On Sunday 15 May 2005 13:15, Frans Pop wrote: > In [1] I submitted 2 patches for the Release Notes. It looks like only > one of those was applied. Oops. I now see that the patch _was_ applied, but ended up in the wrong location. It was intended to go in the chapter on new installations. I still think that is more logical. The attached patch will move the text to its intended place. (The patch in my previous mail can be ignored.) Cheers, FJP
--- release-notes.en.sgml.orig 2005-05-15 14:52:32.181765767 +0200 +++ release-notes.en.sgml 2005-05-15 14:53:29.295509170 +0200 @@ -184,6 +184,37 @@ <prgn>boot-floppies</prgn> has been replaced by a new componentized and more powerful installation system called <prgn>debian-installer</prgn>.</p> +<![ %sparc [ + <sect id="sparc_kbd"><heading>Issues with keyboards on &arch-title;</heading> + + <p>There are several issues with keyboard selection during installation.</p> + + <p>The first issue is with USB keyboards by Sun as used on for example + SunBlade systems. When installing using the default 2.4 kernel, these are + incorrectly "recognized" by the installer as regular Sun keyboards. + A workaround is documented in the Installation Guide (see link above, + chapter "Using the Debian Installer").</p> + + <p>The second issue is kernel related. Kernels in the 2.6 series use + a different input layer that makes all keyboards look like "normal" + PC keyboards. This means that if you boot the installer with a 2.4 + kernel and configure it for a Sun or USB keyboard and later (in expert + mode) select a 2.6 kernel for the new system, you will very likely end + up with a non-working keyboard after reboot.</p> + + </sect> + + <sect id="sparc_fb"><heading>Issues with framebuffer on &arch-title;</heading> + + <p>Because of display problems on some systems, framebuffer support is + disabled by default for &arch-title;. This can result in ugly display on + systems that do properly support the framebuffer, like those with ATI + graphical cards. If you see display problems in the installer, you can try + booting the installer with parameter "debian-installer/framebuffer=true".</p> + + </sect> +]]> + </chapt> @@ -701,36 +732,6 @@ ]]> </sect> ]]> -<![ %sparc [ - <sect id="sparc_kbd"><heading>Issues with keyboards on &arch-title;</heading> - - <p>There are several issues with keyboard selection during installation.</p> - - <p>The first issue is with USB keyboards by Sun as used on for example - SunBlade systems. These are incorrectly "recognized" by the installer - as regular Sun keyboards. A workaround is documented in the Installation - Guide (see link above, chapter "Using the Debian Installer").</p> - - <p>The second issue is kernel related. Kernels in the 2.6 series use - a different input layer that makes all keyboards look like "normal" - PC keyboards. This means that if you boot the installer with a 2.4 - kernel and configure it for a Sun or USB keyboard and later (in expert - mode) select a 2.6 kernel for the new system, you will very likely end - up with a non-working keyboard after reboot.</p> - - </sect> - - <sect id="sparc_fb"><heading>Issues with framebuffer on &arch-title;</heading> - - <p>Because of display problems on some systems, framebuffer support is - disabled by default for &arch-title;. This can result in ugly display on - systems that do properly support the framebuffer, like those with ATI - graphical cards. If you see display problems in the installer, you can try - booting the installer with parameter "debian-installer/framebuffer=true".</p> - - </sect> -]]> - </chapt>
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