From 3240732cbcf939b2448d29a60ec93764ef3c8122 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karsten Merker Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:27:26 +0000 Subject: Installation guide updates: - updated supported hardware for armel and armhf - removed ia64 and s390 from the supported architecture list for Jessie - updated several common entities for Jessie - some other tiny fixes/updates for Jessie --- debian/changelog | 13 +++++- en/bookinfo.xml | 2 +- en/boot-installer/arm.xml | 3 ++ en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 30 +++++--------- en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml | 2 +- en/hardware/supported/arm.xml | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 6 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b4997b6bd..64663a317 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -8,8 +8,17 @@ installation-guide (201312xx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ Karsten Merker ] * Update and extend the "Supported Hardware" section for armel - and armhf. - + and armhf: + - update the architecture/subarch/flavor table + - add general information about armel and armhf + - add information about platform-specific and multiplatform kernels + - update the platform support status + * Disable the "Booting the SS4000-E" section as it describes hardware + which is not supported in Jessie anymore (Intel iop32-based NAS). + * Remove ia64 and s390 from the supported architecture list + for Jessie. + * Update several common entities for Jessie. + -- Martin Michlmayr Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:20:37 +0000 installation-guide (20131009) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/bookinfo.xml b/en/bookinfo.xml index 7650ff220..e4b7b7e27 100644 --- a/en/bookinfo.xml +++ b/en/bookinfo.xml @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Its condition is "translation-status". - 2004 – 2013 + 2004 – 2014 the Debian Installer team diff --git a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml index 57e4485c8..c3c367442 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/arm.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/arm.xml @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ + diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml index 0c6b84208..8fba8762b 100644 --- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml +++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ information can be found. Supported Architectures -&debian; GNU/Linux &release; supports eleven major architectures and several +&debian; GNU/Linux &release; supports nine major architectures and several variations of each architecture known as flavors. @@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. - ARM - armel - Intel IOP32x - iop32x - + ARM + armel Intel IXP4xx ixp4xx @@ -88,15 +85,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. armmp-lpae - - - - Intel IA-64 - ia64 - - - - MIPS (big endian) mips @@ -116,7 +104,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. MIPS (little endian) mipsel - MIPS Malta (32 bit) 4kc-malta @@ -143,12 +130,14 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. sun4v + 64bit IBM S/390 @@ -259,8 +248,8 @@ with GNU/Linux, see for example the Multiprocessor support — also called symmetric multiprocessing or SMP — is available for this architecture. Having multiple processors in a computer was originally -only an issue for high-end server systems but has become quite common in -recent years even for rather low-end desktop computers and laptops with +only an issue for high-end server systems but has become common in +recent years nearly everywhere with the introduction of so called multi-core processors. These contain two or more processor units, called cores, in one physical chip. @@ -285,10 +274,9 @@ will detect the number of processors (or processor cores) and will automatically deactivate SMP on uniprocessor systems. - Having multiple processors in a computer was originally -only an issue for high-end server systems but has become quite common in -recent years even for rather low-end desktop computers and laptops with +only an issue for high-end server systems but has become common in +recent years nearly everywhere with the introduction of so called multi-core processors. These contain two or more processor units, called cores, in one physical chip. diff --git a/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml b/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml index 4a75b35d2..8edfd4890 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ &arch-kernel; supports a large variety of hardware devices such as mice, -printers, scanners, PCMCIA and USB devices. However, most of these +printers, scanners, PCMCIA/CardBus/ExpressCard and USB devices. However, most of these devices are not required while installing the system. diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml b/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml index f56a1ae57..b312722a3 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ architecture, where all systems share a common system firmware (BIOS or/and UEFI) which handles the board-specific basic hardware initialization in a standardized way. -The ARM architecture is used mainly in so-called "systems-on-chip" (SOCs). +The ARM architecture is used mainly in so-called systems-on-chip (SOCs). These SOCs are designed by many different companies with vastly varying hardware components even for the very basic functionality required to bring the system up. Systems using them usually lack a common system firmware @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mainboard's BIOS in the PC world. At the beginning of the ARM support in the Linux kernel, this resulted in the requirement of having a seperate kernel for each ARM system in contrast -to the "one-fits-all" kernel for PC systems. As this approach does not +to the one-fits-all kernel for PC systems. As this approach does not scale to a large number of different systems, work has started to be able to provide a single ARM kernel that can run on different ARM systems. Support for newer ARM systems gets implemented in a way that allows the use of such @@ -83,20 +83,6 @@ platform-specific kernels. - -IOP32x - - -Intel's I/O Processor (IOP) line is found in a number of products related -to data storage and processing. &debian; currently supports the IOP32x -platform, featuring the IOP 80219 and 32x chips commonly found in Network -Attached Storage (NAS) devices. &debian; explicitly supports two such -devices: the GLAN Tank from -IO-Data and the Thecus N2100. - - - - Kirkwood @@ -144,16 +130,38 @@ test and run &debian; on ARM if you don't have the hardware. +Platforms no longer supported by Debian/armel + + + +IOP32x + + +Intel's I/O Processor (IOP) line is found in a number of products +related to data storage and processing, such as the GLAN Tank from IO-Data and the +Thecus N2100. &debian; has +supported the IOP32x platform in &debian; 7, but does not support +it anymore from version 8 on due to hardware constraints of the platform +which make it unsuitable for the installation of newer &debian; releases. + + + + + + + + Platforms supported by Debian/armhf - The following platforms are supported by &debian;/armhf using the + The following systems are known to work with &debian;/armhf using the multiplatform (armmp) kernel: - Freescale MX53 Quick Start Board, Codename "LOCO" + Freescale MX53 Quick Start Board The IMX53QSB is a development board based on the i.MX53 SOC. @@ -161,8 +169,39 @@ test and run &debian; on ARM if you don't have the hardware. + + + + + + Generally, the ARM multiplatform support in the Linux kernel allows + running &d-i; on armhf systems not explicitly listed above, as long as + the kernel used by &d-i; has support for the target system's components + and a device-tree file for the target is available. In these cases, the + installer can usually provide a working userland installation, but it + probably cannot automatically make the system bootable, as doing that in + many cases requires device-specific information. + + + + When using &d-i; on such systems, you have to manually make the system + bootable at the end of the installation, e.g. by running the required + commands in a shell started from within &d-i;. + + -- cgit v1.2.3