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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-12-26 16:12:48 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2006-12-26 16:12:48 +0000
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Update of original English docs
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+++ b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 43032 untranslated -->
+<!-- original version: 43529 untranslated -->
<sect1 id="hardware-supported">
<title>Supported Hardware</title>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
</row>
<row>
- <entry>AMD64 &amp; Intel EM64t</entry>
+ <entry>AMD64 &amp; Intel EM64T</entry>
<entry>amd64</entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Intel ia64-based</entry>
+ <entry>Intel IA-64</entry>
<entry>ia64</entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
</row>
<row>
- <entry morerows="3">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry>
- <entry morerows="3">powerpc</entry>
+ <entry morerows="2">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry>
+ <entry morerows="2">powerpc</entry>
<entry>CHRP</entry>
<entry>chrp</entry>
</row><row>
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
</row><row>
<entry>PReP</entry>
<entry>prep</entry>
-</row><row>
- <entry>APUS</entry>
- <entry>apus</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -224,7 +221,7 @@ as well.
&supported-s390.xml;
&supported-sparc.xml;
- <sect2 id="gfx" arch="not-s390"><title>Graphics Card</title>
+ <sect2 id="gfx" arch="not-s390"><title>Graphics Card Support</title>
<para arch="x86">
You should be using a VGA-compatible display interface for the console
@@ -259,6 +256,30 @@ slots and support VGA emulation or Linux framebuffer on a selected range
of graphics cards. A <ulink url="&url-bcm91250a-hardware;">compatibility
listing</ulink> for Broadcom evaluation boards is available.
+</para><para arch="sparc">
+
+Most graphics options commonly found on Sparc-based machines are supported.
+X.org graphics drivers are available for sunbw2, suncg14, suncg3, suncg6,
+sunleo and suntcx framebuffers, Creator3D and Elite3D cards (sunffb driver),
+PGX24/PGX64 ATI-based video cards (ati driver), and PermediaII-based cards
+(glint driver). To use an Elite3D card with X.org you additionally need to
+install the <classname>afbinit</classname> package, and read the documentation
+included with it on how to activate the card.
+
+</para><para arch="sparc">
+
+It is not uncommon for a Sparc machine to have two graphics cards in a
+default configuration. In such a case there is a possibility that the
+Linux kernel will not direct its output to the card initially used by the
+firmware. The lack of output on the graphical console may then be mistaken
+for a hang (usually the last message seen on console is 'Booting Linux...').
+One possible solution is to physically remove one of the video cards;
+another option is to disable one of the cards using a kernel boot parameter.
+Also, if graphical output is not required or desired, serial console may be
+used as an alternative. On some systems use of serial console can be
+activated automatically by disconnecting the keyboard before booting the
+system.
+
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -277,7 +298,7 @@ with GNU/Linux, see the
<title>Multiple Processors</title>
<para>
-Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric multi-processing</quote>
+Multiprocessor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric multiprocessing</quote>
or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture. The standard Debian
&release; kernel image was compiled with SMP support. This should not
prevent installation, since the SMP kernel should boot on non-SMP systems;
@@ -300,8 +321,8 @@ section of the kernel config.
<para>
-Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
-multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture.
+Multiprocessor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
+multiprocessing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture.
The standard Debian &release; kernel image was compiled with
<firstterm>SMP-alternatives</firstterm> support. This means that the kernel
will detect the number of processors (or processor cores) and will
@@ -319,8 +340,8 @@ is not compiled with SMP support.
<title>Multiple Processors</title>
<para>
-Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
-multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture.
+Multiprocessor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
+multiprocessing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture.
However, the standard Debian &release; kernel image does not support
SMP. This should not prevent installation, since the standard,
non-SMP kernel should boot on SMP systems; the kernel will simply use
@@ -342,8 +363,8 @@ section of the kernel config.
<title>Multiple Processors</title>
<para>
-Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
-multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture,
+Multiprocessor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
+multiprocessing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture,
and is supported by a precompiled Debian kernel image. Depending on your
install media, this SMP-capable kernel may or may not be installed by
default. This should not prevent installation, since the standard,
@@ -356,6 +377,8 @@ In order to take advantage of multiple processors, you should check to see
if a kernel package that supports SMP is installed, and if not, choose an
appropriate kernel package.
+</para><para>
+
You can also build your own customized kernel to support SMP. You can find
a discussion of how to do this in <xref linkend="kernel-baking"/>. At this
time (kernel version &kernelversion;) the way you enable SMP is to select