From ed0bcd3640b7112a2db53abe84f1da4d138d9677 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:07:28 +0000 Subject: * Update of supported subarches/flavors for powerpc. * hardware-supported: - suppress m68k from arches table, unless building for m68k - show which subarches are supported by arm/armel - various minor updates and improvements --- debian/changelog | 7 +++++- en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml | 2 ++ en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 48 +++++++++++++++++++------------------- en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 7 +++--- en/hardware/supported/i386.xml | 19 +++++++-------- en/hardware/supported/powerpc.xml | 13 ++++++++--- 6 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 0b1a0145b..d15f6d8a4 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium [ Frans Pop ] * Restructure supported hardware section. + * Update of supported subarches/flavors for powerpc. + * hardware-supported: + - suppress m68k from arches table, unless building for m68k + - show which subarches are supported by arm/armel + - various minor updates and improvements - -- Frans Pop Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:04:50 +0200 + -- Frans Pop Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:52:25 +0200 installation-guide (20080520) unstable; urgency=medium diff --git a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml index 8f38312a6..95d4cc870 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/powerpc.xml @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ CD at the OF prompt, such as &boot-installer-intro-hd.xml; + Booting OldWorld PowerMacs from MacOS 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. Supported Architectures -Debian &release; supports twelve major architectures and several +Debian &release; supports eleven major architectures and several variations of each architecture known as flavors. @@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. ARM - arm + arm Netwinder and CATS netwinder + Versatile + versatile + + arm and armel Intel IOP32x iop32x @@ -76,9 +80,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. Marvell Orion orion5x - - Versatile - versatile @@ -139,32 +140,29 @@ variations of each architecture known as flavors. sb1a-bcm91480b - + Motorola 680x0 m68k Atari atari - + Amiga amiga - + 68k Macintosh mac - + VME bvme6000 - + mvme147 - + mvme16x - IBM/Motorola PowerPC - powerpc - CHRP - chrp - + IBM/Motorola PowerPC + powerpc PowerMac pmac @@ -234,10 +232,11 @@ as well. Laptops -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 -Linux Laptop pages +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 +Linux Laptop pages. @@ -248,9 +247,10 @@ with GNU/Linux, see the Multiprocessor support — also called symmetric multiprocessing 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. @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ section of the kernel config. Multiprocessor support — also called symmetric multiprocessing 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 SMP-alternatives 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. -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. @@ -131,6 +129,9 @@ be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation. +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. - - - -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. - - - + However, Debian GNU/Linux &releasename; will not 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. . - - + + +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. + + I/O Bus 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 @@ CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support +For &debian; &release; only the PMac (Power-Macintosh or PowerMac) and PreP +subarchitectures are supported. + + @@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ by Debian. We may have a 64-bit port in the future. -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: @@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ POWER4 architecture, and use this kernel flavour. + @@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ and, for older hardware, - CHRP subarchitecture + CHRP subarchitecture (unsupported) @@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ and, for older hardware, - APUS subarchitecture + APUS subarchitecture (unsupported) -- cgit v1.2.3