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-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.83
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c1
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8 b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
index 04e8d7d445ba..e47247525c6a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.8
@@ -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,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
index 552fce3ce842..6f327f890ee3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/stallion/stlload/stlload.c
@@ -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);
}