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| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/trouble.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | 2 |
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml index 00b4f941b..3e9206fad 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml @@ -277,7 +277,12 @@ all due to buggy hardware or firmware floppy drivers. If you have problems and the kernel hangs during the boot process, doesn't recognize peripherals you actually have, or drives are not recognized properly, the first thing to check is the boot parameters, -as discussed in <xref linkend="boot-parms"/>. In some cases, malfunctions +as discussed in <xref linkend="boot-parms"/>. + +</para> + +<para arch="not-s390"> +In some cases, malfunctions can be caused by missing device firmware (see <xref linkend="hardware-firmware"/> and <xref linkend="loading-firmware"/>). diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml index 5d9ca0d6f..cd1b059ce 100644 --- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ ISDN is supported, but not during the installation. Wireless networking is in general supported as well and a growing number of wireless adapters are supported by the official &arch-kernel; kernel, although many -of them do require firmware to be loaded. If firmware is needed, the installer +of them do require firmware to be loaded. +</para> + +<para arch="not-s390"> +If firmware is needed, the installer will prompt you to load firmware. See <xref linkend="loading-firmware"/> for detailed information on how to load firmware during the installation. diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index ab2f7677a..c64a19de2 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ the <filename>mini.iso</filename> image from the <filename>netboot</filename> directory (at the location mentioned in <xref linkend="where-files"/>). <footnote> -<para> +<para arch="not-s390"> A special method can be used to add firmware to the <filename>mini.iso</filename>. First, write the |