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[src/netbsd-1-6]: src/distrib/notes/sparc Pull up revision 1.22 (requested by...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/8555d9b894e7
branches:  netbsd-1-6
changeset: 529100:8555d9b894e7
user:      lukem <lukem%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Sep 30 13:00:11 2002 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.22 (requested by mbw in ticket #833):
Mention that some non-Sun CD-ROM drives can't boot any OS on Sun hadware
(link to CD-ROM FAQ was already present)

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc/hardware |  8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (22 lines):

diff -r cb7a4e702eec -r 8555d9b894e7 distrib/notes/sparc/hardware
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware      Mon Sep 30 12:55:24 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/hardware      Mon Sep 30 13:00:11 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.18.2.3 2002/07/24 06:59:32 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.18.2.4 2002/09/30 13:00:11 lukem Exp $
 .
 .Ss2 Supported machines
 .(bullet -offset indent
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@
 .Em isp
 portions of those cards should work, even if the other functions do not.
 .(Note
-See
+Non-Sun SCSI CD-ROMs may have trouble booting any OS,
+.Nx
+or otherwise.  Your CD-ROM must support 512 byte blocks for the OpenBoot PROM
+to load a file.  Most newer CD-ROM drives support this automatically, and 
+many older drives allow you to set it using a jumper.  See
 .Lk http://saturn.tlug.org/suncdfaq/
 for information on bootable CD-ROMs
 .Note)



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