Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 21:45:13 -0800 From: Erik Stainsby <stainsby@telus.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: suggestion for install-guide Message-ID: <3AA5CAE9.576F0F59@telus.net>
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http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html under 2.2.1 <quote> 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. </quote> 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
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