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-
-
- <sect2 arch="i386" id="bios-setup"><title>Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu</title>
-
-<para>
-
-BIOS provides the basic functions needed to boot your machine to allow
-your operating system to access your hardware. Your system probably
-provides a BIOS set-up menu, which is used to configure the BIOS.
-Before installing, you <emphasis>must</emphasis> ensure that your BIOS
-is setup correctly; not doing so can lead to intermittent crashes or
-an inability to install Debian.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The rest of this section is lifted from the
-<ulink url="&url-pc-hw-faq;"></ulink>, answering the question, <quote>How do I
-enter the CMOS configuration menu?</quote>. How you access the BIOS (or
-<quote>CMOS</quote>) configuration menu depends on who wrote your BIOS
-software:
-
-</para>
-
-<!-- From: burnesa@cat.com (Shaun Burnet) -->
-<variablelist>
-
-<varlistentry>
- <term>AMI BIOS</term>
- <listitem><para>
-
-<keycap>Delete</keycap> key during the POST (power on self test)
-
-</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
- <term>Award BIOS</term>
- <listitem><para>
-
-<keycombo>
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Esc</keycap>
-</keycombo>, or <keycap>Delete</keycap> key during the POST
-
-</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry><term>DTK BIOS</term>
- <listitem><para>
-
-<keycap>Esc</keycap> key during the POST
-
-</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry><term>IBM PS/2 BIOS</term>
- <listitem><para>
-
-<keycombo>
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Insert</keycap>
-</keycombo>
-after
-<keycombo>
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Delete</keycap>
-</keycombo>
-
-</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
- <term>Phoenix BIOS</term>
- <listitem><para>
-
-<keycombo>
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Esc</keycap>
-</keycombo>
-or
-<keycombo>
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>S</keycap>
-</keycombo>
-or
-<keycap>F1</keycap>
-
-</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
-<para>
-
-Information on invoking other BIOS routines can be found in
-<ulink url="&url-invoking-bios-info;"></ulink>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Some &arch-title; machines don't have a CMOS configuration menu in the
-BIOS. They require a software CMOS setup program. If you don't have
-the Installation and/or Diagnostics diskette for your machine, you can
-try using a shareware/freeware program. Try looking in
-<ulink url="&url-simtel;"></ulink>.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="i386" id="boot-dev-select"><title>Boot Device Selection</title>
-
-<para>
-
-Many BIOS set-up menus allow you to select the devices that will be
-used to bootstrap the system. Set this to look for a bootable
-operating system on <filename>A:</filename> (the first floppy disk),
-then optionally the first CD-ROM device (possibly appearing as
-<filename>D:</filename> or <filename>E:</filename>), and then from
-<filename>C:</filename> (the first hard disk). This setting enables
-you to boot from either a floppy disk or a CD-ROM, which are the two
-most common boot devices used to install Debian.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If you have a newer SCSI controller and you have a CD-ROM device
-attached to it, you are usually able to boot from the CD-ROM. All you
-have to do is enable booting from a CD-ROM in the SCSI-BIOS of your
-controller.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Another popular option is to boot from a USB storage device (also called
-a USB memory stick or USB key). Some BIOSes can boot directly from a USB
-storage device, but some cannot. You may need to configure your BIOS to boot
-from a <quote>Removable drive</quote> or even from <quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to
-get it to boot from the USB device.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Here are some details about how to set the boot order. Remember to
-reset the boot order after Linux is installed, so that you restart
-your machine from the hard drive.
-
-</para>
-
- <sect3 id="ctbooi">
- <title>Changing the Boot Order on IDE Computers</title>
-
-<orderedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-As your computer starts, press the keys to enter the BIOS
-utility. Often, it is the <keycap>Delete</keycap> key. However,
-consult the hardware documentation for the exact keystrokes.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Find the boot sequence in the setup utility. Its location depends on
-your BIOS, but you are looking for a field that lists drives.
-
-</para><para>
-
-
-Common entries on IDE machines are C, A, cdrom or A, C, cdrom.
-
-</para><para>
-
-
-C is the hard drive, and A is the floppy drive.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Change the boot sequence setting so that the CD-ROM or the
-floppy is first. Usually, the <keycap>Page Up</keycap> or
-<keycap>Page Down</keycap> keys cycle
-through the possible choices.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Save your changes. Instructions on the screen tell you how to
-save the changes on your computer.
-
-</para></listitem>
-</orderedlist>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="ctboos">
- <title>Changing the Boot Order on SCSI Computers</title>
-<para>
-
-<orderedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-
-As your computer starts, press the keys to enter the SCSI setup
-utility.
-
-</para><para>
-
-You can start the SCSI setup utility after the memory check and
-the message about how to start the BIOS utility displays when you
-start your computer.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The keystrokes you need depend on the utility. Often, it is
-<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>.
-However, consult your hardware documentation for the
-exact keystrokes.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Find the utility for changing the boot order.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Set the utility so that the SCSI ID of the CD drive is first on
-the list.
-
-</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>
-
-Save your changes. Instructions on the screen tell you how to
-save the changes on your computer. Often, you must press
-<keycap>F10</keycap>.
-
-</para></listitem>
-</orderedlist>
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="i386">
- <title>Miscellaneous BIOS Settings</title>
-
- <sect3 id="cd-settings"><title>CD-ROM Settings</title>
-<para>
-
-Some BIOS systems (such as Award BIOS) allow you to automatically set
-the CD speed. You should avoid that, and instead set it to, say, the
-lowest speed. If you get <userinput>seek failed</userinput> error
-messages, this may be your problem.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>Extended vs. Expanded Memory</title>
-<para>
-
-If your system provides both ex<emphasis>ten</emphasis>ded and
-ex<emphasis>pan</emphasis>ded memory, set it so that there is as much
-extended and as little expanded memory as possible. Linux requires
-extended memory and cannot use expanded memory.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>Virus Protection</title>
-<para>
-
-Disable any virus-warning features your BIOS may provide. If you have
-a virus-protection board or other special hardware, make sure it is
-disabled or physically removed while running GNU/Linux. These aren't
-compatible with GNU/Linux; moreover, due to the file system
-permissions and protected memory of the Linux kernel, viruses are
-almost unheard of<footnote>
-<para>
-
-After installation you can enable Boot Sector protection if you
-want. This offers no additional security in Linux but if you also run
-Windows it may prevent a catastrophe. There is no need to tamper with
-the Master Boot Record (MBR) after the boot manager has been set up.
-
-</para>
-</footnote>.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>Shadow RAM</title>
-<para>
-
-Your motherboard may provide <emphasis>shadow RAM</emphasis> or BIOS
-caching. You may see settings for <quote>Video BIOS Shadow</quote>,
-<quote>C800-CBFF Shadow</quote>, etc. <emphasis>Disable</emphasis>
-all shadow RAM. Shadow
-RAM is used to accelerate access to the ROMs on your motherboard and
-on some of the controller cards. Linux does not use these ROMs once it
-has booted because it provides its own faster 32-bit software in place
-of the 16-bit programs in the ROMs. Disabling the shadow RAM may make
-some of it available for programs to use as normal memory. Leaving
-the shadow RAM enabled may interfere with Linux access to hardware
-devices.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3><title>Memory Hole</title>
-<para>
-
-If your BIOS offers something like <quote>15&ndash;16 MB Memory
-Hole</quote>, please disable that. Linux expects to find memory there if
-you have that much RAM.
-
-</para><para>
-
-We have a report of an Intel Endeavor motherboard on which there is an
-option called <quote>LFB</quote> or <quote>Linear Frame Buffer</quote>.
-This had two settings: <quote>Disabled</quote> and <quote>1
-Megabyte</quote>. Set it to <quote>1 Megabyte</quote>.
-When disabled, the installation floppy was not read correctly, and the
-system eventually crashed. At this writing we don't understand what's
-going on with this particular device &mdash; it just worked with that
-setting and not without it.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
-
-<!-- no other platforms other than x86 provide this sort of thing, AFAIK -->
-
- <sect3><title>Advanced Power Management</title>
-<para>
-
-If your motherboard provides Advanced Power Management (APM),
-configure it so that power management is controlled by APM. Disable
-the doze, standby, suspend, nap, and sleep modes, and disable the hard
-disk's power-down timer. Linux can take over control of these modes,
-and can do a better job of power-management than the BIOS.
-
-</para>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
diff --git a/fi/preparing/bios-setup/m68k.xml b/fi/preparing/bios-setup/m68k.xml
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-
-
- <sect2 arch="m68k" id="firmware-revs">
- <title>Firmware Revisions and Existing OS Setup</title>
-
-<para>
-
-&arch-title; machines are generally self-configuring and do not require
-firmware configuration. However, you should make sure that you have
-the appropriate ROM and system patches. On the Macintosh, MacOS
-version >= 7.1 is recommended because version 7.0.1 contains a bug in
-the video drivers preventing the boot loader from deactivating the
-video interrupts, resulting in a boot hang. On the BVM VMEbus systems
-you should make sure you are using BVMBug revision G or higher boot ROMs.
-The BVMBug boot ROMs do not come as standard on the BVM systems but are
-available from BVM on request free of charge.
-
-</para>
-
- </sect2>
-
diff --git a/fi/preparing/bios-setup/powerpc.xml b/fi/preparing/bios-setup/powerpc.xml
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-
-
- <sect2 arch="powerpc" id="invoking-openfirmware">
- <title>Invoking OpenFirmware</title>
-<para>
-
-There is normally no need to set up the BIOS (called OpenFirmware) on
-&arch-title; systems. PReP and CHRP are equipped with OpenFirmware,
-but unfortunately, the means you use to invoke it vary from
-manufacturer to manufacturer. You'll have to consult the hardware
-documentation which came with your machine.
-
-</para><para>
-
-On &arch-title; Macintoshes, you invoke OpenFirmware with
-<keycombo><keycap>Command</keycap> <keycap>option</keycap>
-<keycap>O</keycap> <keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> while booting. Generally it
-will check for these keystrokes after the chime, but the exact timing
-varies from model to model. See
-<ulink url="&url-netbsd-powerpc-faq;"></ulink> for more hints.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The OpenFirmware prompt looks like this:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-ok
-0 &gt;
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-Note that on older model &arch-title; Macs, the default and sometimes
-hardwired I/O for OpenFirmware user interaction is through the serial
-(modem) port. If you invoke OpenFirmware on one of these machines, you
-will just see a black screen. In that case, a terminal program running
-on another computer, connected to the modem port, is needed to
-interact with OpenFirmware.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The OpenFirmware on OldWorld Beige G3 machines, OF versions 2.0f1
-and 2.4, is broken. These machines will most likely not be able to
-boot from the hard drive unless the firmware is patched. A firmware
-patch is included in the <application>System Disk 2.3.1</application>
-utility, available from Apple at
-<ulink url="ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/macosxserver/utilities/SystemDisk2.3.1.smi.bin"></ulink>.
-After unpacking the utility in MacOS, and launching it, select the
-<guibutton>Save button</guibutton> to have the firmware patches
-installed to nvram.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
diff --git a/fi/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml b/fi/preparing/bios-setup/s390.xml
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-
-
- <sect2 arch="s390"><title>BIOS Setup</title>
-<para>
-
-In order to install &debian; on a &arch-title; or zSeries
-machine you have first boot a kernel into the system. The boot
-mechanism of this platform is inherently different to other ones,
-especially from PC-like systems: there are no floppy devices available
-at all. You will notice another big difference while you work with
-this platform: most (if not all) of the time you will work remote,
-with the help of some client session software like telnet, or a
-browser. This is due to that special system architecture where the
-3215/3270 console is line-based instead of character-based.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Linux on this platform runs either natively on the bare machine, in a
-so-called LPAR (Logical Partition) or in a virtual machine supplied by
-the VM system. You can use a boot tape on all of those systems; you
-may use some other boot media, too, but those may not be generally
-available. For example, you can use the virtual card reader of a
-virtual machine, or boot from the HMC (Hardware Management Console) of
-an LPAR if the HMC and this option is available for you.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Before you actually perform an installation, you have to go over some
-design and preparation steps. IBM has made documentation available
-about the whole process, e.g. how to prepare an installation medium
-and how actually boot from that medium. Duplicating that information
-here is neither possible nor necessary. However, we will describe
-here which kind of Debian-specific data is needed and where do you
-find them. Based on both sources of information you have to prepare
-your machine and the installation medium and to perform a boot from
-it. When you see the welcome message in your client session join this
-document again for the Debian-specific installation steps.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="s390">
- <title>Native and LPAR installations</title>
-<para>
-
-Please refer to chapter 5 of the
-<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg244987.pdf">
-Linux for &arch-title;</ulink>
-Redbook and chapter 3.2 of the
-<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246264.pdf">
-Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and &arch-title;: Distributions</ulink>
-Redbook on how to set up an LPAR for Linux.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="s390">
- <title>Installation as a VM guest</title>
-
-<para>
-
-Please refer to chapter 6 of the
-<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg244987.pdf">
-Linux for &arch-title;</ulink>
-Redbook and chapter 3.1 of the
-<ulink url="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246264.pdf">
-Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and &arch-title;: Distributions</ulink>
-Redbook on how to set up a VM guest for running Linux.
-
-</para><para>
-
-You need to copy all the files from the <filename>generic</filename>
-sub-directory to your CMS disk. Be sure to transfer
-<filename>kernel.debian</filename> and
-<filename>initrd.debian</filename> in binary mode with a fixed record
-length of 80 characters.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="s390">
- <title>Setting up an installation server</title>
-
-<para>
-
-If you don't have a connection to the Internet (either directly or via
-a web proxy) you need to create a local installation server that can
-be accessed from your S/390. This server keeps all the packages
-you want to install and must make them available using NFS, HTTP or
-FTP.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The installation server needs to copy the exact directory structure
-from any &debian; mirror, but only the s390 and
-architecture-independent files are required. You can also copy the
-contents of all installation CDs into such a directory tree.
-
-</para><para condition="FIXME">
-
-<emphasis>FIXME: more information needed &mdash; from a Redbook?</emphasis>
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
diff --git a/fi/preparing/bios-setup/sparc.xml b/fi/preparing/bios-setup/sparc.xml
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-
-
- <sect2 arch="sparc" id="invoking-openboot"><title>Invoking OpenBoot</title>
-
-<para>
-
-OpenBoot provides the basic functions needed to boot the &arch-title;
-architecture. This is rather similar in function to the BIOS in the
-x86 architecture, although much nicer. The Sun boot PROMs have a
-built-in forth interpreter which lets you do quite a number of things
-with your machine, such as diagnostics and simple scripts.
-
-</para><para>
-
-To get to the boot prompt you need to hold down the
-<keycap>Stop</keycap> key (on older type 4 keyboards, use the
-<keycap>L1</keycap> key, if you have a PC keyboard adapter, use
-the <keycap>Break</keycap> key) and press the
-<keycap>A</keycap> key. The boot PROM will give you a prompt,
-either <userinput>ok</userinput> or <userinput>&gt;</userinput>. It is
-preferred to have the <userinput>ok</userinput> prompt. So if you get
-the old style prompt, hit the <keycap>n</keycap> key to get the new
-style prompt.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If you are using a serial console, send a break to the machine. With Minicom,
-use <keycap>Ctrl-A F</keycap>, with cu, hit <keycap>Enter</keycap>, then type
-<userinput>%~break</userinput>. Consult the documentation of your terminal
-emulator if you are using a different program.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 arch="sparc" id="boot-dev-select-sun">
- <title>Boot Device Selection</title>
-
-<para>
-
-You can use OpenBoot to boot from specific devices, and also to change
-your default boot device. However, you need to know some details
-about how OpenBoot names devices; it's considerably different from Linux
-device naming, described in <xref linkend="device-names"/>.
-Also, the command will vary a bit, depending on what version of
-OpenBoot you have. More information about OpenBoot can be found in
-the <ulink url="&url-openboot;">Sun OpenBoot Reference</ulink>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Typically, with newer revisions, you can use OpenBoot devices such as
-<quote>floppy</quote>, <quote>cdrom</quote>, <quote>net</quote>,
-<quote>disk</quote>, or <quote>disk2</quote>. These have the obvious
-meanings; the <quote>net</quote> device is for booting from the network.
-Additionally, the device name can specify a particular partition of a disk,
-such as <quote>disk2:a</quote> to boot disk2, first partition. Full
-OpenBoot device names have the form
-
-<informalexample>
-<screen>
-<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable>@
-<replaceable>unit-address</replaceable>:
-<replaceable>device-arguments</replaceable>
-</screen></informalexample>.
-
-In older revisions of OpenBoot, device naming is a bit different: the
-floppy device is called <quote>/fd</quote>, and SCSI disk devices are of
-the form <quote>sd(<replaceable>controller</replaceable>,
-<replaceable>disk-target-id</replaceable>,
-<replaceable>disk-lun</replaceable>)</quote>. The command
-<userinput>show-devs</userinput> in newer OpenBoot revisions is useful
-for viewing the currently configured devices. For full information,
-whatever your revision, see the
-<ulink url="&url-openboot;">Sun OpenBoot Reference</ulink>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-To boot from a specific device, use the command <userinput>boot
-<replaceable>device</replaceable></userinput>. You can set this
-behavior as the default using the <userinput>setenv</userinput>
-command. However, the name of the variable to set changed between
-OpenBoot revisions. In OpenBoot 1.x, use the command
-<userinput>setenv boot-from
-<replaceable>device</replaceable></userinput>. In later revisions of
-OpenBoot, use the command <userinput>setenv boot-device
-<replaceable>device</replaceable></userinput>. Note, this is also
-configurable using the <command>eeprom</command> command on Solaris,
-or modifying the appropriate files in
-<filename>/proc/openprom/options/</filename>, for example under Linux:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-# echo disk1:1 &gt; /proc/openprom/options/boot-device
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-and under Solaris:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-eeprom boot-device=disk1:1
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-</para>
- </sect2>