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author | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2019-09-17 14:29:42 +0000 |
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committer | Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> | 2019-09-17 14:29:42 +0000 |
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Add the 12.1-RELEASE errata, hardware, installation, and readme
pages. These are not yet connected to the build.
Prune errata page entries from 12.0-RELEASE, and bump the copyright
years as appropriate.
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate)
Notes
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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/Makefile b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..476c4e0cc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# $FreeBSD$ + +.if exists(../Makefile.inc) +.include "../Makefile.inc" +.endif + +DOC?= errata +FORMATS?= html txt +INSTALL_COMPRESSED?= gz +INSTALL_ONLY_COMPRESSED= + +.PHONY: ${DOC}.parsed.xml +.PHONY: ${DOC}.html + +.include "${DOC_PREFIX}/share/mk/doc.project.mk" diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/errata.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/errata.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..df7e07ed5a --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/errata/errata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN" +"../../../../../share/xml/freebsd50.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % release PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Release Specification//EN" "../share/xml/release.ent"> + %release; +<!ENTITY % sponsor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Sponsor Specification//EN" "../share/xml/sponsor.ent"> + %sponsor; +<!ENTITY % vendor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Vendor Specification//EN" "../share/xml/vendor.ent"> + %vendor; +<!ENTITY security SYSTEM "../share/xml/security.xml"> +<!ENTITY errata SYSTEM "../share/xml/errata.xml"> +]> + +<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + version="5.0"> + <info> + <title>&os; &release; Errata</title> + + <author> + <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname> + </author> + + <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate> + + <copyright> + <year>2019</year> + <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation + Project</holder> + </copyright> + + <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> + &tm-attrib.freebsd; + &tm-attrib.intel; + &tm-attrib.sparc; + &tm-attrib.general; + </legalnotice> + + <abstract> + <para>This document lists errata items for &os; &release;, + containing significant information discovered after the + release or too late in the release cycle to be otherwise + included in the release documentation. This information + includes security advisories, as well as news relating to the + software or documentation that could affect its operation or + usability. An up-to-date version of this document should + always be consulted before installing this version of + &os;.</para> + + <para>This errata document for &os; &release; will be maintained + until the release of &os; &release.next;.</para> + </abstract> + </info> + + <sect1 xml:id="intro"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para>This errata document contains <quote>late-breaking + news</quote> about &os; &release; Before installing this + version, it is important to consult this document to learn about + any post-release discoveries or problems that may already have + been found and fixed.</para> + + <para>Any version of this errata document actually distributed + with the release (for example, on a CDROM distribution) will be + out of date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on + the Internet and should be consulted as the <quote>current + errata</quote> for this release. These other copies of the + errata are located at <link + xlink:href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/" />, plus any + sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location.</para> + + <para>Source and binary snapshots of &os; &release.branch; also + contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time of + the snapshot).</para> + + <para>For a list of all &os; CERT security advisories, see + <link xlink:href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/security/"/>.</para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="security"> + <title>Security Advisories</title> + + &security; + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="errata"> + <title>Errata Notices</title> + + &errata; + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="open-issues"> + <title>Open Issues</title> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>No open issues.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="late-news"> + <title>Late-Breaking News</title> + + <para>No news.</para> + </sect1> +</article> diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/Makefile b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5c5e8fdbbd --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# $FreeBSD$ + +.if exists(../Makefile.inc) +.include "../Makefile.inc" +.endif +.if exists(../Makefile.hardware) +.include "../Makefile.hardware" +.endif + +ARCHLIST?= ${DOC_PREFIX}/share/misc/dev.archlist.txt + +MAN2HWNOTES_CMD=${DOC_PREFIX}/share/misc/man2hwnotes.pl +.if defined(HWNOTES_MI) +MAN2HWNOTES_FLAGS= +.else +MAN2HWNOTES_FLAGS= -c +.endif + +DOC?= hardware +FORMATS?= html txt +INSTALL_COMPRESSED?= gz +INSTALL_ONLY_COMPRESSED= + +.if ${.TARGET:M${DOC}.html} +MAN4TMP!= ${MKTEMP} -d ${.CURDIR}/svn.XXXXXXXX +MAN4DIR= ${MAN4TMP} +.if exists(${MAN4DIR}) + rm -rf ${MAN4DIR} +.endif + +MAN4PAGES?= ${MAN4DIR}/*.4 ${MAN4DIR}/man4.*/*.4 +hardware.parsed.xml: dev-auto.ent man4-rmsrc +dev-auto.ent: man4-src-checkout + ${PERL} ${MAN2HWNOTES_CMD} ${MAN2HWNOTES_FLAGS} -a ${ARCHLIST} -o ${.TARGET} ${MAN4PAGES} || (rm -f ${.TARGET}) +CLEANFILES+= dev-auto.ent +CLEANDIRS+= ${.CURDIR}/svn.* + +.ORDER: man4-rmsrc man4-src-checkout +man4-src-checkout: + mkdir -p ${MAN4TMP} + ${SVN} co svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/${SRCBRANCH}/share/man/man4 \ + ${MAN4TMP} + +man4-rmsrc: + @# Just in case. + rm -rf ${MAN4DIR} || true +.endif + +.include "${DOC_PREFIX}/share/mk/doc.project.mk" diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/hardware.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/hardware.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..182ff8f032 --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/hardware/hardware.xml @@ -0,0 +1,1476 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN" + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/freebsd50.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % release PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Release Specification//EN" + "../share/xml/release.ent"> + %release; +<!ENTITY % sponsor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Sponsor Specification//EN" + "../share/xml/sponsor.ent"> + %sponsor; +<!ENTITY % vendor PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Vendor Specification//EN" + "../share/xml/vendor.ent"> + %vendor; +<!ENTITY security SYSTEM "../share/xml/security.xml"> +<!ENTITY errata SYSTEM "../share/xml/errata.xml"> +<!ENTITY % devauto PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Auto Generated Device Lists//EN" + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/cwd/dev-auto.ent"> +%devauto; +]> +<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"> + + <info> + <title>&os; &release.current; Hardware Notes</title> + + <author> + <orgname>The &os; Documentation Project</orgname> + </author> + + <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate> + <copyright> + <year>2000</year> + <year>2001</year> + <year>2002</year> + <year>2003</year> + <year>2004</year> + <year>2005</year> + <year>2006</year> + <year>2007</year> + <year>2008</year> + <year>2009</year> + <year>2010</year> + <year>2011</year> + <year>2012</year> + <year>2013</year> + <year>2014</year> + <year>2015</year> + <year>2016</year> + <year>2017</year> + <year>2018</year> + <year>2019</year> + <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation + Project</holder> + </copyright> + + <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> + &tm-attrib.freebsd; + &tm-attrib.amd; + &tm-attrib.fujitsu; + &tm-attrib.ibm; + &tm-attrib.intel; + &tm-attrib.sparc; + &tm-attrib.sun; + &tm-attrib.general; + </legalnotice> + + </info> + + <sect1 xml:id="intro"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para>This document contains the hardware compatibility notes for + &os; &release.current;. It lists the hardware platforms + supported by &os;, as well as the various types of hardware + devices (storage controllers, network interfaces, and so on), + along with known working instances of these devices.</para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="proc"> + <title>Supported Processors and System Boards</title> + + <para>This section provides some architecture-specific information + about the specific processors and systems that are supported by + each architecture.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="proc-amd64"> + <title>amd64</title> + + <para>Since mid-2003 &os;/&arch.amd64; has supported the AMD64 + (<quote>Hammer</quote>) and &intel; EM64T architecture, and is + now one of the Tier-1 platforms (fully supported + architecture), which are expected to be Production Quality + with respects to all aspects of the &os; operating system, + including installation and development environments.</para> + + <para>Note that there are two names for this architecture, AMD64 + (AMD) and Intel EM64T (Extended Memory 64-bit Technology). + 64-bit mode of the two architectures are almost compatible + with each other, and &os;/&arch.amd64; supports them + both.</para> + + <para>As of this writing, the following processors are + supported:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>&amd.athlon;64 (<quote>Clawhammer</quote>).</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&amd.opteron; (<quote>Sledgehammer</quote>).</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&amd.sempron;.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&amd.turion;.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&amd.phenom;.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All multi-core &intel; &xeon; processors except + Sossaman have EM64T support.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The single-core &intel; &xeon; processors + <quote>Nocona</quote>, <quote>Irwindale</quote>, + <quote>Potomac</quote>, and <quote>Cranford</quote> have + EM64T support.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All &intel; &core; 2 (not &core; Duo) and later + processors</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All &intel; &core; i range of processors</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All &intel; &pentium; D processors</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>All &intel; ¢rino; Duo and ¢rino; Pro + platforms</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&intel; &pentium; 4s and &celeron; Ds using + the <quote>Cedar Mill</quote> core have EM64T + support.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Some &intel; &pentium; 4s and &celeron; Ds using the + <quote>Prescott</quote> core have EM64T support. See the + <link xlink:href="http://processorfinder.intel.com">Intel + Processor Spec Finder</link> for the definitive answer + about EM64T support in Intel processors.</para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + <para>&intel; EM64T is an extended version of IA-32 (x86) and + different from &intel; IA-64 (Itanium) architecture. Some of + &intel;'s old documentation refers to &intel; EM64T as + <quote>64-bit extension technology</quote> or + <quote>IA-32e</quote>.</para> + + <para>Both Uniprocessor (UP) and Symmetric Multi-processor (SMP) + configurations are supported.</para> + + <para>In many respects, &os;/&arch.amd64; is similar to + &os;/&arch.i386;, in terms of drivers supported. Generally, + drivers that already function correctly on other 64-bit + platforms should work.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="proc-i386"> + <title>i386</title> + + <para>&os;/&arch.i386; runs on a wide variety of <quote>IBM PC + compatible</quote> machines. Due to the wide range of + hardware available for this architecture, it is impossible + to exhaustively list all combinations of equipment supported + by &os;. Nevertheless, some general guidelines are + presented here.</para> + + <para>Almost all &i386;-compatible processors with a floating + point unit are supported. All &intel; processors beginning + with the 80486 are supported, including the 80486, &pentium;, + &pentium; Pro, &pentium; II, &pentium; III, &pentium; 4, and + variants thereof, such as the &xeon; and &celeron; processors. + All &i386;-compatible AMD processors are also supported, + including the &am486;, &am5x86;, K5, &amd.k6; (and variants), + &amd.athlon; (including Athlon-MP, Athlon-XP, Athlon-4, and + Athlon Thunderbird), and &amd.duron; processors. The AMD + Élan SC520 embedded processor is supported. The + Transmeta Crusoe is recognized and supported, as are + &i386;-compatible processors from Cyrix and NexGen.</para> + + <para>There is a wide variety of motherboards available for this + architecture. Motherboards using the ISA, VLB, EISA, AGP, and + PCI expansion buses are well-supported. There is some + limited support for the MCA (<quote>MicroChannel</quote>) + expansion bus used in the IBM PS/2 line of PCs.</para> + + <para>Symmetric multi-processor (SMP) systems are generally + supported by &os;, although in some cases, BIOS or motherboard + bugs may generate some problems. Perusal of the archives of + the &a.smp; may yield some clues.</para> + + <para>&os; will take advantage of SMT (Symmetric MultiThreading, + also known as HyperThreading on &intel; CPUs) on the supported + CPUs. The <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel which is + installed by default will automatically detect the additional + logical processors. The default &os; scheduler recognizes + processor topology on the system and selects logical and + physical processors to obtain optimal performance. + The &man.smp.4; manual page has more details.</para> + + <para>&os; will take advantage of Physical Address Extensions + (PAE) support on CPUs that support this feature. A kernel + with the <literal>PAE</literal> feature enabled will detect + memory above 4 gigabytes and allow it to be used by the + system. This feature places constraints on the device drivers + and other features of &os; which may be used; consult the + &man.pae.4; manual page for more details.</para> + + <para>&os; will generally run on i386-based laptops, albeit with + varying levels of support for certain hardware features such + as sound, graphics, power management, and PCCARD expansion + slots. These features tend to vary in idiosyncratic ways + between machines, and frequently require special-case support + in &os; to work around hardware bugs or other oddities. When + in doubt, a search of the archives of the &a.mobile; may be + useful.</para> + + <para>Most modern laptops (as well as many desktops) use the + Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI) standard. + &os; supports ACPI via the ACPI Component Architecture + reference implementation from &intel;, as described in the + &man.acpi.4; manual page. The use of ACPI causes + instabilities on some machines and it may be necessary to + disable the ACPI driver, which is normally loaded via a kernel + module. This may be accomplished by adding the following line + to <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"</programlisting> + + <para>Users debugging ACPI-related problems may find it useful + to disable portions of the ACPI functionality. The + &man.acpi.4; manual page has more information on how to do + this via loader tunables.</para> + + <para>ACPI depends on a Differentiated System Descriptor Table + (DSDT) provided by each machine's BIOS. Some machines have + bad or incomplete DSDTs, which prevents ACPI from functioning + correctly. Replacement DSDTs for some machines can be found + at the <link + xlink:href="http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/index.php">DSDT</link> + section of the <link + xlink:href="http://acpi.sourceforge.net/">ACPI4Linux</link> + project Web site. &os; can use these DSDTs to override the + DSDT provided by the BIOS; see the &man.acpi.4; manual page + for more information.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="proc-powerpc"> + <title>powerpc</title> + + <para>All Apple PowerPC machines with built-in USB are + supported, as well a limited selection of non-Apple machines, + including KVM on POWER7</para> + + <para>SMP is supported on all systems with more than + 1 processor.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="proc-sparc64"> + <title>sparc64</title> + + <para>This section describes the systems currently known to be + supported by &os; on the Fujitsu &sparc64; and Sun + &ultrasparc; platforms.</para> + + <para>SMP is supported on all systems with more than 1 + processor.</para> + + <para>When using the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, + &os;/&arch.sparc64; systems not equipped with a framebuffer + supported by the &man.creator.4; (Sun Creator, Sun Creator3D + and Sun Elite3D) or &man.machfb.4; (Sun PGX and Sun PGX64 as + well as the ATI Mach64 chips found onboard in for example + &sun.blade; 100, &sun.blade; 150, &sun.ultra; 5 and + &sun.ultra; 10) driver must use the serial console.</para> + + <para>If you have a system that is not listed here, it may not + have been tested with &os; &release.current;. We encourage + you to try it and send a note to the &a.sparc; with your + results, including which devices work and which do not.</para> + + <para>The following systems are fully supported by &os;:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Naturetech GENIALstation 777S</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 100</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 150</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 150</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 220R</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 250</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 420R</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 450</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; B100s (support for the on-board NICs first + appeared in 8.1-RELEASE)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V100</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V120</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; t1 100/105</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; T1 AC200/DC200</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; t 1100</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; t 1120</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; t 1125</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; t 1400/1405</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; 120</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &netra; X1</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &sparcengine; Ultra AX1105</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &sparcengine; Ultra AXe</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &sparcengine; Ultra AXi</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &sparcengine; Ultra AXmp</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Sun &sparcengine; CP1500</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 1</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 1E</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 2</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 5</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 10</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 30</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 60</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 80</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.ultra; 450</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The following systems are partially supported by &os;. In + particular the fiber channel controllers in SBus-based systems + are not supported. However, it is possible to use these with + a SCSI controller supported by the &man.esp.4; driver (Sun ESP + SCSI, Sun FAS Fast-SCSI and Sun FAS366 Fast-Wide SCSI + controllers).</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 3500</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.enterprise; 4500</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>Starting with 7.2-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; systems based on + Sun &ultrasparc; III and beyond are also supported by &os;, + which includes the following known working systems:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 1000</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 1500</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 2000</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.blade; 2500</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; 280R</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V210</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V215 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V240</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V245 (support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V250</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V440 (support for the on-board NICs first + appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and 8.0-RELEASE)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V480 (501-6780 and 501-6790 centerplanes + only, for which support first appeared in 7.3-RELEASE and + 8.1-RELEASE, other centerplanes might work beginning with + 8.3-RELEASE and 9.0-RELEASE)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V880</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V890 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ + CPU-configurations only)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&netra; 20/&netra; T4</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The following Sun &ultrasparc; systems are not tested but + believed to be also supported by &os;:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V125</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>&sun.fire; V490 (support first appeared in 7.4-RELEASE + and 8.1-RELEASE, non-mixed &ultrasparc; IV/IV+ + CPU-configurations only)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>Starting with 7.4-RELEASE and 8.1-RELEASE, &arch.sparc64; + systems based on Fujitsu &sparc64; V are also supported by + &os;, which includes the following known working + systems:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Fujitsu &primepower; 250</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The following Fujitsu &primepower; systems are not tested + but believed to be also supported by &os;:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Fujitsu &primepower; 450</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Fujitsu &primepower; 650</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Fujitsu &primepower; 850</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <!-- + + The "Supported Devices" section of the release notes. + Generally processor-independent, with conditional text + inclusion handling any architecture-dependent text. + + Within each subsection describing a class of hardware + (i.e. Ethernet interfaces), list broad groups of devices + alphabetically as paragraphs sorted alphabetically (frequently + these groups will be arranged by manufacturer, i.e. 3Com + Ethernet interfaces). + + Where applicable, a "Miscellaneous" section may follow all + other named sections. + + These guidelines are not hard-and-fast rules, and exceptions + will occur. Following these guidelines (vague as they may be) + is highly recommended to try to keep the formatting of + this section consistent. + + We give manpage references using the &man entities where + possible. If a driver has no manpage (and consequently no + &man entity, we simply give the name of the driver). + Please avoid doing &man entity conversions unless you + know for sure that an entity and manpage exist; sweeps through + this file to fix "missed" conversions are likely to break the + build. + --> + + <sect1 xml:id="support"> + <title>Supported Devices</title> + + <para>This section describes the devices currently known to be + supported by &os;. Other configurations may also work, but + simply have not been tested yet. Feedback, updates, and + corrections to this list are encouraged.</para> + + <para>Where possible, the drivers applicable to each device or + class of devices is listed. If the driver in question has a + manual page in the &os; base distribution (most should), it is + referenced here. Information on specific models of supported + devices, controllers, etc. can be found in the manual + pages.</para> + + <note> + <para>The device lists in this document are being generated + automatically from &os; manual pages. This means that some + devices, which are supported by multiple drivers, may appear + multiple times.</para> + </note> + + <sect2 xml:id="disk"> + <title>Disk Controllers</title> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.sparc64;] + IDE/ATA controllers (&man.ata.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.aac; + + &hwlist.adv; + + &hwlist.adw; + + &hwlist.aha; + + &hwlist.ahc; + + &hwlist.ahci; + + &hwlist.ahd; + + &hwlist.aic; + + &hwlist.amr; + + &hwlist.arcmsr; + + &hwlist.bt; + + &hwlist.ciss; + + &hwlist.dpt; + + <note> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Booting from these + controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not + supported.</para> + </note> + + &hwlist.esp; + + &hwlist.hpt27xx; + + &hwlist.hptiop; + + &hwlist.hptmv; + + &hwlist.hptrr; + + &hwlist.ida; + + &hwlist.iir; + + &hwlist.ips; + + &hwlist.isci; + + &hwlist.isp; + + &hwlist.mfi; + + &hwlist.mlx; + + <note> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Booting from these + controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not + supported.</para> + </note> + + &hwlist.mly; + + &hwlist.mpr; + + &hwlist.mps; + + &hwlist.mpt; + + &hwlist.mrsas; + + &hwlist.mvs; + + &hwlist.ncr; + + &hwlist.ncv; + + &hwlist.nsp; + + &hwlist.pms; + + &hwlist.pst; + + &hwlist.siis; + + &hwlist.stg; + + &hwlist.sym; + + &hwlist.trm; + + &hwlist.twa; + + &hwlist.twe; + + &hwlist.tws; + + &hwlist.vpo; + + <para>With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is + provided for SCSI-I, SCSI-II, and SCSI-III peripherals, + including hard disks, optical disks, tape drives (including + DAT, 8mm Exabyte, Mammoth, and DLT), medium changers, + processor target devices and CD-ROM drives. WORM devices that + support CD-ROM commands are supported for read-only access by + the CD-ROM drivers (such as &man.cd.4;). WORM/CD-R/CD-RW + writing support is provided by &man.cdrecord.1;, which is + a part of the <package>sysutils/cdrtools</package> port in the + Ports Collection.</para> + + <para>The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at this + time:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum and + SoundBlaster SCSI) (&man.cd.4;)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>ATAPI IDE interface (&man.acd.4;)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="ethernet"> + <title>Ethernet Interfaces</title> + + &hwlist.ae; + + &hwlist.age; + + &hwlist.ale; + + &hwlist.aue; + + &hwlist.axe; + + <para>ASIX Electronics AX88178A/AX88179 USB Gigabit Ethernet + adapters (&man.axge.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.bce; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast + Ethernet adapters (&man.bfe.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.bge; + + &hwlist.bnxt; + + &hwlist.bxe; + + &hwlist.cas; + + &hwlist.cdce; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Crystal Semiconductor + CS89x0-based NICs (&man.cs.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.cue; + + &hwlist.cxgb; + + &hwlist.cxgbe; + + &hwlist.dc; + + &hwlist.de; + + &hwlist.ed; + + &hwlist.em; + + &hwlist.ep; + + <para>Agere ET1310 Gigabit Ethernet adapters + (&man.et.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.ex; + + &hwlist.fe; + + &hwlist.fxp; + + &hwlist.gem; + + &hwlist.hme; + + &hwlist.ipheth; + + &hwlist.ixgbe; + + &hwlist.ixl; + + &hwlist.jme; + + &hwlist.kue; + + &hwlist.lge; + + &hwlist.mlx4en; + + &hwlist.mlx5en; + + &hwlist.msk; + + &hwlist.mxge; + + &hwlist.my; + + &hwlist.nfe; + + &hwlist.nge; + + &hwlist.oce; + + &hwlist.pcn; + + &hwlist.qlxgb; + + &hwlist.qlxgbe; + + &hwlist.qlxge; + + &hwlist.re; + + &hwlist.rl; + + &hwlist.rue; + + &hwlist.sf; + + &hwlist.sfxge; + + &hwlist.sge; + + &hwlist.sis; + + &hwlist.sk; + + &hwlist.smsc; + + &hwlist.sn; + + &hwlist.ste; + + &hwlist.stge; + + &hwlist.ti; + + &hwlist.tl; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SMC 83c17x + (EPIC)-based Ethernet NICs (&man.tx.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.txp; + + &hwlist.udav; + + &hwlist.urndis; + + &hwlist.vge; + + &hwlist.vr; + + &hwlist.vte; + + &hwlist.vx; + + &hwlist.wb; + + &hwlist.xe; + + &hwlist.xl; + + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="fddi"> + <title>FDDI Interfaces</title> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] DEC DEFPA PCI (&man.fpa.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] DEC DEFEA EISA (&man.fpa.4; driver)</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="wlan"> + <title>Wireless Network Interfaces</title> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Cisco/Aironet + 802.11b wireless adapters (&man.an.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.ath; + + &hwlist.bwi; + + &hwlist.bwn; + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 + MiniPCI network adapter (&man.ipw.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Intel PRO/Wireless + 2200BG/2915ABG MiniPCI and 2225BG PCI network adapters + (&man.iwi.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Intel Dual Band Wireless AC + 3160/7260/7265 IEEE 802.11ac network adapters (&man.iwm.4; + driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Intel Wireless WiFi Link + 4965AGN IEEE 802.11n PCI network adapters + (&man.iwn.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Marvell Libertas IEEE + 802.11b/g PCI network adapters (&man.malo.4; driver)</para> + + <para>Marvell 88W8363 IEEE 802.11n wireless network + adapters (&man.mwl.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.otus; + + &hwlist.ral; + + &hwlist.rsu; + + <para>Realtek RTL8192C, RTL8188E, RTL8812A and RTL8821A based + PCIe IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network adapters (&man.rtwn.4; + driver)</para> + + &hwlist.rum; + + &hwlist.run; + + &hwlist.uath; + + &hwlist.upgt; + + &hwlist.ural; + + &hwlist.urtw; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Lucent + Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters + and workalikes using the Lucent Hermes, Intersil PRISM-II, + Intersil PRISM-2.5, Intersil Prism-3, and Symbol Spectrum24 + chipsets (&man.wi.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG + MiniPCI network adapters (&man.wpi.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.zyd; + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="misc-network"> + <title>Miscellaneous Networks</title> + + &hwlist.ce; + + &hwlist.cx; + + &hwlist.cp; + + &hwlist.ctau; + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="serial"> + <title>Serial Interfaces</title> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] <quote>PC standard</quote> + 8250, 16450, and 16550-based serial ports (&man.sio.4; + driver)</para> + + &hwlist.uart; + + &hwlist.scc; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] AST 4 port serial card using + shared IRQ</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>ARNET 8 port serial card using shared IRQ</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>ARNET (now Digiboard) Sync 570/i high-speed + serial</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] Boca multi-port serial cards</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Boca BB1004 4-Port serial card (Modems + <emphasis>not</emphasis> supported)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Boca IOAT66 6-Port serial card (Modems + supported)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Boca BB1008 8-Port serial card (Modems + <emphasis>not</emphasis> supported)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Boca BB2016 16-Port serial card (Modems + supported)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] Comtrol Rocketport card (&man.rp.4; + driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] Cyclades Cyclom-Y serial board (&man.cy.4; + driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] STB 4 port card using shared IRQ</para> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] PCI-Based multi-port serial + boards (&man.puc.4; driver)</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Actiontech 56K PCI</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Avlab Technology, PCI IO + 2S and PCI IO 4S</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Comtrol RocketPort + 550</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Decision Computers PCCOM + 4-port serial and dual port RS232/422/485</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Dolphin Peripherals + 4025/4035/4036</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] IC Book Labs Dreadnought + 16x Lite and Pro</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Lava Computers + 2SP-PCI/DSerial-PCI/Quattro-PCI/Octopus-550</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Middle Digital, Weasle + serial port</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Moxa Industio CP-114, + Smartio C104H-PCI and C168H/PCI</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] NEC PK-UG-X001 and + PK-UG-X008</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Netmos NM9835 + PCI-2S-550</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Oxford Semiconductor + OX16PCI954 PCI UART</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Syba Tech SD-LAB + PCI-4S2P-550-ECP</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber I/O PCI + 16C550/16C650/16C850</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber 2P1S PCI + 16C550/16C650/16C850</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber 2S1P PCI + 16C550/16C650/16C850</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber 4S PCI + 16C550/16C650/16C850</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] SIIG Cyber Serial (Single + and Dual) PCI 16C550/16C650/16C850</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Syba Tech + Ltd. PCI-4S2P-550-ECP</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Titan PCI-200H and + PCI-800H</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] US Robotics (3Com) 3CP5609 + modem</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] VScom PCI-400 and + PCI-800</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + &hwlist.rc; + + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="sound"> + <title>Sound Devices</title> + + &hwlist.snd.ad1816; + + &hwlist.snd.als4000; + + &hwlist.snd.atiixp; + + &hwlist.snd.audiocs; + + &hwlist.snd.cmi; + + &hwlist.snd.cs4281; + + &hwlist.snd.csa; + + &hwlist.snd.ds1; + + &hwlist.snd.emu10k1; + + &hwlist.snd.emu10kx; + + &hwlist.snd.envy24; + + &hwlist.snd.envy24ht; + + &hwlist.snd.es137x; + + &hwlist.snd.ess; + + &hwlist.snd.fm801; + + &hwlist.snd.gusc; + + &hwlist.snd.hda; + + &hwlist.snd.hdspe; + + &hwlist.snd.ich; + + &hwlist.snd.maestro; + + &hwlist.snd.maestro3; + + &hwlist.snd.mss; + + &hwlist.snd.neomagic; + + &hwlist.snd.sbc; + + &hwlist.snd.solo; + + &hwlist.snd.spicds; + + &hwlist.snd.t4dwave; + + &hwlist.snd.via8233; + + &hwlist.snd.via82c686; + + &hwlist.snd.vibes; + + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="camera"> + <title>Camera and Video Capture Devices</title> + + &hwlist.bktr; + + <para>[&arch.i386;] Connectix QuickCam</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="usb"> + <title>USB Devices</title> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] A + range of USB peripherals are supported; devices known to work + are listed in this section. Owing to the generic nature of + most USB devices, with some exceptions any device of a given + class will be supported, even if not explicitly listed + here.</para> + + <note> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] + USB Ethernet adapters can be found in the section listing + <link linkend="ethernet">Ethernet + interfaces</link>.</para> + </note> + + <note> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] USB Bluetooth adapters can + be found in <link linkend="bluetooth">Bluetooth</link> + section.</para> + </note> + + &hwlist.ohci; + + &hwlist.uhci; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] USB + 2.0 controllers using the EHCI interface (&man.ehci.4; + driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Hubs</para> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Keyboards (&man.ukbd.4; + driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Miscellaneous</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Assist Computer Systems PC Camera C-M1</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>ActiveWire I/O Board</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Creative Technology Video Blaster WebCam Plus</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>D-Link DSB-R100 USB Radio (&man.ufm.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Mirunet AlphaCam Plus</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + &hwlist.urio; + + &hwlist.umodem; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Mice (&man.ums.4; + driver)</para> + + &hwlist.ulpt; + + &hwlist.ubsa; + + &hwlist.ubser; + + &hwlist.uftdi; + + &hwlist.uplcom; + + &hwlist.umct; + + &hwlist.umass; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Audio Devices + (&man.uaudio.4; driver)</para> + + &hwlist.uvisor; + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="firewire"> + <title>IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Devices</title> + + &hwlist.fwohci; + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, &arch.sparc64;] Serial Bus + Protocol 2 (SBP-2) storage devices (&man.sbp.4; driver)</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="bluetooth"> + <title>Bluetooth Devices</title> + + &hwlist.ng.bt3c; + + &hwlist.ng.ubt; + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="crypto-accel"> + <title>Cryptographic Accelerators</title> + + &hwlist.hifn; + + &hwlist.safe; + + &hwlist.ubsec; + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="misc"> + <title>Miscellaneous</title> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] FAX-Modem/PCCARD</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>MELCO IGM-PCM56K/IGM-PCM56KH</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Nokia Card Phone 2.0 (gsm900/dcs1800 HSCSD + terminal)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Floppy drives + (&man.fdc.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] VGA-compatible video cards + (&man.vga.4; driver)</para> + + <note> + <para>Information regarding specific video cards and + compatibility with <application>Xorg</application> can be + found at <uri + xlink:href="http://www.x.org/">http://www.x.org/</uri>.</para> + </note> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Keyboards including:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.i386;] AT-style keyboards (&man.atkbd.4; + driver)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] PS/2 keyboards + (&man.atkbd.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] + USB keyboards (&man.ukbd.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] + Pointing devices including:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] Bus mice and + compatible devices (&man.mse.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] PS/2 mice and compatible + devices, including many laptop pointing devices + (&man.psm.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Serial mice and compatible devices</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] + USB mice (&man.ums.4; driver)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <note> + <para>&man.moused.8; has more information on using pointing + devices with &os;. Information on using pointing devices + with <application>Xorg</application> can be found at <uri + xlink:href="http://www.x.org/">http://www.x.org/</uri>.</para> + </note> + + <para>[&arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;] <quote>PC standard</quote> + parallel ports (&man.ppc.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;, &arch.amd64;] PC-compatible joysticks + (&man.joy.4; driver)</para> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] PHS Data Communication Card/PCCARD</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>NTT DoCoMo P-in Comp@ct</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Panasonic KX-PH405</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>SII MC-P200</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>[&arch.i386;] Xilinx XC6200-based reconfigurable hardware + cards compatible with the HOT1 from <link + xlink:href="http://www.vcc.com/">Virtual Computers</link> + (xrpu driver).</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</article> diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/Makefile b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d7fbee29d --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# $FreeBSD$ + +.if exists(../Makefile.inc) +.include "../Makefile.inc" +.endif + +DOC= installation +FORMATS?= html txt +INSTALL_COMPRESSED?= gz +INSTALL_ONLY_COMPRESSED= + +.include "${DOC_PREFIX}/share/mk/doc.project.mk" diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/installation.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/installation.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ee3e451a2f --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/installation/installation.xml @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN" +"../../../../../share/xml/freebsd50.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % release PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Release Specification//EN" "../share/xml/release.ent"> + %release; +<!ENTITY local.rel "12.1"> +]> +<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" + xml:id="top"> + + <info> + <title>&os; &release.current; Installation + Instructions</title> + + <author> + <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname> + </author> + + <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate> + + <copyright> + <year>2019</year> + <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation + Project</holder> + </copyright> + + <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> + &tm-attrib.freebsd; + &tm-attrib.intel; + &tm-attrib.sparc; + &tm-attrib.general; + </legalnotice> + + <abstract> + <para>This article gives some brief instructions on installing + &os; &release.current; and upgrading the systems running + earlier releases.</para> + </abstract> + </info> + + <sect1 xml:id="install"> + <title>Installing &os;</title> + + <para>The <uri + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/bsdinstall.html">Installing + &os;</uri> chapter of the <uri + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">&os; Handbook</uri> + provides more in-depth information about the installation + program itself, including a guided walk-through with + screenshots.</para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> + <title>Upgrading &os;</title> + + <para>If you are upgrading from a previous release of &os;, please + read <uri + xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/&local.rel;R/relnotes.html#upgrade">upgrading + section in the Release Notes</uri> for notable + incompatibilities carefully.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="upgrade-source"> + <title>Upgrading from Source</title> + + <para>The procedure for doing a source code based update is + described in <uri + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/makeworld.html">Updating + &os; from Source</uri>.</para> + + <para>For SVN use the <filename>releng/&local.rel;</filename> + branch which will be where any upcoming Security Advisories or + Errata Notices will be applied.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="upgrade-binary"> + <title>Upgrading Using <quote>&os; Update</quote></title> + + <para>The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility supports binary + upgrades of &arch.i386; and &arch.amd64; systems running + earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running + <literal>11.2-RELEASE</literal> can upgrade as follows:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; freebsd-update fetch +&prompt.root; freebsd-update install</screen> + + <para>Now the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility can fetch bits + belonging to &release.current;. During this process + &man.freebsd-update.8; will ask for help in merging + configuration files.</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; freebsd-update upgrade -r &local.rel;-RELEASE</screen> + + <screen>&prompt.root; freebsd-update install</screen> + + <para>The system must now be rebooted with the newly installed + kernel before the non-kernel components are updated.</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; shutdown -r now</screen> + + <para>After rebooting, &man.freebsd-update.8; needs to be run + again to install the new userland components:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; freebsd-update install</screen> + + <para>At this point, users of systems being upgraded from + earlier &os; releases will be prompted by + &man.freebsd-update.8; to rebuild all third-party applications + (e.g., ports installed from the ports tree) due to updates in + system libraries.</para> + + <para>After updating installed third-party applications (and + again, only if &man.freebsd-update.8; printed a message + indicating that this was necessary), run + &man.freebsd-update.8; again so that it can delete the old (no + longer used) system libraries:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; freebsd-update install</screen> + + <para>Finally, reboot into &release.current;</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; shutdown -r now</screen> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</article> diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/Makefile b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3683dfea47 --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# $FreeBSD$ + +.if exists(../Makefile.inc) +.include "../Makefile.inc" +.endif + +DOC= readme +FORMATS?= html txt +INSTALL_COMPRESSED?= gz +INSTALL_ONLY_COMPRESSED= + +.include "${DOC_PREFIX}/share/mk/doc.project.mk" diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/readme.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/readme.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d39a537e8f --- /dev/null +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.1R/readme/readme.xml @@ -0,0 +1,434 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN" +"../../../../../share/xml/freebsd50.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % release PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//ENTITIES Release Specification//EN" "../share/xml/release.ent"> + %release; +]> +<!-- + Local Variables: + mode: sgml + sgml-indent-data: t + sgml-omittag: nil + sgml-always-quote-attributes: t + End: +--> +<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"> + + <info> + <title>&os; &release.current; README</title> + + <author> + <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname> + </author> + + <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate> + + <copyright> + <year>2000</year> + <year>2001</year> + <year>2002</year> + <year>2003</year> + <year>2004</year> + <year>2005</year> + <year>2006</year> + <year>2007</year> + <year>2008</year> + <year>2009</year> + <year>2010</year> + <year>2011</year> + <year>2012</year> + <year>2013</year> + <year>2014</year> + <year>2015</year> + <year>2016</year> + <year>2017</year> + <year>2018</year> + <year>2019</year> + <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation + Project</holder> + </copyright> + + <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> + &tm-attrib.freebsd; + &tm-attrib.intel; + &tm-attrib.opengroup; + &tm-attrib.sparc; + &tm-attrib.general; + </legalnotice> + + <abstract> + <para>This document gives a brief introduction to &os; + &release.current;. It includes some information on how to + obtain &os;, a listing of various ways to contact the &os; + Project, and pointers to some other sources of + information.</para> + </abstract> + </info> + + <sect1 xml:id="intro"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para>This distribution is a &release.type; of &os; + &release.current;, the latest point along the &release.branch; + branch.</para> + + <sect2> + <title>About &os;</title> + + <para>&os; is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for + AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (&arch.amd64;), Intel, + AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <quote>x86</quote> based PC hardware + (&arch.i386;), and &ultrasparc; machines (&arch.sparc64;). + Versions for the &arm; (&arch.arm;), &mips; (&arch.mips;), and + &powerpc; (&arch.powerpc;) architectures are currently under + development as well. &os; works with a wide variety of + peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything + from software development to games to Internet Service + Provision.</para> + + <para>This release of &os; contains everything you need to run + such a system, including full source code for the kernel and + all utilities in the base distribution. With the source + distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire + system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for + students, researchers, or users who simply want to see how it + all works.</para> + + <para>A large collection of third-party ported software (the + <quote>Ports Collection</quote>) is also provided to make it + easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional + &unix; utilities for &os;. Each <quote>port</quote> consists + of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install + a piece of software, with a single command. Over + &os.numports; ports, from editors to programming languages to + graphical applications, make &os; a powerful and comprehensive + operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided + by many commercial versions of &unix;. Most ports are also + available as pre-compiled <quote>packages</quote>, which can + be quickly installed from the installation program.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Target Audience</title> + + <para releasetype="current">This &release.type; is aimed + primarily at early adopters and various other users who want + to get involved with the ongoing development of &os;. While + the &os; development team tries its best to ensure that each + &release.type; works as advertised, &release.branch; is very + much a work-in-progress.</para> + + <para releasetype="current">The basic requirements for using + this &release.type; are technical proficiency with &os; and an + understanding of the ongoing development process of &os; + &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.current;).</para> + + <para releasetype="current">For those more interested in doing + business with &os; than in experimenting with new &os; + technology, formal releases (such as &release.prev.stable;) + are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of + testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high + reliability and dependability.</para> + + <para releasetype="snapshot">This &release.type; is aimed + primarily at early adopters and various other users who want + to get involved with the ongoing development of &os;. While + the &os; development team tries its best to ensure that each + &release.type; works as advertised, &release.branch; is very + much a work-in-progress.</para> + + <para releasetype="snapshot">The basic requirements for using + this &release.type; are technical proficiency with &os; and an + understanding of the ongoing development process of &os; + &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.current;).</para> + + <para releasetype="snapshot">For those more interested in doing + business with &os; than in experimenting with new &os; + technology, formal releases (such as &release.prev.stable;) + are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of + testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high + reliability and dependability.</para> + + <para releasetype="release">This &release.type; of &os; is + suitable for all users. It has undergone a period of testing + and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest + reliability and dependability.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="obtain"> + <title>Obtaining &os;</title> + + <para>&os; may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section + focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for obtaining a + complete &os; distribution, rather than updating an existing + installation.</para> + + <sect2> + <title>CDROM and DVD</title> + + <para>&os; -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD + from several publishers. This is frequently the most + convenient way to obtain &os; for new installations, as it + provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if + necessary. Some distributions include some of the optional, + precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the &os; Ports + Collection, or other extra material.</para> + + <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the + project are listed in the <link + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining + &os;</quote></link> appendix to the Handbook.</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>FTP</title> + + <para>You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its + optional packages from <uri + xlink:href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</uri>, + which is the official &os; release site, or any of its + <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para> + + <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os; can be found in the + <link xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors-ftp.html">FTP + Sites</link> section of the Handbook. + Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to + download the distribution is highly recommended.</para> + + <para>Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact + <email>freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for more details on + becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful + information for mirror sites at the <link + xlink:href="&url.articles.hubs;/">Mirroring &os;</link> + article.</para> + + <para>Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to + create a CDROM of a &os; release. They usually also contain + floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well as the + files necessary to do an installation over the network. + Finally mirrors sites usually contain a set of packages for + the most current release.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="contacting"> + <title>Contacting the &os; Project</title> + + <sect2> + <title>Email and Mailing Lists</title> + + <para>For any questions or general technical support issues, + please send mail to the &a.questions;.</para> + + <para>If you're tracking the &release.branch; development + efforts, you <emphasis>must</emphasis> join the &a.current;, + in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes + that may affect the way you use and maintain the + system.</para> + + <para>Being a largely-volunteer effort, the &os; Project is + always happy to have extra hands willing to help—there + are already far more desired enhancements than there is time + to implement them. To contact the developers on technical + matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the + &a.hackers;.</para> + + <para>Please note that these mailing lists can experience + <emphasis>significant</emphasis> amounts of traffic. If you + have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in + keeping up with major &os; events, you may find it + preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;.</para> + + <para>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone + wishing to do so. Visit the <link + xlink:href="&url.base;/mailman/listinfo">&os; Mailman Info + Page</link>. This will give you more information on joining + the various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are + a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups + not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either + from the Mailman pages or the <link + xlink:href="&url.base;/support.html#mailing-list">mailing + lists section</link> of the &os; Web site.</para> + + <important> + <para>Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> send email to the lists + asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface + instead.</para> + </important> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Submitting Problem Reports</title> + + <para>Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are + always valued—please do not hesitate to report any + problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of + course even more welcome.</para> + + <para>The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine + with Internet connectivity is to use the + <application>Bugzilla</application> bug tracker. + <quote>Problem Reports</quote> (PRs) submitted in this way + will be filed and their progress tracked; the &os; developers + will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as + possible. <link + xlink:href="https://bugs.FreeBSD.org/search/">A list of all + active PRs</link> is available on the &os; Web site; this + list is useful to see what potential problems other users have + encountered.</para> + + <para>Note that &man.send-pr.1; is deprecated.</para> + + <para>For more information, <link + xlink:href="&url.articles.problem-reports;/"><quote>Writing + &os; Problem Reports</quote></link>, available on the &os; + Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and + submitting effective problem reports.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="seealso"> + <title>Further Reading</title> + + <para>There are many sources of information about &os;; some are + included with this distribution, while others are available + on-line or in print versions.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="release-docs"> + <title>Release Documentation</title> + + <para>A number of other files provide more specific information + about this &release.type; distribution. These files are + provided in various formats. Most distributions will include + both ASCII text (<filename>.TXT</filename>) and HTML + (<filename>.HTM</filename>) renditions. Some distributions + may also include other formats such as Portable Document + Format (<filename>.PDF</filename>).</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><filename>README.TXT</filename>: This file, which + gives some general information about &os; as well as some + cursory notes about obtaining a distribution.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><filename>RELNOTES.TXT</filename>: The release notes, + showing what's new and different in &os; &release.current; + compared to the previous release (&os; + &release.prev;).</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><filename>HARDWARE.TXT</filename>: The hardware + compatibility list, showing devices with which &os; has + been tested and is known to work.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><filename>ERRATA.TXT</filename>: Release errata. + Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in + this file, which is principally applicable to releases (as + opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult this + file before installing a release of &os;, as it contains + the latest information on problems which have been found + and fixed since the release was created.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>On platforms that support &man.bsdinstall.8; (currently + &arch.amd64;, &arch.i386;, and &arch.sparc64;), these + documents are generally available via the Documentation menu + during installation. Once the system is installed, you can + revisit this menu by re-running the &man.bsdinstall.8; + utility.</para> + + <note> + <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any + given release before installing it, to learn about any + <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. + The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right + next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but + other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be + consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for this + release. These other copies of the errata are located at + <uri + xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/">&url.base;/releases/</uri> + (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this + location).</para> + </note> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Manual Pages</title> + + <para>As with almost all &unix; like operating systems, &os; + comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the + &man.man.1; command or through the <link + xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi">hypertext + manual pages gateway</link> on the &os; Web site. In + general, the manual pages provide information on the different + commands and APIs available to the &os; user.</para> + + <para>In some cases, manual pages are written to give + information on particular topics. Notable examples of such + manual pages are &man.tuning.7; (a guide to performance + tuning), &man.security.7; (an introduction to &os; security), + and &man.style.9; (a style guide to kernel coding).</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Books and Articles</title> + + <para>Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, + maintained by the &os; Project, are the &os; Handbook and &os; + FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions document). On-line versions + of the <link + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">Handbook</link> and <link + xlink:href="&url.books.faq;/">FAQ</link> are always + available from the <link + xlink:href="&url.base;/docs.html">&os; Documentation + page</link> or its mirrors. If you install the + <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web + browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular, + note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to + installing &os;.</para> + + <para>A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by + the &os; Project, cover more-specialized, &os;-related topics. + This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use + of the mailing lists, to dual-booting &os; with other + operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the + Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the &os; + Documentation Page or in the <filename>doc</filename> + distribution set.</para> + + <para>A listing of other books and documents about &os; can be + found in the <link + xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/bibliography.html">bibliography</link> + of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; + heritage, many other articles and books written for &unix; + systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed + in the bibliography.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="acknowledgements"> + <title>Acknowledgments</title> + + <para>&os; represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not + thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked + countless hours to bring about this &release.type;. For + a complete list of &os; developers and contributors, please see + <link + xlink:href="&url.articles.contributors;/"><quote>Contributors + to &os;</quote></link> on the &os; Web site or any of its + mirrors.</para> + + <para>Special thanks also go to the many thousands of &os; users + and testers all over the world, without whom this &release.type; + simply would not have been possible.</para> + </sect1> +</article> |