TRM(4)

📦 version 12.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 TRM(4) 💖

the trm manual page, but make it a group chat — a Kernel Interfaces Manual moment 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

trm — the Tekram TRM-S1040 ASIC based PCI SCSI host adapter driver. bestie, it's a SCSI driver. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

okay so. you wanna compile this driver into the kernel? put these lines in your kernel configuration file:

device scbus
device trm

alternatively ✨ to load the driver as a module at boot time, put this line in loader.conf(5):

trm_load="YES"

like, pick your lane. either one. no cap. 💅

🚨 DEPRECATION NOTICE 🚨

girl. this driver is scheduled for removal prior to the release of FreeBSD 13.0. it's giving end of an era. it's giving senior year. enjoy it while it lasts 😭

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

the trm driver supports PCI SCSI host adapters based on the Tekram TRM-S1040 SCSI ASIC. that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic honestly 👑

🎀 HARDWARE 🎀

SCSI controllers supported by the trm driver include, and yes we're listing all of them, every single one, no skipping 🙈:

  • Tekram DC-315 PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS and internal SCSI connector
  • Tekram DC-315U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS
  • Tekram DC-395F PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS and 68-pin external SCSI connector
  • Tekram DC-395U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter with flash BIOS
  • Tekram DC-395UW PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS
  • Tekram DC-395U2W PCI Ultra2-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS

⚠️ important side quest: for the Tekram DC-310/U and DC-390F/U/UW/U2B/U2W/U3W PCI SCSI host adapters, use the sym(4) driver instead. wrong driver = not the move, bestie 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

🌈 AUTHORS 🌈

the trm driver was originally written for FreeBSD 3.0/i386 by Erich Chen of Tekram Technology, and ported to FreeBSD 5.0 by Olivier Houchard <cognet@FreeBSD.org>. legends only, fr fr 💜

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this lil beauty came from the Debian crew, dated December 8, 2002 — yes it's vintage, yes it's still slaying, periodt ⭐💖

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