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Diffstat (limited to 'en')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/boot-installer/parameters.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/installation-media.xml | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml | 97 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml | 63 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/components.xml | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/delo-installer.xml | 76 |
9 files changed, 5 insertions, 294 deletions
diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 4a8819bb3..d55f72eb0 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ megabytes. For example, both <userinput>mem=65536k</userinput> and </para><para condition="supports-serial-console"> If you are booting with a serial console, generally the kernel will -autodetect -this<phrase arch="mipsel"> (although not on DECstations)</phrase>. +autodetect this. If you have a videocard (framebuffer) and a keyboard also attached to the computer which you wish to boot via serial console, you may have to pass the diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml index ca26f0aaf..1f758170d 100644 --- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml +++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml @@ -109,16 +109,11 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>. </row> <row> - <entry morerows="4">MIPS (little endian)</entry> - <entry morerows="4">mipsel</entry> + <entry morerows="3">MIPS (little endian)</entry> + <entry morerows="3">mipsel</entry> <entry>Cobalt</entry> <entry>cobalt</entry> </row><row> - <entry morerows="1">DECstation</entry> - <entry>r4k-kn04</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>r3k-kn02</entry> -</row><row> <entry>Broadcom BCM91250A (SWARM)</entry> <entry>sb1-bcm91250a</entry> </row><row> @@ -247,8 +242,7 @@ listing</ulink> for Broadcom evaluation boards is available. </para><para arch="mipsel"> -The X.Org X Window System is supported on some DECstation models. The -Broadcom BCM91250A and BCM91480B evaluation boards have standard 3.3v PCI +The Broadcom BCM91250A and BCM91480B evaluation boards have standard 3.3v PCI slots and support VGA emulation or Linux framebuffer on a selected range of graphics cards. A <ulink url="&url-bcm91250a-hardware;">compatibility listing</ulink> for Broadcom evaluation boards is available. diff --git a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml index 09341ccac..7348d5ebe 100644 --- a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml +++ b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml @@ -93,40 +93,6 @@ provided because the firmware doesn't recognize CD drives. In order to install Debian on an Broadcom BCM91480B evaluation board, you need an PCI IDE, SATA or SCSI card. -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -On DECstations, booting from CD-ROM requires a SCSI CD-ROM drive -capable of working with a logical blocksize of 512 bytes. Many of the -SCSI CD-ROM drives sold on the PC market do not have this capability. -If your CD-ROM drive has a jumper labeled <quote>Unix/PC</quote> or -<quote>512/2048</quote>, place it in the <quote>Unix</quote> or -<quote>512</quote> position. - -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -CD 1 contains the installer for the r3k-kn02 subarchitecture -(the R3000-based DECstations 5000/1xx and 5000/240 as well as -the R3000-based Personal DECstation models), CD 2 the -installer for the r4k-kn04 subarchitecture (the R4x00-based -DECstations 5000/150 and 5000/260 as well as the Personal DECstation -5000/50). - -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -To boot from CD, issue the command <userinput>boot -<replaceable>#</replaceable>/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable></userinput> -on the firmware prompt, where <replaceable>#</replaceable> is the -number of the TurboChannel device from which to boot (3 on most -DECstations) and <replaceable>id</replaceable> is the SCSI ID of the -CD-ROM drive. If you need to pass additional parameters, they can -optionally be appended with the following syntax: - -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -<userinput>boot -<replaceable>#</replaceable>/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable> -param1=value1 param2=value2 ...</userinput> - </para> </sect2> diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml index 3fc5d69bb..ea779f370 100644 --- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on -DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently -do not work. - </para><para arch="s390"> The list of supported network devices is: diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml b/en/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml index 99888bde5..942714b15 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml @@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ Debian on &arch-title; supports the following platforms: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -DECstation: various models of the DECstation are supported. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - Cobalt Microserver: only MIPS based Cobalt machines are covered here. This includes the Cobalt Qube 2700 (Qube1), RaQ, Qube2 and RaQ2, and the Gateway Microserver. @@ -47,66 +42,7 @@ debian-&arch-listname; mailing list</ulink>. <para> -Currently only DECstations with R3000 and R4000/R4400 CPUs are -supported by the Debian installation system on little endian MIPS. -The Debian installation system works on the following machines: - -</para><para> - -<informaltable> -<tgroup cols="4"> -<thead> -<row> - <entry>System Type</entry><entry>CPU</entry><entry>Code-name</entry> - <entry>Debian subarchitecture</entry> -</row> -</thead> - -<tbody> -<row> - <entry>DECstation 5000/1xx</entry> - <entry>R3000</entry> - <entry>3MIN</entry> - <entry>r3k-kn02</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>DECstation 5000/150</entry> - <entry>R4000</entry> - <entry>3MIN</entry> - <entry>r4k-kn04</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>DECstation 5000/200</entry> - <entry>R3000</entry> - <entry>3MAX</entry> - <entry>r3k-kn02</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>DECstation 5000/240</entry> - <entry>R3000</entry> - <entry>3MAX+</entry> - <entry>r3k-kn02</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>DECstation 5000/260</entry> - <entry>R4400</entry> - <entry>3MAX+</entry> - <entry>r4k-kn04</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>Personal DECstation 5000/xx</entry> - <entry>R3000</entry> - <entry>Maxine</entry> - <entry>r3k-kn02</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>Personal DECstation 5000/50</entry> - <entry>R4000</entry> - <entry>Maxine</entry> - <entry>r4k-kn04</entry> -</row> -</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> - -</para><para> - -All Cobalt machines are supported. In the past, only machines with a -serial console were supported (that is, all machines except for the Qube -2700, aka Qube1). However, installations are now also possible through -SSH. +All MIPS based Cobalt machines are supported. </para><para> @@ -121,37 +57,6 @@ which are supported in SMP mode. <sect3><title>Supported console options</title> <para> -A serial console is available on all supported DECstations (9600 bps, -8N1). To use the serial console, you have to boot the installer image -with the <literal>console=ttyS</literal><replaceable>x</replaceable> kernel -parameter (with <replaceable>x</replaceable> being the number -of the serial port you have your terminal connected to — usually -<literal>2</literal>, but <literal>0</literal> for the Personal DECstations). -On 3MIN and 3MAX+ (DECstation 5000/1xx, 5000/240 and 5000/260) a local console -is available with the PMAG-BA and the PMAGB-B graphics options. - -</para><para> - -If you have a Linux system to use as serial terminal, an easy way -is to run <command>cu</command><footnote> - -<para> -In Woody this command was part of the <classname>uucp</classname> package, -but in later releases it is available as a separate package. -</para> - -</footnote> on it. Example: - -<informalexample><screen> -$ cu -l /dev/ttyS1 -s 9600 -</screen></informalexample> - -where the option <literal>-l</literal> (line) sets the serial port to use -and <literal>-s</literal> (speed) sets the speed for the connection (9600 -bits per second). - -</para><para> - Both Cobalt and Broadcom BCM91250A/BCM91480B use 115200 bps. </para> diff --git a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml index 10d8339b6..6bbf86215 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml @@ -195,69 +195,6 @@ to <command>tftpd</command> as the filename to boot. </para> - <sect3 arch="mipsel"> - <title>DECstation TFTP Images</title> -<para> - -For DECstations, there are tftpimage files for each subarchitecture, -which contain both kernel and installer in one file. The naming -convention is -<filename><replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>/netboot-boot.img</filename>. -Copy the tftpimage file you would like to use to -<userinput>/tftpboot/tftpboot.img</userinput> if you work with the -example BOOTP/DHCP setups described above. - -</para><para> - -The DECstation firmware boots by TFTP with the command <userinput>boot -<replaceable>#</replaceable>/tftp</userinput>, where -<replaceable>#</replaceable> is the number of the TurboChannel device -from which to boot. On most DECstations this is <quote>3</quote>. If the -BOOTP/DHCP server does not supply the filename or you need to pass -additional parameters, they can optionally be appended with the -following syntax: - -</para><para> - -<userinput>boot #/tftp/filename param1=value1 param2=value2 ...</userinput> - -</para><para> - -Several DECstation firmware revisions show a problem with regard to -net booting: the transfer starts, but after some time it stops with -an <computeroutput>a.out err</computeroutput>. This can have several reasons: - -<orderedlist> -<listitem><para> - -The firmware does not respond to ARP requests during a TFTP -transfer. This leads to an ARP timeout and the transfer stops. The -solution is to add the MAC address of the Ethernet card in the -DECstation statically to the ARP table of the TFTP server. This is -done by running <userinput>arp -s -<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> -<replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></userinput> as root on the -machine acting as TFTP server. The MAC-address of the DECstation can -be read out by entering <command>cnfg</command> at the DECstation -firmware prompt. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - -The firmware has a size limit on the files that can be booted -by TFTP. - -</para></listitem> -</orderedlist> - -There are also firmware revisions that cannot boot via TFTP at all. An -overview about the different firmware revisions can be found at the -NetBSD web pages: -<ulink url="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/pmax/board-list.html#proms"></ulink>. - -</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 arch="alpha"> <title>Alpha TFTP Booting</title> <para> diff --git a/en/using-d-i/components.xml b/en/using-d-i/components.xml index d3a3d30ff..58bd8331b 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/components.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/components.xml @@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ linkend="boot-dev-select-sun"/>.</phrase> &module-ia64-elilo-installer.xml; &module-mips-arcboot-installer.xml; &module-mipsel-colo-installer.xml; -&module-mipsel-delo-installer.xml; &module-powerpc-yaboot-installer.xml; &module-powerpc-quik-installer.xml; &module-s390-zipl-installer.xml; diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml index 1f2542155..05cbaa6be 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/kbd-chooser.xml @@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ are independent of the keyboard configuration. An 'extended' keyboard is one with <keycap>F1</keycap> through <keycap>F10</keycap> keys along the top row. -</para><para arch="mipsel"> - -On DECstations there is currently no loadable keymap available, -so you have to skip the keyboard selection and keep the default -kernel keymap (LK201 US). This may change in the future as it -depends on further Linux/MIPS kernel development. - </para><para arch="powerpc"> There are two keyboard layouts for US keyboards; the qwerty/mac-usb-us diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/delo-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/delo-installer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 70efb3e77..000000000 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/mipsel/delo-installer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- $Id$ --> - - <sect3 arch="mipsel"> - <title><command>delo</command>-installer</title> -<para> - -The boot loader on DECstations is <command>DELO</command>. -It has to be installed on the same hard disk as the kernel (this is done -automatically by the installer). DELO supports different configurations -which are set up in <filename>/etc/delo.conf</filename>. Each -configuration has a unique name, -the default setup as created by the installer is <quote>linux</quote>. -After DELO has been installed, the system can be booted from hard disk -by entering - -<informalexample><screen> -<userinput>boot <replaceable>#</replaceable>/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable> <replaceable>partnr</replaceable>/<replaceable>name</replaceable></userinput> -</screen></informalexample> - -on the firmware prompt. - -</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term> <replaceable>#</replaceable> </term> -<listitem><para> - -is the TurboChannel device to be booted from, on most DECstations this -is <userinput>3</userinput> for the onboard controllers - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term> <replaceable>id</replaceable> </term> -<listitem><para> - -is the SCSI ID of the hard disk on which <command>DELO</command> is -installed - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term> <replaceable>partnr</replaceable> </term> -<listitem><para> - -is the number of the partition on which -<filename>/etc/delo.conf</filename> resides - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term> <replaceable>name</replaceable> </term> -<listitem><para> - -is the name of the configuration entry in -<filename>/etc/delo.conf</filename>, which is <quote>linux</quote> by -default. - -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<para> - -In case <filename>/etc/delo.conf</filename> is on the first partition -on the disk and the default configuration shall be booted, it is -sufficient to use - -<informalexample><screen> -<userinput>boot #/rz<replaceable>id</replaceable></userinput> -</screen></informalexample> - -</para> - </sect3> |