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diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml b/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml index f14eac113..07cee9813 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml @@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ platform-specific kernels. The Intel IXP4xx processor series is used in network attached storage devices like the Linksys NSLU2. +</para><para> + +While there is kernel support for this platform in &debian; 8, it is not +supported by the &d-i;. It is possible to do a <quote>dist-upgrade</quote> +from Debian 7 to Debian 8 for existing installations, though. Due to the +low amount of RAM that platforms based on the IXP4xx usually have, this +requires that swap space is enabled prior to upgrading. Support for the +IXP4xx will probably be dropped completely in &debian; 9. + </para></listitem> </varlistentry> |