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# 1.128 20-Feb-2022 nia

Be less optimistic about i386 system reqirements. Remove extremely outdated
list of support devices.


Revision tags: netbsd-8-3-RELEASE netbsd-9-4-RELEASE netbsd-9-3-RELEASE cjep_sun2x-base1 cjep_sun2x-base cjep_staticlib_x-base1 netbsd-9-2-RELEASE cjep_staticlib_x-base netbsd-9-1-RELEASE phil-wifi-20200421 phil-wifi-20200411 is-mlppp-base phil-wifi-20200406 netbsd-8-2-RELEASE netbsd-9-0-RELEASE netbsd-9-0-RC2 netbsd-9-0-RC1 phil-wifi-20191119 netbsd-9-base phil-wifi-20190609 netbsd-8-1-RELEASE netbsd-8-1-RC1 pgoyette-compat-merge-20190127 pgoyette-compat-20190127 pgoyette-compat-20190118 pgoyette-compat-1226 pgoyette-compat-1126 pgoyette-compat-1020 pgoyette-compat-0930 pgoyette-compat-0906 netbsd-7-2-RELEASE pgoyette-compat-0728 netbsd-8-0-RELEASE phil-wifi-base pgoyette-compat-0625 netbsd-8-0-RC2 pgoyette-compat-0521 pgoyette-compat-0502 pgoyette-compat-0422 netbsd-8-0-RC1 pgoyette-compat-0415 pgoyette-compat-0407 pgoyette-compat-0330 pgoyette-compat-0322 pgoyette-compat-0315 netbsd-7-1-2-RELEASE pgoyette-compat-base netbsd-7-1-1-RELEASE matt-nb8-mediatek-base perseant-stdc-iso10646-base netbsd-8-base prg-localcount2-base3 prg-localcount2-base2 prg-localcount2-base1 prg-localcount2-base pgoyette-localcount-20170426 bouyer-socketcan-base1 pgoyette-localcount-20170320 netbsd-7-1-RELEASE netbsd-7-1-RC2 netbsd-7-nhusb-base-20170116 bouyer-socketcan-base pgoyette-localcount-20170107 netbsd-7-1-RC1 pgoyette-localcount-20161104 netbsd-7-0-2-RELEASE localcount-20160914 netbsd-7-nhusb-base pgoyette-localcount-20160806 pgoyette-localcount-20160726 pgoyette-localcount-base netbsd-7-0-1-RELEASE netbsd-7-0-RELEASE netbsd-7-0-RC3 netbsd-7-0-RC2 netbsd-7-0-RC1 netbsd-6-0-6-RELEASE netbsd-6-1-5-RELEASE netbsd-7-base yamt-pagecache-base9 yamt-pagecache-tag8 netbsd-6-1-4-RELEASE netbsd-6-0-5-RELEASE tls-earlyentropy-base riastradh-xf86-video-intel-2-7-1-pre-2-21-15 riastradh-drm2-base3 netbsd-6-1-3-RELEASE netbsd-6-0-4-RELEASE netbsd-6-1-2-RELEASE netbsd-6-0-3-RELEASE netbsd-6-1-1-RELEASE riastradh-drm2-base2 riastradh-drm2-base1 riastradh-drm2-base netbsd-6-0-2-RELEASE netbsd-6-1-RELEASE netbsd-6-1-RC4 netbsd-6-1-RC3 agc-symver-base netbsd-6-1-RC2 netbsd-6-1-RC1 yamt-pagecache-base8 netbsd-6-0-1-RELEASE yamt-pagecache-base7 matt-nb6-plus-nbase yamt-pagecache-base6 netbsd-6-0-RELEASE netbsd-6-0-RC2 tls-maxphys-base matt-nb6-plus-base netbsd-6-0-RC1 yamt-pagecache-base5 yamt-pagecache-base4 netbsd-6-base yamt-pagecache-base3 yamt-pagecache-base2 yamt-pagecache-base cherry-xenmp-base bouyer-quota2-nbase bouyer-quota2-base matt-mips64-premerge-20101231
# 1.127 13-Nov-2010 jnemeth

Note new et(4).


Revision tags: matt-premerge-20091211 jym-xensuspend-nbase jym-xensuspend-base
# 1.126 26-Jan-2009 snj

Various updates to the install notes.


# 1.125 19-Nov-2008 snj

Fix a spelling error.


Revision tags: netbsd-5-base matt-mips64-base2 mjf-devfs2-base
# 1.124 27-Sep-2008 tsutsui

branches: 1.124.2;
Use `\*[Am]' rather than `\*&' for ampersand.


Revision tags: wrstuden-revivesa-base-3 wrstuden-revivesa-base-2
# 1.123 06-Sep-2008 tsutsui

Fix whitespace.


# 1.122 03-Sep-2008 tsutsui

Remove almost obsolete and useless "Unsupported devices" and
"Required configurations" sections for legacy devices. Ok'ed by bouyer@.


Revision tags: wrstuden-revivesa-base-1 yamt-pf42-base4 yamt-pf42-base3 hpcarm-cleanup-nbase yamt-pf42-baseX yamt-pf42-base2 wrstuden-revivesa-base yamt-pf42-base keiichi-mipv6-base mjf-devfs-base matt-armv6-nbase matt-armv6-base hpcarm-cleanup-base
# 1.121 14-Dec-2007 jnemeth

branches: 1.121.2; 1.121.6; 1.121.10;
add ACPI to supported items


Revision tags: matt-armv6-prevmlocking cube-autoconf-base netbsd-4-0-RC5 netbsd-4-0-RC4 netbsd-4-0-RC3 netbsd-4-0-RC2 netbsd-4-0-RC1 matt-mips64-base abandoned-netbsd-4-base netbsd-4-base
# 1.120 14-Apr-2005 tron

branches: 1.120.4; 1.120.6; 1.120.10;
Add ethernet adapters driven by re(4) and wm(4) to the list of supported
devices.


# 1.119 06-Apr-2005 martti

Added support for Dell CERC SATA RAID 1.5/6ch


Revision tags: netbsd-3-base
# 1.118 07-Mar-2005 tron

branches: 1.118.2;
Add ICH6 southbridge to list of support devices.


# 1.117 09-Jan-2005 snj

We support SMP these days. Noted by David H. Gutteridge in PR port-i386/28663.


# 1.116 24-Nov-2004 bouyer

pdcsata(4), a driver for the Promise SATA150 (aka PDC203xx) serie of
controllers. Tested with a PDC20375 (2 SATA, one PATA) controller on sparc64.
Added to all kernel config file which had pdcide(4).


# 1.115 28-Oct-2004 martti

Added Dell PERC 4/SC


# 1.114 21-Oct-2004 martti

Added DELL PERC and MegaRAID


Revision tags: netbsd-2-0-RC4 netbsd-2-0-RC3 netbsd-2-0-RC2 netbsd-2-0-RC1 netbsd-2-0-base
# 1.113 13-Feb-2004 wiz

branches: 1.113.2;
RealTek -> Realtek.


# 1.112 30-Jun-2003 bouyer

Note ICH5 support.


Revision tags: fvdl_fs64_base
# 1.111 30-Aug-2002 wiz

Add some commas in enumerations.


# 1.110 23-Aug-2002 bouyer

Note support for HPT372 and (better late than never) HPT374.


# 1.109 23-Aug-2002 bouyer

Add support for Promise Ultra133TX2, and Ultra133TX2v2.


# 1.108 30-Jul-2002 bouyer

Note ICH4 support.


# 1.107 22-Jul-2002 bouyer

Note VT8233A support.


# 1.106 29-Jun-2002 lukem

clean up whitespace, formatting


# 1.105 01-Jun-2002 bouyer

Note Sundance ST201 support


Revision tags: netbsd-1-6-base
# 1.104 23-Apr-2002 bouyer

branches: 1.104.2;
Add esiop; and rename 53c1010-33 to 53c1010 (the 66Mhz version should work
too).


# 1.103 29-Mar-2002 he

Expand tabulators in .Bd -literal section, containing required irq/drq/io
settings for devices. This is so that the resulting .html file renders
as expected, instead of having the tabulated text coloumns flush against
the right margin, at least when viewed with Netscape 4.77.


# 1.102 24-Mar-2002 bouyer

Note AMD-768 support


# 1.101 27-Jan-2002 tsutsui

Add Acard ATP-850/860 PCI IDE controllers to supported hardware.


# 1.100 25-Jan-2002 bouyer

Remplace ncr0 with siop0, and mention 53c1010 and 53c1510d


# 1.99 16-Dec-2001 bouyer

Note support of newer promise controllers.


# 1.98 01-Dec-2001 bouyer

Note ATAPI tape support


# 1.97 26-Nov-2001 jhawk

Add 3rd level sections to TOC (.Te), as this is so _long_.
Make "Unsupported devices" and "Required configurations" real 2nd level.


# 1.96 30-Sep-2001 hubertf

Add ESS 1688 AudioDrive card as supported (esl driver)


# 1.95 17-Sep-2001 jdolecek

Add TCOM TC-400 & TC-800 to list of supported hw.
Fixes misc/7364 by Geoff C. Wing


# 1.94 30-Jul-2001 jdolecek

update for recent changes in IBM PS/2 support


# 1.93 21-May-2001 jhawk

"Pull down" changes from the netbsd-1-5 branch. Basically re-sorts
some things and adds a few.


# 1.92 21-May-2001 jhawk

Boy reading this stuff is an iterative process, especially on paper.
Correct another wayward miscasing of "Plug and Play".


# 1.91 20-May-2001 jhawk

"Plug&Play" => "Plug and Play"
according to the verdsion 1.0A Plug and Play BIOS Specification.


# 1.90 20-May-2001 jhawk

AC'97 => AC97
"is follows" => "follows"


# 1.89 11-May-2001 bouyer

Note AMD 756 and 766 support.


# 1.88 11-May-2001 bouyer

Update for VIA changes in pciide.


# 1.87 07-Apr-2001 jhawk

Note that footnotes are explained after Supported devices listing.
No space before terminal sentence punctuation.
Add some more to the WaveLAN entry.
.(bullet implies initial It
s/PCMIA/PCMCIA/


# 1.86 12-Mar-2001 bouyer

Update for promise Ultra/100 support.


# 1.85 22-Jan-2001 hubertf

Add VIA VT82C686A southbridge integrated AC'97 audio
From htdocs/Hardware/pci.html.


# 1.84 22-Jan-2001 hubertf

* Sort audio drivers by alphabet
* Add Cirrus Logic CS461x
* Add ESS Maestro 2/2e

Thanks to Tatoku Ogaito <tacha@trap.fukui-med.ac.jp> for reminding me
on this.


# 1.83 22-Jan-2001 augustss

Add CS4280 and CS4281.


# 1.82 09-Jan-2001 bouyer

Update for Ultra/100, and add ICH2


# 1.81 13-Nov-2000 hubertf

Several changes to our release notes, OK'd by Luke Mewburn:

* mention additional kernels in binary/kernel/ dir: GENERIC_LAPTOP, etc
* note that we also include firewall software (besides X, ...)
* don't Xref the BUGS file, as it's gone
* update some file sizes (source .tgz files) to match BETA2
* mention that syssrc contains the source for all architectures
* Sysinst now allows setting root password and timezone - note that.
* Explain how to actually install binary packages, giving some
examples that people may want to install.
* Mention rawrite32 near rawrite.
* Don't show preparation of install tape on i386
* update i386 hardware a bit. This needs to be generated automatically...
* Many minor nits & typos.


# 1.80 29-Oct-2000 lukem

more work:
- use .Tn, .Bx, .Ul, .Key, .Sq, .Dq, .Li, .Dl, (etc) ... as appropriate
- be more consistent between various ports' install notes
- other cleanups


# 1.79 20-Oct-2000 ad

Note twe.


# 1.78 10-Oct-2000 lukem

major terraform (this is MUCH more than a rototill :-), including:
- update for 1.5 (still more MD stuff to check)
- use new macros in ../common/macros as appropriate
- introduce some CONSISTENCY between the various ports' install docs
- use various mdoc macros as appropriate, including .Li, .Pa, .Sy, and .Ic.
- migrate more stuff into ../common/*
- whitespace cleanup
- lots of other little things i'm sure...


# 1.77 04-Oct-2000 lukem

refer to the GENERIC kernel as "GENERIC" and not "generic"


# 1.76 26-Sep-2000 ad

cac* at eisa? reported as working.


# 1.75 27-Jul-2000 bouyer

Now that HPT370 works we can claim to support it.


# 1.74 07-Jul-2000 bouyer

Note promise Ultra/100 support.


# 1.73 26-Jun-2000 jdolecek

note experimental MCA support
add [m] flag and use it for devices supported by MCA-enabled kernels


# 1.72 26-Jun-2000 bouyer

Note PCI0648/0649 support.


Revision tags: netbsd-1-5-base
# 1.71 12-Jun-2000 bouyer

branches: 1.71.2;
Note HPT366 support.


Revision tags: minoura-xpg4dl-base
# 1.70 21-Apr-2000 explorer

Add documentation for Addonics FlexPort 8S


# 1.69 21-Mar-2000 soda

add Adaptec AHA-2910, 2915, 2920, and 2930C adapters (supported by ahc)


# 1.68 20-Mar-2000 ad

Note devices supported by cac(4).


# 1.67 15-Mar-2000 tsutsui

Remove AIC-7890 from "we do NOT currently support" list.


# 1.66 15-Mar-2000 fvdl

Note support for more Adaptec SCSI cards.


# 1.65 24-Feb-2000 ad

Note DPT ISA support.


# 1.64 07-Feb-2000 bouyer

Add a note for RealTek 8129/8139, and remove the '[*] [+]' for the rhine, it's
now on the boot floppy.


# 1.63 07-Feb-2000 hubertf

Sync with the INSTALL kernel config file.

XXX This file should be generated automatically...


# 1.62 04-Feb-2000 dante

Add AdvanSys U2W boards support


# 1.61 25-Jan-2000 augustss

Add a line about USB Ethernet adapters.


# 1.60 24-Jan-2000 mcr

install notes for ioat66 device


# 1.59 02-Jan-2000 itojun

sync with reality. cnw(4) and awi(4) are not in INSTALL kernel.


Revision tags: wrstuden-devbsize-19991221 wrstuden-devbsize-base
# 1.58 30-Nov-1999 itojun

add wireless network adapters (cnw, wi, awi).
(is there any MI document for supported adapters?)


Revision tags: comdex-fall-1999-base
# 1.57 28-Oct-1999 bouyer

'Compaq Dual Port Netelligent 10/100 TX' is not 'untested' any more, I have 3
of them in a router for more than a year now :)


# 1.56 06-Oct-1999 drochner

{aria,nca} at isa were removed from GENERIC


# 1.55 29-Sep-1999 ad

Note DPT support.


# 1.54 30-Aug-1999 bouyer

branches: 1.54.2;
Note Intel 82801 support.


# 1.53 29-Aug-1999 bouyer

Note Promise PDC20246 (Ultra/33) and PDC20262 (Ultra/66) support.


# 1.52 16-Aug-1999 augustss

Add umodem device.


# 1.51 13-Jul-1999 kleink

Add Solo-1.


# 1.50 13-May-1999 sommerfeld

Add text mentioning PCMCIA


# 1.49 03-May-1999 fvdl

Update this. From Izumi Tsutsui.


# 1.48 29-Apr-1999 bad

Mention Token-Ring cards supported by the tr(4) driver.


# 1.47 12-Apr-1999 bouyer

Also add ASUS PCI-DEC100TX+ to the list of tulip-based boards.


# 1.46 12-Apr-1999 bouyer

Another Tulip-based board which works: DLINK DFE500-TX.


Revision tags: netbsd-1-4-base
# 1.45 31-Mar-1999 bouyer

branches: 1.45.2;
According to Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>, only the baseboard variant
of the Compaq NetFlex 3/P uses a Thunerlan TNETE100 chip. The PCI variant
use some other PCI chip the ThunderLAN driver can't handle yet.
Also, correct SYNOPSYS.


# 1.44 30-Mar-1999 perry

note that we support the 3c905B now.


# 1.43 25-Mar-1999 dante

Add a supported AdvanSys SCSI adapter.


# 1.42 25-Mar-1999 explorer

Add info for LMC cards


# 1.41 24-Mar-1999 dante

Add AdvanSys SCSI host adapters to the supported hardware


# 1.40 19-Feb-1999 tron

Be more precise about which of Adaptec's AIC chips we support.
Fixes PR kern/7011 by Olaf Seibert.


# 1.39 02-Feb-1999 bouyer

Update to current state of pciide. Note support of ISA, ISAPnp and PCMCIA
IDE controllers too.


# 1.38 13-Jan-1999 ross

Markup for -mdoc and -mdoc2html.


# 1.37 10-Nov-1998 bouyer

Note support of the CMD PCI0643 and 0646 IDE controllers.


# 1.36 19-Oct-1998 bouyer

Note PCI IDE support and ATAPI disks.


# 1.35 29-Jul-1998 augustss

Note the supported USB hardware.


# 1.34 12-Jul-1998 augustss

Add USB.


# 1.33 03-Jul-1998 augustss

Add another sound card.


# 1.32 06-Jun-1998 augustss

Add Aria driver.


# 1.31 22-May-1998 drochner

note that 3c905B in not supported
(from Nathan J Williams <nathanw@mit.edu>)


# 1.30 20-May-1998 drochner

DEPCA (ISA) is proven to work
add 3c90X


# 1.29 14-May-1998 augustss

Add Ensoniq AudioPCI.


# 1.28 13-Feb-1998 enami

SlimSCSI is not AHA- but APA-.


# 1.27 14-Jan-1998 drochner

update for changed uha1 ISA base address


# 1.26 09-Jan-1998 perry

RCS Id Police.


# 1.25 09-Jan-1998 perry

Fix a pr-4797 (Dave Huang) -- we messed up the model number on one NCR
SCSI adapter.


# 1.24 24-Dec-1997 perry

fix numerous typos, from Brian Baird <brb@brig.com>


# 1.23 16-Dec-1997 mikel

add two more 53c8xx-based cards; from Dave Huang in PR 4687


# 1.22 04-Dec-1997 mikel

add devices supported by cy, guspnp, and joy drivers to list; note
that APM is not included in INSTALL kernels


# 1.21 01-Dec-1997 bouyer

iy (Intel etherexpress pro/10) is on the install floppy. Also update I/O
adress.


# 1.20 23-Nov-1997 fvdl

Fix 3COM 3x90X and Intel EtherExpress 100 info. From Matthias Scheler.


# 1.19 19-Nov-1997 bouyer

Add "TI TravelMate 5000 series laptop docking station's ethernet board" to
the list of supported harware by the TL driver (per William Coldwell).


# 1.18 10-Nov-1997 fvdl

Make this more up to date.


# 1.17 21-Oct-1997 bouyer

Correct ThunderLAN spelling


Revision tags: netbsd-1-3-base
# 1.16 20-Oct-1997 perry

branches: 1.16.2;
Remove false reference claiming that WD7000 support isn't present in
the small floppy, given that there is no such beast any longer.


# 1.15 19-Oct-1997 soda

These problems are fixed by thorpej's ahc->sc_xxxq, since Dec 02 1996.


# 1.14 18-Oct-1997 matt

Add some PCMCIA devices (done while noting DEC DEPCM-BA and DE305 support).


# 1.13 17-Oct-1997 bouyer

Note support of Compaq's thunderland-based network adapters


# 1.12 12-Sep-1997 jtk

minor mods:
* BIOS for NCR only needed to boot
* eliminate redundancy in APM description
* wordsmithing on driver inclusion in INSTALL kernels


# 1.11 03-Sep-1997 bouyer

Add an entry for ATAPI CD-ROMs. Also the section about SCSI and ATA(PI)
to explain how devices names are assigned.
Also restored some tabs.


# 1.10 03-Aug-1997 matt

Note that EtherWORKS III are now supported.


# 1.9 17-Jun-1997 mikel

use _VER for NetBSD version; note that fileset names must still be
updated by hand.


# 1.8 14-Jun-1997 perry

update for 1.2G


# 1.7 25-Mar-1997 perry

Update. In particular, remove refernces to the kcoth/kcadp split (we
no longer have split kernels) and remove references to "kernel copy"
floppies since we are now using ramdisk boot kernels.


# 1.6 15-Oct-1996 fvdl

Add APM to supported hardware and 1.2 -> 1.2A


# 1.5 09-Oct-1996 jtc

merge in 1.2 branch


Revision tags: netbsd-1-2-RELEASE netbsd-1-2-BETA netbsd-1-2-base
# 1.4 26-Apr-1996 scottr

branches: 1.4.4;
Sync with reality with regard to EtherExpress 16


# 1.3 28-Nov-1995 jtc

merge in changes from 1.1 release branch


Revision tags: netbsd-1-1-base netbsd-1-0-PATCH06 netbsd-1-0-PATCH05 netbsd-1-0-PATCH04 netbsd-1-0-PATCH03 netbsd-1-0-PATCH02 netbsd-1-0-PATCH1 netbsd-1-0-PATCH0 netbsd-1-0-RELEASE netbsd-1-0-base
# 1.2 17-Oct-1994 cgd

branches: 1.2.2; 1.2.4;
modify for generic kernel contents


# 1.1 17-Sep-1994 cgd

branches: 1.1.1;
Initial revision