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| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT | 12 |
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. |
