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| author | wilko <wilko@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-04-13 18:17:59 +0000 |
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| committer | wilko <wilko@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-04-13 18:17:59 +0000 |
| commit | bbbc03290a2b458d0db069f046e2ccc98874b45a (patch) | |
| tree | dc7b848ddfa2aac6281a9bfed15d908b06040d9b | |
| parent | 31d1db2e71d680377646ab62f0f5e1c8b99fcf59 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-bbbc03290a2b458d0db069f046e2ccc98874b45a.zip FreeBSD-src-bbbc03290a2b458d0db069f046e2ccc98874b45a.tar.gz | |
Update Multia section with floppy boot problems & workaround.
| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT index 4daeb48..7819201 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -268,7 +268,13 @@ hacks. The low end Multia has a soldered-in CPU. Graphics: It comes with a TGA based graphics on-board. Which is not suitable for console use according to reports I have received. Which means you will -either have to run it on a serial console. +have to run it using a serial console. + +Floppy: +Although the Multia SRM supports booting from floppy this is problematic. +Typical errors look like "*** Soft Error - Error #10 - FDC: Data overrun or +underrun". The best available workaround to install FreeBSD is to boot from +CDROM. Hot: Multias are somewhat notorious for dying of heat strokes. The very compact |
