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diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml index 44e30472d..027c6bb79 100644 --- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml +++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ information can be found. <sect2><title>Supported Architectures</title> <para> -Debian &release; supports twelve major architectures and several +Debian &release; supports eleven major architectures and several variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>. </para><para> @@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>. <row> <entry morerows="4">ARM</entry> - <entry morerows="4">arm</entry> + <entry morerows="1">arm</entry> <entry>Netwinder and CATS</entry> <entry>netwinder</entry> </row><row> + <entry>Versatile</entry> + <entry>versatile</entry> +</row><row> + <entry morerows="2">arm and armel</entry> <entry>Intel IOP32x</entry> <entry>iop32x</entry> </row><row> @@ -76,9 +80,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>. </row><row> <entry>Marvell Orion</entry> <entry>orion5x</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>Versatile</entry> - <entry>versatile</entry> </row> <row> @@ -139,32 +140,29 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>. <entry>sb1a-bcm91480b</entry> </row> -<row> +<row arch="m68k"> <entry morerows="5">Motorola 680x0</entry> <entry morerows="5">m68k</entry> <entry>Atari</entry> <entry>atari</entry> -</row><row> +</row><row arch="m68k"> <entry>Amiga</entry> <entry>amiga</entry> -</row><row> +</row><row arch="m68k"> <entry>68k Macintosh</entry> <entry>mac</entry> -</row><row> +</row><row arch="m68k"> <entry morerows="2">VME</entry> <entry>bvme6000</entry> -</row><row> +</row><row arch="m68k"> <entry>mvme147</entry> -</row><row> +</row><row arch="m68k"> <entry>mvme16x</entry> </row> <row> - <entry morerows="2">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry> - <entry morerows="2">powerpc</entry> - <entry>CHRP</entry> - <entry>chrp</entry> -</row><row> + <entry morerows="1">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry> + <entry morerows="1">powerpc</entry> <entry>PowerMac</entry> <entry>pmac</entry> </row><row> @@ -234,10 +232,11 @@ as well. <sect2 arch="x86" id="laptops"><title>Laptops</title> <para> -Laptops are also supported. Laptops are often specialized or contain -proprietary hardware. To see if your particular laptop works well -with GNU/Linux, see the -<ulink url="&url-x86-laptop;">Linux Laptop pages</ulink> +Laptops are also supported and nowadays most laptops work out of the box. +In case a laptop contains specialized or proprietary hardware, some specific +functions may not be supported. To see if your particular laptop works well +with GNU/Linux, see for example the +<ulink url="&url-x86-laptop;">Linux Laptop pages</ulink>. </para> </sect2> @@ -248,9 +247,10 @@ with GNU/Linux, see the Multiprocessor support — also called <quote>symmetric multiprocessing</quote> or SMP — 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; -the kernel will simply cause a bit more overhead. +&release; kernel image has been compiled with SMP support. The standard +kernel is also usable on non-SMP systems, but has a slight overhead which +will cause a small reduction in performance. For normal system use this +will hardly be noticable. </para><para> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ section of the kernel config. Multiprocessor support — also called <quote>symmetric multiprocessing</quote> or SMP — is available for this architecture. -The standard Debian &release; kernel image was compiled with +The standard Debian &release; kernel image has been compiled with <firstterm>SMP-alternatives</firstterm> support. This means that the kernel will detect the number of processors (or processor cores) and will automatically deactivate SMP on uniprocessor systems. |