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<sect1 id="hardware-supported">
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<title>Supported Hardware</title>
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<para>
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Debian does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements
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of the Linux kernel and the GNU tool-sets. Therefore, any
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architecture or platform to which the Linux kernel, libc,
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<command>gcc</command>, etc. have been ported, and for which a Debian
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port exists, can run Debian. Please refer to the Ports pages at
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<ulink url="&url-ports;"></ulink> for
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more details on &arch-title; architecture systems which have been
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tested with Debian.
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</para><para>
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Rather than attempting to describe all the different hardware
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configurations which are supported for &arch-title;, this section
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contains general information and pointers to where additional
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information can be found.
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</para>
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<sect2><title>Supported Architectures</title>
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<para>
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Debian &release; supports eleven major architectures and several
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variations of each architecture known as 'flavors'.
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</para><para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="4">
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>Architecture</entry><entry>Debian Designation</entry>
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<entry>Subarchitecture</entry><entry>Flavor</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="3">Intel x86-based</entry>
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<entry morerows="3">i386</entry>
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<entry morerows="3"></entry>
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<entry>vanilla</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>idepci</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>compact</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>bf2.4 (experimental)</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="5">Motorola 680x0</entry>
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<entry morerows="5">m68k</entry>
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<entry>Atari</entry>
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<entry>atari</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>Amiga</entry>
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<entry>amiga</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>68k Macintosh</entry>
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<entry>mac</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry morerows="2">VME</entry>
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<entry>bvme6000</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>mvme147</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>mvme16x</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="2">DEC Alpha</entry>
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<entry morerows="2">alpha</entry>
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<entry morerows="2"></entry>
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<entry>generic</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>jensen</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>nautilus</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="1">Sun SPARC</entry>
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<entry morerows="1">sparc</entry>
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<entry morerows="1"></entry>
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<entry>sun4cdm</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>sun4u</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="3">ARM and StrongARM</entry>
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<entry morerows="3">arm</entry>
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<entry morerows="3"></entry>
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<entry>netwinder</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>riscpc</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>shark</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>lart</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="3">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry>
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<entry morerows="3">powerpc</entry>
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<entry>CHRP</entry>
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<entry>chrp</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>PowerMac</entry>
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<entry>powermac, new-powermac</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>PReP</entry>
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<entry>prep</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>APUS</entry>
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<entry>apus</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="1">HP PA-RISC</entry>
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<entry morerows="1">hppa</entry>
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<entry>PA-RISC 1.1</entry>
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<entry>32</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>PA-RISC 2.0</entry>
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<entry>64</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>Intel ia64-based</entry>
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<entry>ia64</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>MIPS (big endian)</entry>
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<entry>mips</entry>
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<entry>SGI Indy/I2</entry>
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<entry>r4k-ip22</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="1">MIPS (little endian)</entry>
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<entry morerows="1">mipsel</entry>
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<entry morerows="1">DEC Decstation</entry>
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<entry>r4k-kn04</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>r3k-kn02</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry morerows="1">IBM S/390</entry>
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<entry morerows="1">s390</entry>
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<entry morerows="1"></entry>
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<entry>tape</entry>
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</row><row>
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<entry>vmrdr</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
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</para><para>
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This document covers installation for the
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<emphasis>&arch-title;</emphasis> architecture. If you are looking
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for information on any of the other Debian-supported architectures
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take a look at the
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<ulink url="http://www.debian.org/ports/">Debian-Ports</ulink> pages.
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</para><para condition="new-arch">
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This is the first official release of &debian; for the &arch-title;
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architecture. We feel that it has proven itself sufficiently to be
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released. However, because it has not had the exposure (and hence
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testing by users) that some other architectures have had, you may
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encounter a few bugs. Use our
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<ulink url="&url-bts;">Bug Tracking System</ulink> to report any
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problems; make sure to mention the fact that the bug is on the
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&arch-title; platform. It can be necessary to use the
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<ulink url="&url-list-subscribe;">debian-&architecture; mailing list</ulink>
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as well.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- supported cpu docs -->
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&supported-alpha.xml;
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&supported-arm.xml;
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&supported-hppa.xml;
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&supported-i386.xml;
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&supported-ia64.xml; <!-- FIXME: currently missing -->
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&supported-m68k.xml;
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&supported-mips.xml;
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&supported-mipsel.xml;
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&supported-powerpc.xml;
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&supported-s390.xml;
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&supported-sparc.xml;
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<sect2 id="gfx" arch="not-s390"><title>Graphics Card</title>
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<para arch="i386">
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You should be using a VGA-compatible display interface for the console
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terminal. Nearly every modern display card is compatible with
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VGA. Ancient standards such CGA, MDA, or HGA should also work,
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assuming you do not require X11 support. Note that X11 is not used
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during the installation process described in this document.
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</para><para>
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Debian's support for graphical interfaces is determined by the
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underlying support found in XFree86's X11 system. The newer AGP video
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slots are actually a modification on the PCI specification, and most
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AGP video cards work under XFree86. Details on supported graphics
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buses, cards, monitors, and pointing devices can be found at
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<ulink url="&url-xfree86;"></ulink>. Debian &release; ships
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with X11 revision &x11ver;.
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</para><para arch="mips">
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The XFree86's X11 system is only supported on the SGI Indy.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 arch="i386" id="laptops"><title>Laptops</title>
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<para>
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Laptops are also supported. Laptops are often specialized or contain
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proprietary hardware. To see if your particular laptop works well
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with GNU/Linux, see the
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<ulink url="&url-x86-laptop;">Linux Laptop pages</ulink>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 condition="defaults-smp">
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<title>Multiple Processors</title>
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<para>
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Multi-processor support — also called ``symmetric multi-processing''
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or SMP — is supported for this architecture. The standard Debian
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&release; kernel image was compiled with SMP support. This should not
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prevent installation, since the SMP kernel should boot on non-SMP systems;
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the kernel will simply cause a bit more overhead.
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</para><para>
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In order to optimize the kernel for single CPU systems, you'll have to
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replace the standard Debian kernel. You can find a discussion of how
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to do this in <xref linkend="kernel-baking"/>. At this time
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(kernel version &kernelversion;) the way you disable SMP is to deselect
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``symmetric multi-processing'' in the ``General'' section of the
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kernel config.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 condition="supports-smp">
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<title>Multiple Processors</title>
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<para>
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Multi-processor support — also called ``symmetric
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multi-processing'' or SMP — is supported for this architecture.
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However, the standard Debian &release; kernel image does not support
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SMP. This should not prevent installation, since the standard,
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non-SMP kernel should boot on SMP systems; the kernel will simply use
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the first CPU.
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</para><para>
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In order to take advantage of multiple processors, you'll have to
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replace the standard Debian kernel. You can find a discussion of how
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to do this in <xref linkend="kernel-baking"/>. At this time
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(kernel version &kernelversion;) the way you enable SMP is to select
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``symmetric multi-processing'' in the ``General'' section of the
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kernel config.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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