gentoo-overlay/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip22_info-v1.eblit

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# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip22_info-v1.eblit,v 1.1 2009/03/16 06:39:09 kumba Exp $

# Eblit with information/warnings for IP22 (Indy/Indigo2 R4x00) 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_ip22_info() {
	echo -e ""
	einfo "IP22 systems with an R5000 processor should work well with this release."
	einfo "The R4x00 series of processors tend to be rather flaky, especially the"
	einfo "R4600.  If you have to run an R4x00 processor, then try to use an R4400."
	einfo ""
	einfo "Some Notes:"
	einfo "\t- Supported graphics card right now is Newport (XL)."
	einfo "\t- A driver for Extreme (XZ) supposedly exists, but its author"
	einfo "\t\040\040has steadfastly refused to release the code for various reasons."
	einfo "\t\040\040Any questions regarding its status should be directed to "onion" in"
	einfo "\t\040\040#mipslinux on the Freenode IRC network.  Given he is the author, he"
	einfo "\t\040\040will know the most current status of the driver."
	echo -e ""
}