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Naming Conventions
Many special files are named using the
ccardttargetddevice naming convention. These variables have the
following meaning wherever they are used.
card The unique interface card identification number from
ioscan (see ioscan(1M)). It is
represented as a decimal number with a typical range of 0 to 255.
target The device target number, for example the address on a HP-FL or SCSI bus. It is
represented as a decimal number with a typical range of 0 to 15.
device A address unit within a device, for example, the unit in a HP-FL device or the LUN in a
SCSI device. It is represented as a decimal number with a typical range of 0 to 15.
Special Files
The driver-specific options (driver-options) and default special file names (special-file) are listed below.
asio0
-a
access-mode
Port access mode (0-2). The default access mode is 0 (Direct connect). The
access-mode meanings are:
access-mode Port Operation
0 Direct connect
1 Dial out modem
2 Dial in modem
-c CCITT.
-f Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS).
-i Modem dialer. Cannot be used with -l.
-l
Line printer. Cannot be used with -i.
-p
port Multiplexer port number (0 for built-in serial port;0−1 for SAS console
ports
). The default port number is 0.
-r fifo-trigger fifo-trigger should have a value between 0 and 3. The following table shows the
corresponding FIFO trigger level for a given fifo-trigger value.
fifo-trigger Receive FIFO Trigger Level
0 1
1 4
2 8
3 14
-t Transparent mode (normally used by diagnostics).
-x xmit-limit xmit-limit should have a value between 0 and 3. The following table shows the
corresponding transmit limit for a given xmit-limit value.
xmit-limit Transmit Limit
0 1
1 4
2 8
3 12
special-file The default special file name depends on the access-mode and whether the -i and -l
options are used.
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