From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Feb 1 13:39:13 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mail.freebsdmall.com (adsl-63-206-96-214.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.206.96.214]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5D4A37B402 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:39:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail.freebsdmall.com (Postfix, from userid 2135) id 8AE692E827; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:39:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.freebsdmall.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 833D02AA41; Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:39:07 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:39:07 -0800 (PST) From: Chern Lee X-X-Sender: To: "Gary W. Swearingen" Cc: Subject: Re: docs/34524: [PATCH] - Add important pre-installation notice In-Reply-To: <200202012010.g11KA3378258@freefall.freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20020201133740.I45847-100000@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > > > + > > + 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. > > + > > I've read advice almost exactly to the contrary of the new note. > Namely, that one NEVER apply updates until one becomes aware of a need > for it. I don't know the validity of that either, but it's been my > practice too, mostly because of the danger of flubbing the BIOS burn and > being shut down while arranging for a replacement BIOS. Maybe suggest > that the BIOS changelog or upgrade notes be consulted, or ML archives. > Often, BIOS upgrades just tweak some rarely-used feature that is > serious, but only for a few users. It's also possible that the kernel > version being used was tested against an old version of the BIOS, so the > age of both should be a consideration in deciding to upgrade the BIOS. > You probably know a few more pros and cons. > Agreed. I do believe in my Asus motherboard manual it specifically states *not* to flash to BIOS unless there is a problem w/ BIOS to suspect. I think this belongs as a suggestion in the Installation troubleshooting/q&a section. - chern To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message