From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Mar 6 21:39:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from priv-edtnes09-hme0.telusplanet.net (mtaout.telus.net [199.185.220.235]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEC3437B718 for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 21:39:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stainsby@telus.net) Received: from telus.net ([216.232.52.82]) by priv-edtnes09-hme0.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.10 201-229-121-110) with ESMTP id <20010307053916.FHPF22442.priv-edtnes09-hme0.telusplanet.net@telus.net> for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:39:16 -0700 Message-ID: <3AA5CAE9.576F0F59@telus.net> Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 21:45:13 -0800 From: Erik Stainsby X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: suggestion for install-guide Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html under 2.2.1 The first thing to do is to make sure your hardware is supported by FreeBSD. The list of supported hardware should come in handy here. ;-) It would also be a good idea to make a list of any ``special'' cards you have installed, such as SCSI controllers, ethernet cards, sound cards, etc.. The list should include their IRQs and IO port addresses. I suggest that you add a couple of lines here to the effect of: "Most of these cards come with diagnostic or configuration software (which can be run under DOS/Win32). This software may provide you with the required irq/IO address information." Given that this guide is pitched to be accessible to the *complete* newbie, this level of hand-holding could spare the support lists some noise questions ... $.02 Oh, and great job on the revisions. Much improved. - Erik Stainsby 604-33-14083 System Support Technician Vancouver Public Library eriksta@vpl.vancouver.bc.ca -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message