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diff --git a/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip32_info-v5.eblit b/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip32_info-v5.eblit new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2e9f3e0259ad --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip32_info-v5.eblit @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation +# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 +# $Id$ + +# Eblit with information/warnings for IP32 (O2) users. +# +# If you need to add whitespace for formatting in 'einfo', 'ewarn', or 'eerror', use +# \040 for a space instead of the standard space. These functions will strip +# redundant white space. + +show_ip32_info() { + echo -e "" + einfo "IP32 systems function well, however there are some notes:" + einfo "\t- A sound driver now exists for IP32. Celebrate!" + einfo "\t- Framebuffer console is limited to 4MB. Anything greater" + einfo "\t\040\040specified when building the kernel will likely oops" + einfo "\t\040\040or panic the kernel." + einfo "\t- X support is limited to the generic fbdev driver. No X" + einfo "\t\040\040gbefb driver exists for O2 yet. Feel free to submit" + einfo "\t\040\040patches!" + echo -e "" + + einfo "To Build 64bit kernels for SGI O2 (IP32) or SGI Indy/Indigo2 R4x00 (IP22)" + einfo "systems, you need to use the ${GOOD}vmlinux.32${NORMAL} make target." + einfo "Once done, boot the ${GOOD}vmlinux.32${NORMAL} file (NOT vmlinux)." +} |