Comment in the man page and warning in stlload (when stlload fails) to make

it clear that the recent PCI cards do not require firmware to be loaded,
unlike the completely different ISA cards that are branded with the same name.
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Daniel Baker 2002-02-11 02:34:25 +00:00
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@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ This includes the EasyConnection 8/64, ONboard and Brumby families of boards.
Different board types require different firmware images.
If the wrong firmware is loaded into a board it will fail to operate.
.Pp
The Stallion EasyConnection 8/64 Host Adapter PCI cards DO NOT require
firmware to be loaded.
.Pp
The download process is achieved through the Stallion
.Nm stli
driver control device,

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@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int download()
printf("Stoping any current slave\n");
if (ioctl(memfd, STL_BSTOP, 0) < 0) {
warn("ioctl(STL_BSTOP)");
printf(" (Perhaps you're trying to download firmare to a PCI card that\n doesn't require this?)\n");
return(-1);
}