Subject: [docathon] converted Ports/mvme68k/faq.list
To: None <netbsd-docs@netbsd.org>
From: None <dsieger@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 04/06/2007 19:12:01
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Ports/mvmeppc/faq.list converted. patch attached
- Daniel
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Daniel Sieger
Faculty of Technology
Bielefeld University
wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/dsieger
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Index: layout.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/htdocs/layout.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.236
diff -u -r1.236 layout.xml
--- layout.xml 6 Apr 2007 13:22:24 -0000 1.236
+++ layout.xml 6 Apr 2007 17:07:12 -0000
@@ -264,9 +264,14 @@
<tocentry page="Ports/macppc/x11.xml" filename="x11.html"/>
</tocentry>
<tocentry page="Ports/mmeye/index.xml" dir="mmeye" filename="."/>
+ <tocentry page="Ports/mvmeppc/faq.xml" filename="faq.html"/>
<tocentry page="Ports/news68k/index.xml" dir="news68k" filename="."/>
<tocentry page="Ports/newsmips/index.xml" dir="newsmips" filename="."/>
<tocentry page="Ports/next68k/index.xml" dir="next68k" filename=".">
Index: Ports/mvmeppc/Makefile
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RCS file: /cvsroot/htdocs/Ports/mvmeppc/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 Makefile
--- Ports/mvmeppc/Makefile 14 Oct 2005 08:59:58 -0000 1.4
+++ Ports/mvmeppc/Makefile 6 Apr 2007 17:07:12 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.4 2005/10/14 08:59:58 rillig Exp $
-LISTDOCS+= faq.list
+XMLDOCS+= faq
.include "../../share/mk/web.site.mk"
Index: Ports/mvmeppc/faq.xml
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RCS file: Ports/mvmeppc/faq.xml
diff -N Ports/mvmeppc/faq.xml
--- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ Ports/mvmeppc/faq.xml 6 Apr 2007 17:07:12 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE webpage
+ PUBLIC "-//NetBSD//DTD Website-based NetBSD Extension//EN"
+ "http://www.NetBSD.org/share/xml/website-netbsd.dtd">
+
+<webpage id="Ports-mvmeppc-faq">
+<config param="desc" value="NetBSD/mvmeppc Frequently Asked Question"/>
+<config param="cvstag" value="$NetBSD$"/>
+<config param="rcsdate" value="$Date$"/>
+<head>
+
+<!-- Copyright (c) 2002-2007
+ The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. -->
+
+<title>NetBSD/mvmeppc Frequently Asked Questions</title>
+</head>
+
+
+<sect1 role="toc">
+<title>NetBSD/mvmeppc Frequently Asked Questions</title>
+
+
+<sect2 id="general">
+<title>General Questions</title>
+
+<sect3 id="bus_jumpers">
+<title>What are the jumpers on the backplane</title>
+<para>
+The jumpers on the backplane are for Bus Grant and Interrupt Acknowledge.
+Some VMEbus boards, like disk controllers, do their own VMEbus I/O instead
+of using DMA from the CPU. The I/O board requests control of the VMEbus,
+the arbiter on the CPU board releases control of the VMEbus, and then the
+arbiter on the CPU sends a Bus Grant signal down the backplane.
+</para>
+<para>
+There are only 4 Bus Grant levels, and you can have several boards, on
+the same Bus Grant level. The Bus Grant signal daisy-chains down the
+backplane through each I/O board. If you have an empty slot you break
+the daisy-chain.
+</para>
+<para>
+Backplane manufacturers put jumper pins next to the connectors so you can
+jumper across empty slots. Unfortunately the jumpers may be to the right
+or left of a slot depending on the manufacturer.
+</para>
+<para>
+You may also find that some VMEbus boards don't pass on daisy-chain signals
+that they don't use. This means that you may have to leave jumpers on
+even when a board is in a slot.
+</para>
+<para>
+If the boards are side-by-side without an empty slot between the CPU and the
+VMEbus boards you may not need any jumpers. That might be worth a try.
+</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2>
+<title>Other sources of information</title>
+<sect3 id="other_info_nbsd">
+<title>Other information on NetBSD.org</title>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><email>port-mvmeppc@netbsd.org</email>
+ - if you have any additional questions please subscribe.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><ulink url="../../Documentation/">General NetBSD Documentation</ulink>
+ - for questions not specific to NetBSD/mvmeppc.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<parentsec url="./" text="NetBSD/mvmeppc ports page"/>
+</webpage>
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