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4.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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8.\"     @(#)enpload.8	5.4 (Berkeley) 03/16/91
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10.Dd
11.Dt ENPLOAD 8
12.Os BSD 4.2
13.Sh NAME
14.Nm enpload
15.Nd download firmware and initialize a
16.Tn CMC
17Ethernet controller
18.Sh SYOPNSIS
19.Nm enpload
20.Ar device
21.Op Ar files
22.Sh DESCRIPTION
23.Nm Enpload
24is used to download firmware and initialize a
25.Tn CMC ENP-20
26Ethernet controller.
27.Pp
28Operands available:
29.Bl -tag -width Fl
30.It Ar device
31The
32.Ar device
33specified is a character device used to access the on-board
34.Tn RAM
35which hosts the controllers operating firmware;
36.It Ar files
37The
38.Ar files
39arguments specify the firmware file(s) to load into this memory.
40After
41.Nm enpload
42deposits the specified firmware it starts the board running.
43.El
44.Pp
45If no firmware is specified the board is just restarted.
46.Nm Enpload
47must be run before a
48.Tn CMC
49controller can be used by the
50system.
51.Sh FILES
52.Bl -tag -width /dev/enp?ram -compact
53.It Pa /dev/enp?ram
54special files for accessing
55.Tn ENP-20
56memory
57.It Pa /etc/enpcode
58link-level firmware
59.El
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr enp 4 ,
62.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
63.Xr rc 8
64.Sh HISTORY
65The
66.Nm
67command appeared in
68.Bx 4.3 tahoe .
69