[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/distrib/notes/common Pullup 1.17 [fvdl]:

[tv <tv%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/3a68d0c3558f
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 490226:3a68d0c3558f
user:      tv <tv%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Nov 14 03:36:57 2000 +0000

description:
Pullup 1.17 [fvdl]:
* Mention the different floppy images and the machine types for which
  they are suitable (for i386).
* Mention xf86config(1) for ports that use XFree86.
* Since i386 INSTALL kernels do not have symbols, point users at
  the symbol files should they need them (hopefully not).

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/sysinst |  37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diffs (66 lines):

diff -r 6860e0d7b98a -r 3a68d0c3558f distrib/notes/common/sysinst
--- a/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue Nov 14 03:36:43 2000 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/sysinst      Tue Nov 14 03:36:57 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.5.4.4 2000/11/13 11:10:27 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: sysinst,v 1.5.4.5 2000/11/14 03:36:57 tv Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -61,20 +61,29 @@
 .It
 .Em Possible Tn PCMCIA Em issues
 .Pp
-There is a serious problem that may make installation of
-.Nx
-on
+Machines with
 .Tn PCMCIA
-machines difficult. This problem does not make
-.Em using
+slots may have problems during installation. With the improvements of
+the
 .Tn PCMCIA
-difficult once a machine is installed. If you do not have
+code in this release, this will not happen very frequently.
+If you do not have
 .Tn PCMCIA
 on your machine
 .Tn ( PCMCIA
 is only really used on laptop machines),
 you can skip this section, and ignore the
 .Dq Bq Tn PCMCIA
+notes. If you do have
+.Tn PCMCIA
+in your machine, you can safely ignore this section and the
+.Dq Bq Tn PCMCIA
+the first time, as you are likely to not have problems. Should troubles
+occur during floppy boot, they may be
+.Tn PCMCIA
+specific. You should then re-read this section and try again,
+following the instructions in the
+.Dq Bq Tn PCMCIA
 notes.
 .Pp
 This section explains how to work around the installation problem.
@@ -192,6 +201,20 @@
 .Dl pcic_isa_alloc_iosize              0xbff = 0xbf
 .Dl db> Ic "continue"
 .Pp
+Note that, since some floppy images may not have symbol information in
+the kernel, you may have to consult the matching
+.Pa .symbols
+file in the
+.Pa binary/kernel
+directory in the installation tree. Find the pcic_ symbols used above,
+look at the hexadecimal value in the first column, and write, for
+example (if
+.Va pcic_isa_intr_alloc_mask
+is equal to c0513e3c):
+.Pp
+.Dl db> Ic "write 0xc0513e3c 0x0a00"
+.Pp
+
 After installation, this value can be permanently written to the kernel image
 directly with:
 .Pp