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| 5 | <included> |
5 | <included> |
| 6 | |
6 | |
| 7 | <version>1</version> |
7 | <version>2</version> |
| 8 | <date>2008-04-01</date> |
8 | <date>2008-05-02</date> |
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9 | |
| 10 | <body> |
10 | <body> |
| 11 | <p> |
11 | <p> |
| 12 | <brite>Hardware options:</brite> |
12 | <brite>Hardware options:</brite> |
| 13 | </p> |
13 | </p> |
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| 49 | <dt>doscsi</dt> |
49 | <dt>doscsi</dt> |
| 50 | <dd> |
50 | <dd> |
| 51 | This loads support for most SCSI controllers. This is also a requirement for |
51 | This loads support for most SCSI controllers. This is also a requirement for |
| 52 | booting most USB devices, as they use the SCSI subsystem of the kernel. |
52 | booting most USB devices, as they use the SCSI subsystem of the kernel. |
| 53 | </dd> |
53 | </dd> |
| 54 | <dt>hda=stroke</dt> |
54 | <dt>sda=stroke</dt> |
| 55 | <dd> |
55 | <dd> |
| 56 | This allows you to partition the whole hard disk even when your BIOS is unable |
56 | This allows you to partition the whole hard disk even when your BIOS is unable |
| 57 | to handle large disks. This option is only used on machines with an older BIOS. |
57 | to handle large disks. This option is only used on machines with an older BIOS. |
| 58 | Replace hda with the device that is requiring this option. |
58 | Replace sda with the device that requires this option. |
| 59 | </dd> |
59 | </dd> |
| 60 | <dt>ide=nodma</dt> |
60 | <dt>ide=nodma</dt> |
| 61 | <dd> |
61 | <dd> |
| 62 | This forces the disabling of DMA in the kernel and is required by some IDE |
62 | This forces the disabling of DMA in the kernel and is required by some IDE |
| 63 | chipsets and also by some CDROM drives. If your system is having trouble |
63 | chipsets and also by some CDROM drives. If your system is having trouble |