Update sgimips portions of release notes to more closely match reality, esp.
after the removal of the kern-GENERIC set from sysinst. While here, fix up some minor things (wording, bad markup, typoes) in the non-sgimips specific common portions.
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.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.67 2002/07/11 04:52:49 scottr Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: contents,v 1.68 2002/07/15 12:47:58 rafal Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ conventions for indicating italic and bold display.
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. (tag kernel/ -compact
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. It Pa kernel/
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. (tag netbsd.gz -compact
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.if !\n[atari]:\n[walnut] \{\
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.if !\n[atari]:\n[walnut]:\n[sgimips] \{\
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. It Pa netbsd-GENERIC.gz
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A gzipped
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.Nx
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@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ kernel containing code for everything supported in this release.
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This kernel runs on Vr41xx and TX3922 CPU only.
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.\}
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.
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.if r_sgimips \{\
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This kernen will boot on O2 and similar machines.
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.\}
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.
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.if r_acorn26 \{\
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. It Pa netbsd.FOURMEG.gz
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A somewhat smaller kernel, intended to be usable on systems with
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@ -172,9 +168,10 @@ A kernel for MVME177 boards.
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.
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.if r_sgimips \{\
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. It Pa netbsd-GENERIC_INDY.gz
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A kernel similar to GENERIC, but will boot on an Indy and similar machines.
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A kernel suitable for booting on Indy, Indigo 2 and similar machines.
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. It Pa netbsd.ecoff-GENERIC_INDY.gz
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GENERIC targeted for being bootable on Indigo 2 and similar machines.
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GENERIC_INDY targeted for being bootable on older Indigo 2 and possibly
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Indy machines with PROMs that do not understand the ELF binary format.
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.\}
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.
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.if r_walnut \{\
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@ -531,7 +528,7 @@ This set includes the games and their manual pages.
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.el .ie r_vax .setsize 3 7
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.el .setsize ??? ???
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.
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.if !\n[atari]:\n[walnut] \{\
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.if !\n[atari]:\n[walnut]:\n[sgimips] \{\
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.It Sy kern-GENERIC
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This set contains a
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.Nx*M
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@ -568,7 +565,6 @@ that your system may need to boot.
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.el .ie r_pmax .setsize 2 4
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.el .ie r_prep .setsize 2 4
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.el .ie r_sandpoint .setsize 3 8
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.el .ie r_sgimips .setsize 3 7
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.el .ie r_shark .setsize 2 4
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.el .ie r_sparc .setsize 2 4
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.el .ie r_sparc64 .setsize 3 5
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@ -588,6 +584,21 @@ kernel, named
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.No You Em must
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install the kernel that matches your hardware.
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.\}
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.if r_sgimips \{\
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.It Sy kern-GENERIC_INDY
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This set contains a
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.Nx*M
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\*V
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.Li GENERIC_INDY
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kernel (for Indy, Indigo 2 and Challenge S/M machines), named
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.Pa /netbsd .
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This set also contains an ECOFF kernel named
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.Pa /netbsd.ecoff
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that your system may need to boot.
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.No You Em must
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install this distribution set.
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.setsize 3 7
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.\}
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.if r_walnut \{\
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.It Sy kern-WALNUT
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This set contains a
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@ -648,7 +659,12 @@ all related programs, and their manual pages.
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maintains its own set of sources for the X Window System in order to
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assure tight integration and compatibility.
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These sources are based on XFree86, and tightly track XFree86 releases.
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.ie r_i386 \{\
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They are currently equivalent to XFree86 4.2.0.
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.\}
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.el \{\
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They are currently equivalent to XFree86 3.3.6.
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.\}
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Binary sets for the X Window System are distributed with
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.Nx .
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The sets are:
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.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.197 2002/07/11 19:52:25 junyoung Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.198 2002/07/15 12:47:59 rafal Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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The development of 1.6 and the subsequent ``point'' releases
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is done on a separate branch in the CVS repository.
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The branch was created when the release cycle for 1.6 was started,
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and during the release cycle of 1.5 and its patch releases,
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selected fixes and enhancements have been imported from the
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main development trunk.
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and during the release cycle of 1.6 and its patch releases selected
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fixes and enhancements have been imported from the main development
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trunk.
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.ig
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So, there are features in 1.6.1 which were not in, e.g. 1.6B, and vice
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versa.
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For example, there may be features in 1.6.1 which were not in 1.6B,
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and vice versa.
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..
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.if \n[FOR_RELEASE] \{\
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.Ss Changes Between The NetBSD 1.5 and 1.6 Releases
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@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ Historic AT\*&T System V
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checksums for the various files in that directory, in the format produced by
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the command:
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.br
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.Ic cksum Fl o 2 Ar file .
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.Ic cksum -o 2 Ar file .
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.tag)
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.Pp
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The MD5 digest is the safest checksum, followed by the POSIX
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.It
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The following
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.Xr rc.conf 5
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are now obsolete:
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entries are now obsolete:
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.Li amd_master ,
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.Li ip6forwarding ,
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.Li defcorename ,
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.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.47 2002/07/11 04:52:49 scottr Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.48 2002/07/15 12:47:59 rafal Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.el .ie r_macppc \{\
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.ds usrpart g
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.\}
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.el .ie r_sgimips \{\
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.ds usrpart e
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.\}
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.el \{\
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.ds usrpart d
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.\}
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portion of the disk.
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.It Li d
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.\}
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The entire disk.
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.ie r_sgimips \{\
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The
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.Nx
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portion of the disk.
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.It Li d
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The SGI volume header (boot partition)
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.\}
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.ie r_macppc \{\
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.It Li d-h
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.\}
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.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.16 2002/07/09 14:32:38 lukem Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: upgrade,v 1.17 2002/07/15 12:48:00 rafal Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.Pp
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The upgrade to
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.Nx \*V
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is a binary upgrade; it can be quite difficult
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to advance to a later version by recompiling from source due primarily
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to interdependencies in the various components.
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is a binary upgrade; it can be quite difficult to update the system
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from an earlier version by recompiling from source, primarily due to
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interdependencies in the various components.
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.Pp
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.ie r_atari \{\
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To do the upgrade, you must first boot the system as described in the
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.Nx
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partition, the kernel, and most of the system binaries, it has the
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potential to cause data loss.
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You are strongly advised to .Em back up any important data on your disk,
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whether on the
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You are strongly advised to
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.Em back up
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any important data on your disk, whether on the
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.Nx
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partition or on
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another operating system's partition, before beginning the upgrade
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.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.2 2002/05/23 05:44:50 pooka Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.3 2002/07/15 12:48:01 rafal Exp $
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.
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.Nx*M
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is aimed to run on MIPS-based computers manufactured by SGI.
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.Ss2 Supported machines
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.(bullet -offset indent
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.Tn SGI
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IP22 R4000/R4400/R4600 \- Challenge S, Indigo 2 and Indy
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IP22 R4000/R4400/R4600 \- Challenge M, Challenge S, Indigo 2 and Indy
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.It
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IP22 R5000 \- Indy
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.bullet)
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Serial ports
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.(bullet -compact
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On-board Zilog Z8530 Dual Uart
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.Pq Em ttyz ,
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.bullet)
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.It
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Ethernet
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.(bullet -compact
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On-board
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.Tn Western Digital
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.Em wdsc
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WD33C93 SCSI controller
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WD33C93 SCSI controller(s)
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.Pq Em wdsc ,
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.bullet)
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.bullet)
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.Ss2 Unsupported devices
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.(bullet -offset indent
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Keyboard and mouse devices
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.It
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Graphics adapters
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.It
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Audio hardware
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.It
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Video hardware
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.It
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Parallel ports
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.bullet)
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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.3 2002/06/30 12:34:38 lukem Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.4 2002/07/15 12:48:01 rafal Exp $
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.
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First and foremost, before beginning the installation process,
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.Em make sure you have a reliable backup
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Booting
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.Nx*M
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for the first time is most commonly done from the network.
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You must set up DHCP, TFTP, and NFS for the installation procedure to be
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successful.
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You must set up DHCP, TFTP, and possibly NFS for the installation
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procedure to be successful.
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Some SGI bootproms, such as the ones found on O2s, can read
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ELF kernels directly from the network, others require that you boot
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an ECOFF version of the kernel.
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You must decide which image your system is capable of loading.
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The current options are:
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.(bullet
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Indigo2, Indy, Challenge S
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Indigo2, Indy, Challenge M, Challenge S
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.It
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O2
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.bullet)
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