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Subject: docs/34524: [PATCH] - Add important pre-installation notice
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>Number:         34524
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] - Add important pre-installation notice
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 01 02:30:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hiten Pandya
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
The FreeBSD Project
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD hpdi.ath.cx 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #1: Wed Jan 30 02:25:36 GMT 2002 root@hpdi.ath.cx:/c1/obj/data/dev/src/sys/CURRENT5 i386

>Description:

	The below patch will add an important <note> section which will
	remind the users to update their firmwares before installing
	FreeBSD, as this could be a problem.

	Half the PRs in the Database, are lying their becuase the users
	did not update their Firmware BIOS, and stuff..

	Hope it gets in ;)

	-- Hiten Pandya
	-- <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
	
>How-To-Repeat:
	n/a
>Fix:

--- chapter.sgml	Fri Feb  1 09:51:03 2002
+++ chapter.sgml.new	Fri Feb  1 10:14:32 2002
@@ -4553,6 +4553,13 @@
       questions and answers for people wishing to dual-boot FreeBSD with
       MS-DOS.</para>
 
+    <note>
+      <para>It is very important, that you apply the neccessary firmware
+      updates before starting the installation, or if you encounter a
+      problem booting-strapping the system.  By ensuring this, you can
+      save yourself a lot of problems in the future.</para>
+    </note>
+    
     <sect2>
       <title>What to Do If Something Goes Wrong...</title>
 
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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