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authorHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2022-05-20 00:02:26 +0200
committerHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2022-05-20 00:02:26 +0200
commitc88fe18c8e799ebd957509a416683baecd537caa (patch)
treef1bfedec4c1f616003b002b47f27311b962130b4 /en/hardware/installation-media.xml
parentcf31af36a58834f1dc445c72d7e30ad2614172e3 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-c88fe18c8e799ebd957509a416683baecd537caa.zip
Clean-up of outdated/no longer used content (remove docs for non-release archs)
Diffstat (limited to 'en/hardware/installation-media.xml')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
index 742a09e09..00eba6c8a 100644
--- a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ deployment of a large number of machines. Setting up the necessary
infrastructure requires a certain level of technical experience, so this is
not recommended for novice users.
-<phrase arch="mips;mipsel;mips64el">This is the preferred installation technique
+<phrase arch="mipsel;mips64el">This is the preferred installation technique
for &arch-title;.</phrase>
</para><para condition="supports-nfsroot">
@@ -94,12 +94,8 @@ for many architectures. This will require some other operating system
to load the installer onto the hard disk. This method is only recommended
for special cases when no other installation method is available.
-</para><para arch="sparc">
-
-Although the &arch-title; does not allow booting from SunOS
-(Solaris), you can install from a SunOS partition (UFS slices).
-
</para>
+
</sect2>
@@ -141,38 +137,9 @@ SCSI disk controllers from many different manufacturers are supported. See the
for more details.
-->
-</para><para arch="sparc">
-
-Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
-the boot system. The following SCSI drivers are supported in the default
-kernel:
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Sparc ESP
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-PTI Qlogic,ISP
+</para><para>
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Adaptec AIC7xxx
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-NCR and Symbios 53C8XX
-
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-IDE systems (such as the UltraSPARC 5) are also supported. See
-<ulink url="&url-sparc-linux-faq;">Linux for SPARC Processors FAQ</ulink>
-for more information on SPARC hardware supported by the Linux kernel.
+IDE systems are also supported.
<!-- </para><para arch="powerpc">
@@ -180,13 +147,7 @@ Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
the boot system. Note that the current Linux kernel does not support
floppies on CHRP systems at all. -->
-<!-- </para><para arch="hppa">
-
-Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
-the boot system. Note that the current Linux kernel does not support
-the floppy drive. -->
-
-</para><para arch="mips;mipsel;mips64el">
+</para><para arch="mipsel;mips64el">
Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
the boot system.