| Option |
Definition |
Possible Values |
Default
Values |
| auto_bus_fairness= |
Enable/disable auto SCSI bus fairness algorithm |
OFF, ON |
ON |
| auto_disable_tagq= |
Enable/disable auto disable tag queuing algorithm |
OFF, ON |
ON |
| auto_flush_diskreq= |
Enable/disable auto disk flush algorithm |
OFF, ON |
ON |
| * bus_release= |
Passed to HIM |
--- |
--- |
| * cdrom= |
Indicate if CDROM devices are controlled
by driver or ASPI |
OFF (ASPI), ON (Driver) |
ON |
| dev_enable= |
Bitmask which enables scanning on selected
targets |
Hexadecimal
0-FFFF
|
FFFF (Scan all targets) |
| * edge_or_level= |
Determines edge or level triggered interrupt |
--- |
--- |
| * ext_tran= |
Determine translation method for a new drive
in the system; extended or standard |
Y (Extended), N (Standard) |
Standard, unless set to extended
by SCSI-Select |
| * fixed_disk= |
Indicate if fixed disks are controlled by
driver or ASPI |
OFF (ASPI), ON (Driver) |
ON |
| flush_diskreq= |
Send occasionally ordered tags to targets |
Hexadecimal
0-FFFF
|
0 (Disabled for all targets) |
| * instr= |
Enable/disable recording of I/O statistics
and errors |
OFF (Disable), ON (Enable) |
OFF |
| * int |
Required by Novell NetWare |
--- |
--- |
| * interrupt_level |
Sets interrupt level. Used if PCI config
space is not setup correctly by BIOS |
--- |
--- |
| * io_combine= |
Maximum number of IO's that will be combined
into one using scatter/gather |
1 - 64 (1-32 for aic7870.dsk) |
16 |
| lun_enable= |
LUN scan enable mask on all targets |
Hexadecimal
0 - FF |
1 (Scan LUN 0 only) |
| * max_nontags= |
Maximum number of non-tagged I/Os that will
be active per device |
--- |
--- |
| * max_sectors= |
Maximum number of sectors that will be combined
using scatter/gather. Max value is MaxRequestSize (128) x IOCombine(64) |
1 - 256 |
256 |
| max_tags= |
Maximum number of tagged I/O's which will
be active per device |
1 - 128 |
16 |
| * mem |
Required by Novell NetWare |
--- |
--- |
| multlun_targets= |
Bitmask that enables LUNS on selected targets |
Hexadecimal
0 - FFFF |
FFFF (LUNs on all targets) |
| * pcimech |
Selects hardware mechanism to address PCI
registers |
--- |
--- |
| * prompt= |
Prompt all available slots to load the driver
on |
Y, N |
N |
| * read_after_write= |
Enable write with verify for writes |
0 (OFF), 1 (ON) |
1 |
| * removable= |
Indicate if removable media is controlled
by driver or ASPI |
OFF (ASPI), ON (Driver) |
ON |
| * start_unit= |
Target id mask to send start unit SCSI command |
Hexadecimal
0 - FFFF
|
0 (No start unit cmd. to any
target) |
| * tag_disable= |
Target tag queuing disable mask |
Hexadecimal
0 - FFFF |
0 (Enabled for all targets) |
| verbose= |
Display host adapter settings |
Y, N |
N |
| slot= |
Obtains a physical slot number for the host
adapter |
Dependent on system configuration |
If none specified, driver loaded
for all available slots
(aic78u2.ham - Novell NetWare prompts user
to choose) |
|
* Note:
Those command line options indicated with an asterisk are specific
only for the AIC7870.DSK driver.
|
Bit Mask Options