tape drives. Also, in my attempt to guess my way
-   through Intel assembly language, I made an error in the
-   inline code for IO writes. Made a few other changes and
-   repairs - this version (fingers crossed) should work well.
-
-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.25 - 05 Mar 96
-
-   Kernel 1.3.70 interrupt mods added; old kernels still OK.
-   Big help from Bill Earnest and David Willmore on speed
-   testing and optimizing: I think there's a real improvement
-   in this area.
-   New! User-friendly command-line interface for LILO and
-   module loading - the old method is gone, so you'll need
-   to read the comments for 'setup_strings' near the top
-   of in2000.c. For people with CDROM's or other devices
-   that have a tough time with sync negotiation, you can
-   now selectively disable sync on individual devices -
-   search for the 'nosync' keyword in the command-line
-   comments. Some of you disable the BIOS on the card, which
-   caused the auto-detect function to fail; there is now a
-   command-line option to force detection of a ROM-less card.
-
-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.24a - 24 Feb 96
-
-   There was a bug in the synchronous transfer code. Only
-   a few people downloaded before I caught it - could have
-   been worse.
-
-UPDATE NEWS: version 1.24 - 23 Feb 96
-
-   Lots of good changes. Advice from Bill Earnest resulted
-   in much better detection of cards, more efficient usage
-   of the fifo, and (hopefully) faster data transfers. The
-   jury is still out on speed - I hope it's improved some.
-   One nifty new feature is a cool way of doing disconnect/
-   reselect. The driver defaults to what I'm calling
-   'adaptive disconnect' - meaning that each command is
-   evaluated individually as to whether or not it should be
-   run with the option to disconnect/reselect (if the device
-   chooses), or as a "SCSI-bus-hog". When several devices
-   are operating simultaneously, disconnects are usually an
-   advantage. In a single device system, or if only 1 device
-   is being accessed, transfers usually go faster if disconnects
-   are not allowed.
-
-
-
-The default arguments (you get these when you don't give an 'in2000'
-command-line argument, or you give a blank argument) will cause
-the driver to do adaptive disconnect, synchronous transfers, and a
-minimum of debug messages. If you want to fool with the options,
-search for 'setup_strings' near the top of the in2000.c file and
-check the 'hostdata->args' section in in2000.h - but be warned! Not
-everything is working yet (some things will never work, probably).
-I believe that disabling disconnects (DIS_NEVER) will allow you
-to choose a LEVEL2 value higher than 'L2_BASIC', but I haven't
-spent a lot of time testing this. You might try 'ENABLE_CLUSTERING'
-to see what happens: my tests showed little difference either way.
-There's also a define called 'DEFAULT_SX_PER'; this sets the data
-transfer speed for the asynchronous mode. I've put it at 500 ns
-despite the fact that the card could handle settings of 376 or
-252, because I'm not really sure if certain devices or maybe bad
-cables might have trouble at higher speeds. I couldn't find any
-info in my various SCSI references that talk about this in language
-I could understand, so decided to compromise with 500. This is still
-faster than the old driver was set at (I think). Can someone explain
-the significance of the bus transfer speed setting? Do devices on
-the bus ever care what it is? Is cable quality a factor here?
-Regardless, you can choose your own default through the command-
-line with the 'period' keyword.
-
-
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-***********  DIP switch settings  **************
-------------------------------------------------
-
-   sw1-1 sw1-2    BIOS address (hex)
-   -----------------------------------------
-    off   off     C8000 - CBFF0
-    on    off     D8000 - DBFF0
-    off   on      D0000 - D3FF0
-    on    on      BIOS disabled
-
-   sw1-3 sw1-4    IO port address (hex)
-   ------------------------------------
-    off   off     220 - 22F
-    on    off     200 - 20F
-    off   on      110 - 11F
-    on    on      100 - 10F
-
-   sw1-5 sw1-6 sw1-7    Interrupt
-   ------------------------------
-    off   off   off     15
-    off   on    off     14
-    off   off   on      11
-    off   on    on      10
-    on    -     -       disabled
-
-   sw1-8 function depends on BIOS version. In earlier versions this
-   controlled synchronous data transfer support for MSDOS:
-      off = disabled
-      on  = enabled
-   In later ROMs (starting with 01.3 in April 1994) sw1-8 controls
-   the "greater than 2 disk drive" feature that first appeared in
-   MSDOS 5.0 (ignored by linux):
-      off = 2 drives maximum
-      on  = 7 drives maximum
-
-   sw1-9    Floppy controller
-   --------------------------
-    off     disabled
-    on      enabled
-
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-
-   I should mention that Drew Eckhardt's 'Generic NCR5380' sources
-   were my main inspiration, with lots of reference to the IN2000
-   driver currently distributed in the kernel source. I also owe
-   much to a driver written by Hamish Macdonald for Linux-m68k(!).
-   And to Eric Wright for being an ALPHA guinea pig. And to Bill
-   Earnest for 2 tons of great input and information. And to David
-   Willmore for extensive 'bonnie' testing. And to Joe Mack for
-   continual testing and feedback.
-
-
-            John Shifflett    jshiffle@netcom.com
-