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DRIVERLOADER(8) UNIX Programmer's Manual DRIVERLOADER(8)
NAME
driverLoader - load or configure a driver
SYNOPSIS
/usr/etc/driverLoader [ aiv ] [ d=deviceName ] [ instance ]
DESCRIPTION
driverLoader loads or configures a driver after boot time.
driverLoader is normally used in the script /etc/rc during
automatic reboot.
The d option configures one device interactively. This is
how you load drivers that aren't specified in the system
configuration, and is generally used to test a device
driver. For example, specifying the -d option as in this
command:
/usr/etc/driverLoader d=Adaptec1542B
initiates an interactive dialog (user input in bold):
Answer queries with 'y' for 'yes', anything else is 'no'.
Execute Pre-Load file (pre-load filename)? y
Load driver Adaptec1542B? y
Configure driver Adaptec1542B unit 0? y
Execute Post-Load file (post-load filename)? y
The queries about Pre-Load and Post-Load files only appear
if the driver supports such files. The filenames for the
Pre-Load and Post-Load files are specific to a given driver.
You provide the instance argument to specify an
Instancen.table file. For example, if you specify instance
as 1, the driver will be probed using the information in its
Instance1.table file.
OPTIONS
a Configure all devices. This option is generally used
when driverLoader is run during system boot in the
script /etc/rc.
d=deviceName
Configure deviceName interactively.
i Enable interactive mode to view all active and boot
drivers in the system configuration.
v Produce verbose output.
EXAMPLES
/usr/etc/driverLoader d=fooDriver
/usr/etc/driverLoader d=fooDriver 1
SEE ALSO
/NextLibrary/Documentation/NextDev/OperatingSystem/Part3_DriverKit