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| -rw-r--r-- | build/arch-options/i386 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 27 |
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/build/arch-options/i386 b/build/arch-options/i386 index 7cb81b35b..dd4bca72a 100644 --- a/build/arch-options/i386 +++ b/build/arch-options/i386 @@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ fdisk="fdisk.txt;cfdisk.txt" network="supports-tftp;supports-dhcp;supports-bootp;supports-nfsroot" boot="supports-floppy-boot;bootable-disk;bootable-usb" other="supports-pcmcia;supports-serial-console;rescue-needs-root-disk" -smp="supports-smp-sometimes" +smp="smp-alternatives" goodies="supports-lang-chooser" status="checked" diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index dc9652dd0..4d4924e63 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ installation-guide (2006xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Apply various patches by or based on suggestions from Nathanael Nerode. * Add variant for the AMD64 architecture. Closes: #305977. * Suppress warnings about missing IDs for sections and such. + * Reorganize supported hardware table; i386 no longer has flavors. + * Document SMP-alternatives as one of the variants of SMP support. [ Miroslav Kure ] * Update information about booting with encrypted partitions. Closes: #378651. - -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:13:53 +0200 + -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:06:05 +0200 installation-guide (20060726) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml index 61a00d7b8..03c9c55fd 100644 --- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml +++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ <sect1 id="hardware-supported"> <title>Supported Hardware</title> - <para> Debian does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements @@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ information can be found. </para> <sect2><title>Supported Architectures</title> - <para> Debian &release; supports eleven major architectures and several @@ -207,7 +205,6 @@ problems; make sure to mention the fact that the bug is on the as well. </para> - </sect2> <!-- supported cpu docs --> @@ -225,7 +222,6 @@ as well. &supported-sparc.xml; <sect2 id="gfx" arch="not-s390"><title>Graphics Card</title> - <para arch="x86"> You should be using a VGA-compatible display interface for the console @@ -261,7 +257,6 @@ of graphics cards. A <ulink url="&url-bcm91250a-hardware;">compatibility listing</ulink> for Broadcom evaluation boards is available. </para> - </sect2> <sect2 arch="x86" id="laptops"><title>Laptops</title> @@ -275,10 +270,8 @@ with GNU/Linux, see the </para> </sect2> - <sect2 condition="defaults-smp"> -<title>Multiple Processors</title> - + <title>Multiple Processors</title> <para> Multi-processor support — also called <quote>symmetric multi-processing</quote> @@ -297,8 +290,7 @@ to do this in <xref linkend="kernel-baking"/>. At this time section of the kernel config. </para> - </sect2> - + </sect2> <sect2 condition="smp-alternatives"> <title>Multiple Processors</title> @@ -309,16 +301,19 @@ Multi-processor support — also called <quote>symmetric multi-processing</quote> or SMP — 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 if your system has multiple processors and will automatically -activate SMP when needed. +will detect the number of processors (or processor cores) and will +automatically deactivate SMP on uniprocessor systems. -</para> +</para><para arch="i386"> - </sect2> +The 486 flavour of the Debian kernel image packages for &arch-title; +is not compiled with SMP support. +</para> + </sect2> <sect2 condition="supports-smp"> - <title>Multiple Processors</title> + <title>Multiple Processors</title> <para> Multi-processor support — also called <quote>symmetric @@ -341,7 +336,7 @@ section of the kernel config. </sect2> <sect2 condition="supports-smp-sometimes"> - <title>Multiple Processors</title> + <title>Multiple Processors</title> <para> Multi-processor support — also called <quote>symmetric |