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Diffstat (limited to 'en/hardware')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 48 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/supported/i386.xml | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml | 13 |
4 files changed, 46 insertions, 41 deletions
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. diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml index 0f28e37d6..5e9b1d741 100644 --- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ url="&url-slug-firmware;">Slug-Firmware site</ulink>. </para><para arch="x86"> -As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not -supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the -&d-i;. Using ISDN during the installation is not supported. +ISDN is supported, but not during the installation. </para> @@ -131,6 +129,9 @@ be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation. </para><para> +The use of wireless networking during installation is still under development +and whether it will work depends on the type of adaptor and the configuration +of your wireless access point. If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Use the same procedure as described above for NICs that require firmware. diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml index 850dcf8f9..db1f26355 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/i386.xml @@ -19,15 +19,7 @@ are supported, including all varieties of Intel's "Pentium" series. This also includes 32-bit AMD and VIA (former Cyrix) processors, and processors like the Athlon XP and Intel P4 Xeon. -</para> -<note><para> - -If your system has a 64-bit processor from the AMD64 or Intel EM64T families, -you will probably want to use the installer for the amd64 architecture instead -of the installer for the (32-bit) i386 architecture. - -</para></note> -<para> +</para><para> However, Debian GNU/Linux &releasename; will <emphasis>not</emphasis> run on 386 or earlier processors. Despite the architecture name "i386", support @@ -59,9 +51,14 @@ be easily used by most Debian packages; now they can. </footnote>. -</para><para> - </para> +<note><para> + +If your system has a 64-bit processor from the AMD64 or Intel EM64T families, +you will probably want to use the installer for the amd64 architecture instead +of the installer for the (32-bit) i386 architecture. + +</para></note> </sect3> <sect3 id="bus"><title>I/O Bus</title> diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml index 1406b2e0c..bc13cb142 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml @@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ <sect2 arch="powerpc"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title> <para> +For &debian; &release; only the PMac (Power-Macintosh or PowerMac) and PreP +subarchitectures are supported. + +<!-- There are four major supported <emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> subarchitectures: PMac (Power-Macintosh or PowerMac), PReP, APUS (Amiga Power-UP System), and CHRP machines. Each subarchitecture has its own boot @@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ supporting different CPU variants. Ports to other <emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> architectures, such as the Be-Box and MBX architecture, are underway but not yet supported by Debian. We may have a 64-bit port in the future. +--> </para> @@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ by Debian. We may have a 64-bit port in the future. <para> -There are four flavours of the powerpc kernel in Debian, based on the +There are two flavours of the powerpc kernel in Debian, based on the CPU type: <variablelist> @@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ POWER4 architecture, and use this kernel flavour. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> +<!-- <varlistentry> <term>prep</term> <listitem><para> @@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ currently disabled. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> +--> </variablelist> </para> @@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ and, for older hardware, </sect3> - <sect3><title>CHRP subarchitecture</title> + <sect3><title>CHRP subarchitecture (unsupported)</title> <para> @@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ and, for older hardware, </sect3> - <sect3><title>APUS subarchitecture</title> + <sect3><title>APUS subarchitecture (unsupported)</title> <para> |