[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/distrib/notes/macppc Pull up revisions 1.9-1.11 (reques...

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

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/bb6156b2837a
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 491762:bb6156b2837a
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 15 22:37:58 2001 +0000

description:
Pull up revisions 1.9-1.11 (requested by mbw):
  Updates of installation notes for macppc.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/macppc/hardware |  72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diffs (133 lines):

diff -r 44c734ca7ddb -r bb6156b2837a distrib/notes/macppc/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware     Tue May 15 22:18:35 2001 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/hardware     Tue May 15 22:37:58 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.3.4.3 2001/04/23 22:21:54 he Exp $
+.\"$NetBSD: hardware,v 1.3.4.4 2001/05/15 22:37:58 he Exp $
 .
 Currently,
 .Nx*M
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@
 Open Firmware is a command environment using the FORTH language which the
 .Nx
 kernel uses to gether information about your system, and to control some
-of your devices.
-This means that PowerMacs and clones that lack Open Firmware cannot boot
+of your devices.  It is part of the boot ROMs in most 
+.Tn PowerPC Ns No -based Tn Macintosh
+systems.  Until late 1996, 
+.Tn Apple 
+never intended to use Open Firmware for anything other than internal debugging and hardware support.  It was not
+intended to be used to boot an operating system.  This is why earlier machines
+have so much trouble with Open Firmware.
+This also means that PowerMacs and clones that lack Open Firmware cannot boot
 .Nx
 on the \*M platform. Most machines introduced by Apple and the clone-makers
 after August 17, 1995 have Open Firmware and are supported.
@@ -97,13 +103,25 @@
 .It Em "Open Firmware 3"
 .Pp
 .(bullet -compact
+Apple original iBook and iBook SE
+.It
 Apple iMac; Bondi Blue (Rev A and Rev B, 233 MHz),
 5 Flavors (Rev C and Rev D, 266 MHz and 333 MHz), and Slot Loading
 .It
-Apple PowerBook (G3 Series (bronze keyboard))
+Apple PowerBook (G3 Series (bronze keyboard) and G3 (FireWire))
+.It
+Apple PowerBook G4 (Titanium)
+.It
+Apple PowerMacintosh G3 (Blue and White)
 .It
-Apple PowerMacintosh (G3 (Blue and White), G4 (PCI), G4 (AGP), and G4 Cube)
+Apple PowerMacintosh (G4 (PCI), G4 (AGP), G4 (Gigabit Ethernet), G4
+(Digital Audio), and G4 Cube)
 .bullet)
+.(Note
+There have been some reports that PowerBook G4 (Titanium) models that have
+BootROM version 4.1.8 do not boot
+.Nx No .
+.Note)
 .tag)
 .
 .Ss2 Unsupported models
@@ -131,7 +149,7 @@
 Systems upgraded from any of the above (unless the motherboard is replaced as
 part of the upgrade)
 .It
-Systems released during the year 2000 (future releases of
+Systems released in the second half of 2001 and later (future releases of
 .Nx*M
 will support these systems)
 .bullet)
@@ -179,6 +197,9 @@
 RealTek 8139
 .Pq Em rtk
 .It
+Netgear FA-311
+.Pq Em sip
+.It
 Lite-On PNIC
 .Pq Em tlp
 .It
@@ -267,7 +288,28 @@
 .Pp
 .It
 PCI frame buffers which have Open Firmware support
-(ATI, IMS, and Matrox have several models which work)
+(ATI, IMS, Matrox, and NVIDIA have several models which work)
+.bullet)
+.It
+Audio
+.(bullet -compact
+On-board audio on most models
+.Pq Em awacs
+.(Note
+This driver has only recently been introduced and is considered
+.Dq untested
+meaning that it may cause your system to crash and/or is lacking some
+features you may expect
+.Note)
+.Pp
+.It
+USB audio devices
+.Pq Em uaudio
+.Pp
+.It
+PCI audio cards, although only the Ensoniq AudioPCI 
+.Pq Em eap
+has been thoroughly tested
 .bullet)
 .It
 Serial ports
@@ -334,8 +376,6 @@
 .
 .Ss2 Unsupported devices
 .(bullet -offset indent
-On-board audio
-.It
 Floppy disk
 .(Note
 Though
@@ -364,7 +404,19 @@
 .Ss2 Supported boot devices and media
 .
 Each version of Open Firmware supports different devices and media that you
-may boot from.
+may boot from.  We define the terms
+.Dq bootable media
+as the media (hard drive, CD-R, ethernet) that will be used to bootstrap
+your \*M system into
+.Nx No Ns ,
+and
+.Dq distribution sets
+or
+.Dq distribution media
+as the media (hard drive, CD-R, ethernet) that contains the files that
+will be installed to generate a working 
+.Nx
+system onto your destination media.
 .Pp
 Go to the
 .Nx*M