clone 515826 -1 reassign -1 installation-guide thanks On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 04:07:57PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:29:05PM +0200, Nicolas François wrote: > > > Should it be mentioned in the release notes or in the installation manual? > > (or both) > > If it affects upgrades (which I had assumed it did), it should go in the > release notes; since it definitely affects installs it should definitely go > there as well, in the best case.
I'm attaching a proposed change for the release notes. I had a look at the installation guide, and it does not contain virtual_root, so this probably still apply. Best Regards, -- Nekral
Index: en/upgrading.dbk =================================================================== --- en/upgrading.dbk (révision 6862) +++ en/upgrading.dbk (copie de travail) @@ -1277,8 +1277,19 @@ </para> </section> +<section id="eisa-jensen" arch="alpha"> + <title>EISA bus on Jensen</title> + <para> + EISA devices may not be detected on Jensen. In order to force probing + EISA slots, you can pass + <literal>virtual_root.force_probe=<replaceable>1</replaceable></literal> + as a kernel option to the <command>aboot</command> prompt or in + <filename>/etc/aboot.conf</filename>) + </para> </section> +</section> + <section id="nownownow"> <title>Things to do before rebooting</title> <para>