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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml index 9fa9b6e10..6f45f68ca 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/trouble.xml @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ installer. </sect3> <sect3> - <title>System Freeze while Loading the USB Modules</title> + <title>System Freeze while Loading USB Modules</title> <para> The kernel normally tries to install USB modules and the USB keyboard driver @@ -382,6 +382,58 @@ at the boot prompt, which will prevent the modules from being loaded. </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 Kernel 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"> <title>Interpreting the Kernel Startup Messages</title> |