2 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index 6254e6ae2..ac4e6ce6c 100644
--- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -164,12 +164,14 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
   <entry>prep</entry>
 </row>
 
-<row>
+<row condition="etch">
   <entry morerows="2">Sun SPARC</entry>
   <entry morerows="2">sparc</entry>
   <entry>sun4m</entry>
   <entry>sparc32</entry>
 </row><row>
+  <entry morerows="1" condition="lenny">Sun SPARC</entry>
+  <entry morerows="1" condition="lenny">sparc</entry>
   <entry>sun4u</entry>
   <entry morerows="1">sparc64</entry>
 </row><row>
diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/sparc.xml b/en/hardware/supported/sparc.xml
index 31ffeca6a..3e83fddac 100644
--- a/en/hardware/supported/sparc.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/supported/sparc.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ level of support may be expected for each of them.
 </para>
 
 <variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
+<varlistentry condition="etch">
 <term>sun4, sun4c, sun4d</term>
 
 <listitem><para>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SPARCstation page</ulink>.
 </para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
-<varlistentry>
+<varlistentry condition="etch">
 <term>sun4m</term>
 
 <listitem><para>
@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ machines, although it will activate and use only the first CPU.
 </para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
+<varlistentry condition="lenny">
+<term>sun4, sun4c, sun4d, sun4m</term>
+
+<listitem><para>
+
+None of these 32-bit sparc subarchitectures (sparc32) is supported. For a
+complete list of machines belonging to these subarchitectures, please consult
+the <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARCstation">Wikipedia
+SPARCstation page</ulink>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The last Debian release to support sparc32 was Etch, but even then only
+for sun4m systems. Support for the other 32-bits subarchitectures had
+already been discontinued after earlier releases.
+
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
 <varlistentry>
 <term>sun4u</term>