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@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@
Almesberger is the most commonly used. It has the ability to
boot various kernels, and stores the configuration
information in a plain text file. (See lilo(8) and
__lilo.conf__(5).) LILO can boot DOS, OS/2, Linux,
-FreeBSD, UnixWare, etc., and is quite flexible.
+FreeBSD, !
UnixWare, etc., and is quite flexible.
-The other commonly used Linux loader is `LoadLin' which is a
+The other commonly used Linux loader is `!
LoadLin' which is a
DOS program that has the capability to launch a Linux kernel
from the DOS prompt (with boot-args) assuming that certain
resources are available. This is good for people that want
to launch Linux from DOS.
It is also very useful if you have certain hardware which
relies on the supplied DOS driver to put the hardware into a
-known state. A common example is `SoundBlaster Compatible'
+known state. A common example is `!
SoundBlaster Compatible'
sound cards that require the DOS driver to twiddle a few
mystical registers to put the card into a SB compatible
mode. Booting DOS with the supplied driver, and then loading
Linux from the DOS prompt with loadlin avoids the reset of
@@ -644,14 +644,14 @@
reset the SCSI bus when setting up the host adaptor at
boot.
-__AdvanSys SCSI Hosts configuration
+__!
AdvanSys SCSI Hosts configuration
(`advansys=')__
-The AdvanSys driver can accept up to four i/o addresses that
-will be probed for an AdvanSys SCSI card. Note that these
+The !
AdvanSys driver can accept up to four i/o addresses that
+will be probed for an !
AdvanSys SCSI card. Note that these
values (if used) do not effect EISA or PCI probing in any
way. They are only used for probing ISA and VLB cards. In
addition, if the driver has been compiled with debugging
enabled, the level of debugging output can be set by adding
@@ -665,18 +665,18 @@
__AM53C974=__''host-scsi-id,target-scsi-id,max-rate,max-offset''
-__BusLogic SCSI Hosts configuration
-(`BusLogic=')__
+__!
BusLogic SCSI Hosts configuration
+(`!
BusLogic=')__
-__BusLogic=__''N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,S1,S2,...''
+__!
BusLogic=__''N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,S1,S2,...''
-For an extensive discussion of the BusLogic command line
+For an extensive discussion of the !
BusLogic command line
parameters, see
-''/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c'' (lines
+''/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/!
BusLogic.c'' (lines
3149-3270 in the kernel version I am looking at). The text
below is a very much abbreviated extract.
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@
The valid values for ''mem_base'' are as follows:
0xcc000, 0xc8000, 0xdc000, 0xd8000.
-__UltraStor 14F/34F configuration__
+__!
UltraStor 14F/34F configuration__
The default list of i/o ports to be probed can be changed
by
@@ -1025,9 +1025,9 @@
__ed=__''cyls,heads,sectors.''
-For a ThinkPad-720, add the option
+For a !
ThinkPad-720, add the option
__tp720=1__.
@@ -1111,9 +1111,9 @@
A zero can be used for the I/O base as a `placeholder' if
one wishes to specify an IRQ value.
-__The GoldStar Interface__
+__The !
GoldStar Interface__
The syntax for this CD-ROM interface is:
@@ -1150,9 +1150,9 @@
#define. The Mitsumi FX400 is an IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM player and
does not use the mcd driver.
-__The Mitsumi XA/MultiSession Interface__
+__The Mitsumi XA/!
MultiSession Interface__
This is for the same hardware as above, but the driver has
extended features. Syntax:
@@ -1193,9 +1193,9 @@
sjcd=iobase[[,irq[[,dma_channel]]
-__The SoundBlaster Pro Interface__
+__The !
SoundBlaster Pro Interface__
The syntax for this type of card is:
@@ -1203,9 +1203,9 @@
sbpcd=iobase,type
where type is one of the following (case sensitive) strings:
-`SoundBlaster', `LaserMate', or `SPEA'. The I/O base is that
+`!
SoundBlaster', `!
LaserMate', or `SPEA'. The I/O base is that
of the CD-ROM interface, and not that of the sound portion
of the card.
!!ETHERNET DEVICES
@@ -1238,9 +1238,9 @@
Note that the values of zero for the IRQ and I/O base in the
above example tell the driver(s) to autoprobe.
-The Ethernet-HowTo has extensive documentation on using
+The Ethernet-!
HowTo has extensive documentation on using
multiple cards and on the card/driver specific
implementation of the param_n values where used. Interested
readers should refer to the section in that document on
their particular card.
@@ -1446,9 +1446,9 @@
More details can be found in
''/usr/src/linux/Documentation/riscom8.txt''.
-__The DigiBoard Driver (`digi=')__
+__The !
DigiBoard Driver (`digi=')__
If this option is used, it should have precisely six
parameters. Syntax:
