Branch 'f12' - en-US/HardwareOverview.xml
John J. McDonough
jjmcd at fedoraproject.org
Thu Sep 10 15:39:22 UTC 2009
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New commits:
commit d64e3f2564135100ee409ba9becdd8b560c561ad
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Thu Sep 10 11:38:06 2009 -0400
Update for Fedora 12
Replaced all occurrences of Fedora 11 with &PRODVER;, and commented
put the section with the at11e (need to check that has been resolved)
diff --git a/en-US/HardwareOverview.xml b/en-US/HardwareOverview.xml
index 62d1335..e9f59b9 100644
--- a/en-US/HardwareOverview.xml
+++ b/en-US/HardwareOverview.xml
@@ -3,139 +3,163 @@
]>
<section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements">
- <title>Hardware Requirements</title>
- <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/HardwareOverview">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/HardwareOverview</ulink></remark>
- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_PPC_Architectures">
- <title>Processor and memory requirements for PPC Architectures</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 11 supports the New World generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. Although Old World machines should work, they require a special bootloader which is not included in the Fedora distribution. Fedora has also been installed and tested on POWER5 and POWER6 machines.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 11 supports pSeries and Cell Broadband Engine machines.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 11 also supports the Sony PlayStation 3 and Genesi Pegasos II and Efika.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 11 includes new hardware support for the P.A. Semiconductor 'Electra' machines.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 11 also includes support for Terrasoft Solutions powerstation workstations.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB RAM.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB RAM.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
-
- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_x86_Architectures">
- <title>Processor and memory requirements for x86 Architectures</title>
- <para>
- The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix, and VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the following Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora. Fedora 11 requires an Intel Pentium or better processor, and is optimized for Pentium 4 and later processors.
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_x86_64_architectures">
- <title>Processor and memory requirements for x86_64 architectures</title>
- <para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Hard_disk_space_requirements_for_all_architectures">
- <title>Hard disk space requirements for all architectures</title>
- <para>
- The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space. Final size is entirely determined by the installing spin and the packages selected during installation. Additional disk space is required during installation to support the installation environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the size of /Fedora/base/stage2.img (on Installation Disc 1) plus the size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system.
- </para>
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much as an additional 175 MiB for a larger installation.
- </para>
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system operation.
- </para>
- </section>
- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-at11e_network_driver">
- <title>Warning on at11e network driver</title>
- <para>
- There is an issue with network hardware driven by
- the <filename>atl1e</filename> driver under Fedora
- 11 that consistently causes network traffic
- corruption. Such hardware includes, at least, some
- ASUS motherboards, newer eeePC models, and some
- hardware from Acer. Where a different network card
- cannot be added, users who depend on reliable
- network traffic would be advised to not upgrade from
- Fedora 10 to Fedora 11 at this time. This issue is
- being tracked in <ulink type="http"
- url="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503288" />.
- </para>
- </section>
+ <title>Hardware Requirements</title>
+ <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/HardwareOverview">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/HardwareOverview</ulink></remark>
+ <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_PPC_Architectures">
+ <title>Processor and memory requirements for PPC Architectures</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; supports the New World generation of Apple Power
+ Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. Although Old
+ World machines should work, they require a special
+ bootloader which is not included in the Fedora
+ distribution. Fedora has also been installed and tested on
+ POWER5 and POWER6 machines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; supports pSeries and Cell Broadband Engine
+ machines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; also supports the Sony PlayStation 3 and
+ Genesi Pegasos II and Efika.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; includes new hardware support for the
+ P.A. Semiconductor 'Electra' machines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 1&PRODVER; also includes support for Terrasoft
+ Solutions powerstation workstations.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_x86_Architectures">
+ <title>Processor and memory requirements for x86 Architectures</title>
+ <para>
+ The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel
+ processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix, and
+ VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the following
+ Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora. Fedora &PRODVER;
+ requires an Intel Pentium or better processor, and is optimized
+ for Pentium 4 and later processors.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Processor_and_memory_requirements_for_x86_64_architectures">
+ <title>Processor and memory requirements for x86_64 architectures</title>
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-Hard_disk_space_requirements_for_all_architectures">
+ <title>Hard disk space requirements for all architectures</title>
+ <para>
+ The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space. Final
+ size is entirely determined by the installing spin and the
+ packages selected during installation. Additional disk space is
+ required during installation to support the installation
+ environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the size
+ of /Fedora/base/stage2.img (on Installation Disc 1) plus the
+ size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may range from
+ as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much as an
+ additional 175 MiB for a larger installation.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
+ least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
+ operation.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+<!-- <section id="sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Requirements-at11e_network_driver">
+ <title>Warning on at11e network driver</title>
+ <para>
+ There is an issue with network hardware driven by
+ the <filename>atl1e</filename> driver under Fedora
+ 11 that consistently causes network traffic
+ corruption. Such hardware includes, at least, some
+ ASUS motherboards, newer eeePC models, and some
+ hardware from Acer. Where a different network card
+ cannot be added, users who depend on reliable
+ network traffic would be advised to not upgrade from
+ Fedora 10 to Fedora 11 at this time. This issue is
+ being tracked in <ulink type="http"
+ url="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503288" />.
+ </para>
+ </section> -->
</section>
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