Attachment 47023 Details for Bug 72082 – faq3.diff

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>Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /usr/cvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v
>retrieving revision 1.653
>diff -u -r1.653 book.sgml
>--- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml	22 Sep 2004 19:38:51 -0000	1.653
>+++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml	25 Sep 2004 15:51:22 -0000
>@@ -1123,7 +1123,11 @@
>             <filename>floppies/kernel.flp</filename> and
>             <filename>floppies/mfsroot.flp</filename>. These images need to
>             be copied onto floppies by tools like
>-            <command>fdimage</command> or &man.dd.1;.</para>
>+            <command>fdimage</command> or &man.dd.1;.
>+            In &os; 5.3 and later, the boot floppies have been restructured
>+            and you need <filename>floppies/boot.flp</filename> and
>+            all the <filename>floppies/kern<replaceable>X</replaceable></filename>
>+            files (of which there are currently two).</para>
> 
>           <para>If you need to download the distributions yourself (for a
>             DOS filesystem install, for instance), below are some
>@@ -1132,7 +1136,7 @@
> 
>           <itemizedlist>
>             <listitem>
>-              <para>bin/</para>
>+              <para>base/ (bin/ in 4.X)</para>
>             </listitem>
> 
>             <listitem>
>@@ -1230,10 +1234,13 @@
>         </question>
> 
>         <answer>
>-          <para>You will need a 386 or better PC, with 5 MB or more of RAM
>+          <para>For versions prior to 5.X, you will need a 386 or better
>+            PC, with 5 MB or more of RAM
>             and at least 60 MB of hard disk space. It can run with a low
>             end MDA graphics card but to run X11R6, a VGA or better video
>-            card is needed.</para>
>+            card is needed.  For &os; 5.X you will need a 486 or better
>+            PC, with 8 MB or more of RAM and at least 150 MB of hard disk
>+            space.</para>
> 
>           <para>See also <xref linkend="hardware">.</para>
> 
>@@ -1248,9 +1255,10 @@
>         <answer>
>           <para>FreeBSD 2.1.7 was the last version of FreeBSD that
>             could be installed on a 4MB system.  FreeBSD 2.2 and later
>-            needs at least 5MB to install on a new system.</para>
>+            needs at least 5MB, and &os; 5.X needs at least 8MB to
>+            install on a new system.</para>
> 
>-          <para>All versions of FreeBSD will <emphasis>run</emphasis>
>+          <para>All versions of FreeBSD prior to 5.X will <emphasis>run</emphasis>
>             in 4MB of RAM, they just cannot run the installation
>             program in 4MB. You can add extra memory for the install
>             process, if you like, and then after the system is up and
>@@ -1294,13 +1302,13 @@
> 
>       <qandaentry>
>         <question id="windows-coexist">
>-          <para>Can &windows; 95/98 co-exist with FreeBSD?</para>
>+          <para>Can &windows; co-exist with FreeBSD?</para>
>         </question>
> 
>         <answer>
>-          <para>Install &windows; 95/98 first, after that FreeBSD.
>-            FreeBSD's boot manager will then manage to boot Win95/98 and
>-            FreeBSD. If you install &windows; 95/98 second, it will boorishly
>+          <para>Install &windows; first, after that FreeBSD.
>+            FreeBSD's boot manager will then manage to boot &windows; and
>+            FreeBSD. If you install &windows; second, it will boorishly
>             overwrite your boot manager without even asking. If that
>             happens, see the next section.</para>
>         </answer>
>@@ -1308,7 +1316,7 @@
> 
>       <qandaentry>
>         <question id="win95-damaged-boot-manager">
>-          <para>&windows; 95/98 killed my boot manager!
>+          <para>&windows; killed my boot manager!
>             How do I get it back?</para>
>         </question>
> 
>@@ -1429,13 +1437,13 @@
> 
> 	  <para>It has been reported that later IBM BIOS revisions may
> 	    have reintroduced the bug.  <ulink
>-	    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=200565+208320+/usr/local/www/db/text/2001/freebsd-mobile/20010429.freebsd-mobile">This
>+	    url="http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20010427133759.A71732">This
> 	    message</ulink> from Jacques Vidrine to the &a.mobile;
> 	    describes a procedure which may work if your newer IBM
> 	    laptop does not boot FreeBSD properly, and you can upgrade
> 	    or downgrade the BIOS.</para>
> 	
>-          <para>If you have an earlier BIOS, and upgrading is not an option a
>+          <para>If you have an earlier BIOS, and upgrading is not an option, a
>             workaround is to install FreeBSD, change the partition ID FreeBSD
>             uses, and install new boot blocks that can handle the different
>             partition ID.</para>
>@@ -1683,7 +1691,7 @@
> 
>           <para>If you are running FreeBSD 3.X or earlier, also look at
>             the <ulink
>-            url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html#PAO">Mobile
>+            url="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO/">Mobile
>             Computing page</ulink>.</para>
>         </answer>
>       </qandaentry>
>@@ -1808,7 +1816,7 @@
> 
>       <qandaentry>
>         <question id="missing-os">
>-          <para>When I boot FreeBSD I get <errorname>Missing Operating
>+          <para>When I boot FreeBSD for the first time after install I get <errorname>Missing Operating
>             System</errorname>.  What is happening?</para>
>         </question>
> 
>@@ -1877,15 +1885,17 @@
>         <answer>
>           <para>Building a new kernel was originally pretty much a required
>             step in a FreeBSD installation, but more recent releases have
>-            benefited from the introduction of a much friendlier kernel
>-            configuration tool. When at the FreeBSD boot prompt (boot:),
>+            benefited from the introduction of much friendlier kernel
>+            configuration methods. In 4.X and earlier, when at the FreeBSD boot prompt (boot:),
>             use the <option>-c</option> flag and you will be dropped into a
>             visual configuration screen which allows you to configure the
>-            kernel's settings for most common ISA cards.</para>
>+            kernel's settings for most common ISA cards.  In &os; 5.X
>+            this has been replaced by much more flexible "hints" which
>+            can be set from the loader prompt.</para>
> 
>-          <para>It is still recommended that you eventually build a new
>+          <para>It may still be worthwhile building a new
>             kernel containing just the drivers that you need, just to save a
>-            bit of RAM, but it is no longer a strict requirement for most
>+            bit of RAM, but it is no longer necessary for most
>             systems.</para>
> 
>         </answer>
>@@ -2029,11 +2039,19 @@
>         </question>
> 
>         <answer>
>-          <para>For memory, the limit is 4 gigabytes.  If you plan to install
>-            this much memory into a machine, you need to be careful. You will
>-            probably want to use ECC memory and to reduce capacitive
>-            loading use 9 chip memory modules versus 18 chip memory
>-            modules.</para>
>+          <para>The limit is 4 gigabytes on a standard &i386; install.
>+            Beginning with &os; versions 4.9 and 5.1, more memory can be
>+            supported through &man.pae.4;.  This does require a kernel
>+            recompile, with an extra option to enable PAE:</para>
>+
>+            <programlisting>options       PAE</programlisting>
>+
>+          <para>&os;/PC-98 has a limit of 4 GB memory, and PAE can not
>+            be used with it.  On &os;/Alpha, the limit on memory depends
>+            on the type of hardware in use - consult the Alpha Hardware
>+            Release Notes for details.  Other architectures
>+            supported by &os; have much higher theoretical limits on
>+            maximum memory (many terabytes).</para>
>         </answer>
>       </qandaentry>

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