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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml index 4f6859e69..cbaae23a0 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml @@ -356,73 +356,6 @@ installer. </para> </sect3> -<!-- outdated - <sect3> - <title>System Freeze while Loading USB Modules</title> -<para> - -The kernel normally tries to install USB modules and the USB keyboard driver -in order to support some non-standard USB keyboards. However, there are some -broken USB systems where the driver hangs on loading. A possible workaround -may be disabling the USB controller in your mainboard BIOS setup. Another option -is passing the <userinput>nousb</userinput> parameter at the boot prompt. - -</para> - </sect3> ---> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="sparc" id="sparc-boot-problems"> - <title>Common &arch-title; Installation Problems</title> -<para> - -There are some common installation problems that are worth mentioning. - -</para> - <sect3> - <title>Misdirected video output</title> -<para> - -It is fairly common for &arch-title; to have two video cards in one machine, -for example an ATI card and a Sun Creator 3D. In some cases, this may result -in the video output getting misdirected soon after the system boots. In -typical cases, the display will only show: - -<informalexample><screen> -Remapping the kernel... done -Booting Linux... -</screen></informalexample> - -To work around this, you can either pull out one of the video cards, or -disable the one not used during the OpenProm boot phase using a kernel -parameter. For example, to disable an ATI card, you should boot the -installer with <userinput>video=atyfb:off</userinput>. - -</para><para> - -Note that you may also have to manually add this parameter to the silo -configuration (edit <filename>/target/etc/silo.conf</filename> before -rebooting) and, if you installed X11, modify the video driver in -<filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename>. - -</para> - </sect3> - - <sect3> - <title>Failure to Boot or Install from CD-ROM</title> -<para> - -Some Sparc systems are notoriously difficult to boot from CD-ROM and -even if they do boot, there may be inexplicable failures during the -installation. Most problems have been reported with SunBlade systems. - -</para><para> - -We recommend to install such systems by netbooting the installer. - -</para> - </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="kernel-msgs"> |