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authorbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-06-07 22:38:46 +0000
committerbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-06-07 22:38:46 +0000
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Add Alpha User's Q&A section to the installation guide.
Obtained from: 4.3-RELEASE CD-ROM liner notes MFC after: 3 days
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml73
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml73
2 files changed, 140 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
index f06fee5..776d916 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
@@ -624,10 +624,10 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <sect2 arch="i386">
- <title>DOS User's Question and Answer Section</title>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Question and Answer Section for &arch; Architecture Users</title>
- <qandaset>
+ <qandaset arch="i386">
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Help! I have no space! Do I need to delete
@@ -730,5 +730,72 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
+
+ <qandaset arch="alpha">
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Can I boot from the ARC or Alpha BIOS Console?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>No. &os;, like Compaq Tru64 and VMS, will only boot
+ from the SRM console.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Help! I have no space! Do I need to delete
+ everything first?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Unfortunately, yes.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Can I mount my Compaq Tru64 or VMS extended partitions?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>No, not at this time.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for Compaq Tru64 (OSF/1) binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>&os; can run Tru64 applications very well using the
+ <filename>emulators/osf1_base</filename> port/package.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for Linux binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>At the moment, &os; cannot run AlphaLinux. Support is
+ currently being worked on.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for NT Alpha binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>&os; is not able to run NT applications natively,
+ although it has the ability to mount NT partitions.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+ </qandaset>
</sect2>
</sect1>
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
index f06fee5..776d916 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/installation/common/install.sgml
@@ -624,10 +624,10 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <sect2 arch="i386">
- <title>DOS User's Question and Answer Section</title>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Question and Answer Section for &arch; Architecture Users</title>
- <qandaset>
+ <qandaset arch="i386">
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Help! I have no space! Do I need to delete
@@ -730,5 +730,72 @@ pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
+
+ <qandaset arch="alpha">
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Can I boot from the ARC or Alpha BIOS Console?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>No. &os;, like Compaq Tru64 and VMS, will only boot
+ from the SRM console.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Help! I have no space! Do I need to delete
+ everything first?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Unfortunately, yes.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>Can I mount my Compaq Tru64 or VMS extended partitions?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>No, not at this time.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for Compaq Tru64 (OSF/1) binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>&os; can run Tru64 applications very well using the
+ <filename>emulators/osf1_base</filename> port/package.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for Linux binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>At the moment, &os; cannot run AlphaLinux. Support is
+ currently being worked on.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What about support for NT Alpha binaries?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>&os; is not able to run NT applications natively,
+ although it has the ability to mount NT partitions.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+ </qandaset>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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