release-notes/F-8/en_US ArchSpecific.xml,1.4,1.5

Paul W. Frields (pfrields) fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Thu Nov 29 22:13:55 UTC 2007


Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/F-8/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv32682

Modified Files:
	ArchSpecific.xml 
Log Message:
Resync and retag with a few corrections



Index: ArchSpecific.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/F-8/en_US/ArchSpecific.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- ArchSpecific.xml	29 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0000	1.4
+++ ArchSpecific.xml	29 Nov 2007 22:13:53 -0000	1.5
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@
 	  </formalpara>	  
 	  <screen><![CDATA[boot cd: /images/netboot/ppc32.img]]></screen>
 	  <para>
-	    Manual configuration of the Open''''''Firmware on the Pegasos 
-	    is required to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this,
+	    You must also manually configure OpenFirmware on the Pegasos
+	    to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this,
 	    set the <envar>boot-device</envar> and
 	    <envar>boot-file</envar> environment variables
 	    appropriately.
@@ -213,20 +213,47 @@
 	  <formalpara>
 	    <title>Genesi Efika 5200B</title>
 	    <para>
-	     To run Linux correctly on the Efika, download the "Device Tree Supplement" from <ulink url='http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree'>http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree</ulink> and installed according to the documentation therein. At the time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs which prevent correct operation of the <application>yaboot</application> bootloader. Genesi stated that a fixed firmware would be made available by April 2007. As of November 2007, it is not yet available.
+	      To run Linux correctly on the Efika, download the "Device
+	      Tree Supplement" from <ulink
+		url='http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree'>http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree</ulink> 
+	      and install according to the documentation therein. At the
+	      time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs which
+	      prevent correct operation of the
+	      <application>yaboot</application> bootloader. Genesi
+	      stated that a fixed firmware would be made available by
+	      April 2007. As of November 2007, it is not yet available.
 	    </para>
 	  </formalpara>
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <formalpara>
-	  <title>Sony PlayStation 3</title>
-          <para>
-	      For installation on PlayStation 3, first update to
+	    <title>Sony PlayStation 3</title>
+	    <para>For installation on PlayStation 3, first update to
 	      firmware 1.60 or later. The "Other OS" boot loader must be
 	      installed into the flash, following the instructions at
 	      <ulink
-		url='http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html'/>. 
-	      A suitable boot loader image can be found on Sony's "ADDON" CD, available from <ulink url='ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/' />. Once the boot loader is installed, the PlayStation 3 should be able to boot from the Fedora install media. Type <command>linux64 xdriver=fbdev</command> at the boot prompt, which will work around <ulink url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370761' />. Please note that network installation works best with NFS, since that takes less memory than FTP or HTTP methods. Using the <command>text</command> option also reduces the amount of memory taken by the installer. For more information on Fedora and the PlayStation3 or Fedora on PowerPC in general, join the <ulink url="http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ppc">Fedora-PPC mailing list</ulink> or the <systemitem class="resource">#fedora-ppc</systemitem> channel on <ulink url="http://freenode.net/">FreeNode</ulink>.
+		url='http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html' 
+		/>.  A suitable boot loader image can be found on Sony's
+	      "ADDON" CD, available from <ulink
+		url='ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/' 
+		/>.</para>
+	  </formalpara>
+	  <para>
+	    Once the boot loader is installed, the PlayStation 3 should
+	    be able to boot from the Fedora install media. Type
+	    <command>linux64 xdriver=fbdev</command> at the boot prompt,
+	    which will work around <ulink
+	      url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370761'
+	      />. Please note that network installation works best with
+	    NFS, since that takes less memory than FTP or HTTP methods.
+	    Using the <command>text</command> option also reduces the
+	    amount of memory taken by the installer.</para>
+	  <para>For more information on Fedora and the PlayStation3 or
+	    Fedora on PowerPC in general, join the <ulink
+	      url="http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ppc">Fedora-PPC 
+	      mailing list</ulink> or the <systemitem
+	      class="resource">#fedora-ppc</systemitem> channel on
+	    <ulink url="http://freenode.net/">FreeNode</ulink>.
           </para>
 	  </formalpara>
 	</listitem>




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