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authormsmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-09 01:29:42 +0000
committermsmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-09 01:29:42 +0000
commitb43c86b46ebef335c3994b60b493e698af0a6dbe (patch)
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parent805369aab5bfb8dc17f859957950bf838cddd7f5 (diff)
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Remove any mention of PCI support relating to userconfig.
Remove the comment about Mylex RAID controllers, as this has been fixed. Approved by: jkh (partly)
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT8
-rw-r--r--release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT12
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT
index 0ce5753..ef47bf4 100644
--- a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ of these devices can be difficult to detect accurately, and for some,
the process of detecting another can cause irreversible confusion.
To make this process easier, FreeBSD provides UserConfig. With this
-UserConfig, the user can configure and disable device drivers before
+tool the user can configure and disable device drivers before
the kernel is loaded, avoiding potential conflicts, and eliminating
the need to reconfigure hardware to suit the default driver settings.
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Here is a sample UserConfig screen shot in 'visual' mode:
Communications :
Input :
Multimedia :
- PCI :
+
---Parameters-for-device-ed0---------------------------------------------------
Port address : 0x280 Memory address : 0xd8000
@@ -250,9 +250,7 @@ To finish configuring a driver, press 'Q'.
Note that PCI, Microchannel and EISA devices can be probed reliably,
therefore they are not shown in the table above nor can their settings
-be changed using UserConfig. PCI drivers may be seen in the "PCI
-Devices" section in the Active Devices list, if you wish to check for
-their presence.
+be changed using UserConfig.
3. LINT - other possible configurations
diff --git a/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT b/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT
index 585aa30..93df07b 100644
--- a/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT
@@ -320,9 +320,8 @@ A: Your machine doesn't like the new i586_copyout and i586_copyin code
Q: I have this CMD640 IDE controller that is said to be broken.
-A: Yes, it is. There's a workaround available now and it is enabled
- automatically if this chip is used on your system.
- For the details refer to the manual page of the disk driver (man 4 wd).
+A: Yes, it is. FreeBSD does not support this controller except through
+ the legacy 'wdc' driver.
Q: On a Compaq Aero notebook, I get the message "No floppy devices found!
@@ -384,13 +383,6 @@ A: There is a problem with the onboard Ethernet in the Netfinity 3500
will have to install another Ethernet adapter and avoid attempting
to configure the onboard adapter at any time.
-Q: When I install to my Mylex RAID controller and reboot, I get a register
- dump, or the system is extremely slow in booting.
-
-A: Due to incompatibilities between the Mylex BIOS and the FreeBSD
- bootloader, the Mylex BIOS must be disabled. This means that you
- cannot boot from a RAID array at this time.
-
Q: When I install to my AMI RAID controller and reboot, the kernel
cannot mount root, even though the AMI controller was detected.
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