From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 18 17:13:27 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 652252A2; Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 45AF42A6E; Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s4IHDRu6048782; Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s4IHDRcm048781; Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201405181713.s4IHDRcm048781@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44866 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 17:13:27 -0000 Author: dru Date: Sun May 18 17:13:26 2014 New Revision: 44866 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44866 Log: Modernize the min hardware requirements to match recent Hardware Notes. Format architectures as a variablelist. Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sun May 18 14:59:06 2014 (r44865) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sun May 18 17:13:26 2014 (r44866) @@ -24,18 +24,17 @@ by - + @@ -72,14 +71,13 @@ installation - &os; comes with a text-based, easy to use installation - program. &os; 9.0-RELEASE and later use an installation - program called bsdinstall, while - releases prior to &os; 9.0-RELEASE using - sysinstall for installation. This - chapter describes the use of + Beginning with &os; 9.0-RELEASE, &os; provides an easy + to use, text-based installation + program named bsdinstall. This + chapter describes how to install &os; using bsdinstall. The use of - sysinstall is covered in sysinstall, which is the installation + program used by &os; 8.x, is covered in . After reading this chapter, you will know: @@ -89,10 +87,10 @@ How to create the &os; installation media. + How &os; subdivides and refers to hard disks. - + --> How to start @@ -127,98 +125,130 @@ - Hardware Requirements - - - Minimal Configuration - - The minimal configuration to install &os; varies with the - &os; version and the hardware architecture. - - A summary of this information is given in the following - sections. Depending upon the method chosen to install &os;, - a supported CD drive and, in some cases, a - network adapter may be needed. This will be covered by - . - - - &os;/&arch.i386; - - &os;/&arch.i386; requires a 486 or better processor and - at least 64 MB of RAM. At least - 1.1 GB of free hard drive space is needed for the most - minimal installation. - - - On old computers, increasing RAM - and hard drive space is usually more effective at - improving performance than installing a faster - processor. - - + Minimum Hardware Requirements - - &os;/&arch.amd64; + The hardware requirements to install &os; vary by the + &os; version and the hardware architecture. Hardware + architectures and devices supported by a &os; + release are listed in the Hardware Notes file. Usually named + HARDWARE.TXT, the file is located in the + root directory of the release media. Copies of the supported + hardware list are also available on the Release Information + page of the &os; web site (http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html). + A &os; installation will require at least 64 MB of + RAM and 1.1 GB of free hard drive + space for the most minimal installation. It is recommended to + increase RAM and hard drive space to meet + the needs of the applications that will be used and the amount + of data that will be stored. The processor requirements for + each architecture can be summarized as follows: + + + + &arch.amd64; + There are two classes of processors capable of running - &os;/&arch.amd64;. The first are AMD64 processors, - including the &amd.athlon;64, &amd.athlon;64-FX, - &amd.opteron; or better processors. + &arch.amd64;. The first are AMD64 processors, + including the &amd.athlon;64 and + &amd.opteron; processors. - The second class of processors that can use - &os;/&arch.amd64; includes those using the + The second class of processors includes those using the &intel; EM64T architecture. Examples of these - processors include the &intel; &core; 2 Duo, Quad, - Extreme processor families, the &intel; &xeon; 3000, - 5000, and 7000 sequences of processors, the - &intel; &xeon; E3, E5 and E7 processors, and the - &intel; &core; i3, i5 and i7 processors. - - If the system is based on an nVidia nForce3 Pro-150, the - IO APIC - must be disabled in the - BIOS setup. If this - BIOS option does not exist, disable - ACPI instead. - + processors include all multi-core &intel; &xeon; + processors except Sossaman, the single-core + &intel; &xeon; processors Nocona, Irwindale, Potomac, + and Cranford, the &intel; &core; 2 (not Core Duo) + and later processors, all &intel; &pentium; D processors, the + &intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds using the Cedar + Mill core, and some &intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds + using the Prescott core. - - &os;/&arch.powerpc; &apple; &macintosh; + Both Uniprocessor (UP) and Symmetric + Multi-processor (SMP) configurations are + supported. + + + + + &arch.i386; + + Almost all i386-compatible processors with a floating + point unit are supported. All &intel; processors + 486 or higher are supported. + + &os; will take advantage of Physical Address Extensions + (PAE) support on CPUs + that support this feature. A kernel with the + PAE feature enabled will detect memory + above 4 GB 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; refer to + &man.pae.4; for details. + + + + + + ia64 + + Currently supported processors are the &itanium; and the + &itanium; 2. Supported chipsets include the HP zx1, &intel; + 460GX, and &intel; E8870. Both Uniprocessor + (UP) and Symmetric Multi-processor + (SMP) configurations are supported. + + + + + pc98 + + NEC PC-9801/9821 series with almost all i386-compatible + processors, including 80486, &pentium;, &pentium; Pro, and + &pentium; II, are all supported. All i386-compatible processors + by AMD, Cyrix, IBM, and IDT are also supported. EPSON + PC-386/486/586 series, which are compatible with NEC PC-9801 + series, are supported. The NEC FC-9801/9821 and NEC SV-98 + series should be supported. + + High-resolution mode is not supported. NEC + PC-98XA/XL/RL/XL^2, and NEC PC-H98 series are supported in + normal (PC-9801 compatible) mode only. The + SMP-related features of &os; are not + supported. The New Extend Standard Architecture + (NESA) bus used in the PC-H98, SV-H98, + and FC-H98 series, is not supported. + + - All New World &apple; &macintosh; systems with built-in + + &arch.powerpc; + + All New World ROM &apple; &macintosh; systems with built-in USB are supported. SMP is supported on machines with multiple CPUs. A 32-bit kernel can only use the first 2 GB of - RAM. &firewire; is not supported on the - Blue & White PowerMac G3. - - - - &os;/&arch.sparc64; + RAM. + + + + &arch.sparc64; + Systems supported by &os;/&arch.sparc64; are listed at the FreeBSD/sparc64 Project (http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/sparc.html). - A dedicated disk is required for &os;/&arch.sparc64;. - It is not possible to share a disk with another operating + SMP is supported on all systems with + more than 1 processor. A dedicated disk is required as + it is not possible to share a disk with another operating system at this time. - - - - - Supported Hardware - - Hardware architectures and devices supported by a &os; - release are listed in the Hardware Notes file. Usually named - HARDWARE.TXT, the file is located in the - root directory of the release media. Copies of the supported - hardware list are also available on the Release Information - page of the &os; web site (http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html). - + + +