fdeb(7)                                                      fdeb(7)


       NAME
             fdeb - Future Domain 8-Bit SCSI host adapter subsystem

       DESCRIPTION
             The Future Domain SCSI host adapter driver provides a Portable
             Device Interface (PDI) compliant interface to Future Domain
             8-Bit SCSI Host Adapters.  The supported devices include the
             TMC-8xx series adapters.

             The Future Domain SCSI host adapter driver enables PDI
             compliant target drivers (such as sd01, st01, and so on) to
             communicate on the SCSI bus with target controllers and
             logical units. This allows normal access to mass-storage
             devices using standard system interfaces and filesystems.

             It is also possible for a knowledgeable user to access the
             SCSI-bus subsystem directly by using the driver's pass-through
             interface.  This allows the user to issue sb control blocks
             directly to a SCSI target device.  To find the appropriate
             pass-through device to use for a particular target device, the
             user should open(2) the character special file for the device
             in question and then issue the B_GETDEV ioctl.  The device
             value returned should then be used to create a character
             special file which, when opened, may be used for pass-through
             (SDI_SEND ioctl).

          ioctl Calls
             The following ioctl(2) commands are provided by this driver:

             SDI_SEND
                   Sends a pass-through command (SCSI control block) to a
                   target controller, bypassing the associated target
                   driver.

             SDI_BRESET
                   Resets the SCSI bus.

             B_GETTYPE
                   Returns the bus name (SCSI) and device driver name of a
                   specific device.

             HA_VER
                   Returns a ver_no structure describing this driver.





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      fdeb(7)                                                      fdeb(7)


         Files
            /usr/include/sys/fdeb.h
            /usr/include/sys/scsi.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi_edt.h
            /usr/include/sys/sdi_comm.h
            /etc/conf/pack.d/fdeb/space.c

      REFERENCES
            adsa(7), adsc(7), adse(7), adss(7), dpt(7), ioctl(2), mcis(7),
            sc01(7), sd01(7), st01(7), sw01(7), wd7000(7)

      NOTICES
            Extreme caution should be exercised when using the pass-
            through interface.  It is possible to interfere with normal
            system I/O and cause hangs if pass-through is used to an
            active device.  Pass-through should only be used to a device
            that is otherwise quiescent.

            With Future Domain controllers (for example, TMC-850M, TMC-
            1680, and TMC-3260), the SCSI boot disk must be the disk with
            the highest SCSI target address (SCSI ID). For example, if you
            have disks at SCSI IDs 3, 4, and 6, the boot disk must be the
            disk at SCSI ID 6. If you attempt to boot from a SCSI disk
            which is not the highest ID, it may not work. Since Future
            Domain controllers do not consider removable-media disks as
            bootable, attempting to boot from such a disk may fail.





















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