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 has been replaced by a new componentized and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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