diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/build/entities/urls.ent installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/build/entities/urls.ent --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/build/entities/urls.ent 2018-07-03 16:15:55.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/build/entities/urls.ent 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ + + diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/build/templates/docstruct.ent installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/build/templates/docstruct.ent --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/build/templates/docstruct.ent 2018-07-03 16:16:08.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/build/templates/docstruct.ent 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ + diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/debian/changelog installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/debian/changelog --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/debian/changelog 2018-07-06 16:08:50.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/debian/changelog 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +installation-guide (20160121ubuntu8) disco; urgency=medium + + [ Ike Panhc ] + * Describe HWE kernel, point release and url for supported arm64 platforms. + (LP: #1730322) + * Move supported arm64 server list to a wiki page to ease maintenance + (LP: #1804306) + + -- dann frazier Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:32:20 -0700 + installation-guide (20160121ubuntu7) cosmic; urgency=medium * Fixed some appearance issues and long lines - mainly visible in the PDFs diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml 2018-04-25 13:17:02.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/hardware/supported/arm.xml 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -104,64 +104,12 @@ support merged in the mainline kernel version by the time of this release; this is the main requirement to have &d-i; working on them. - The following platforms are known to be supported by - &debian;/arm64 in this release. There is only one kernel image, - which supports all the listed platforms. + Ubuntu provides generic arm64 kernel images for various supported + platforms listed in + Ubuntu Wiki. + You can check that page for platform-specific installation notes. - - - Applied Micro (APM) Mustang/X-Gene - - - The APM Mustang was the first Linux-capable ARMv8 system - available. It uses the X-gene SoC, which has since also - been used in other machines. It is an 8-core CPU, with - ethernet, USB and serial. A common form-factor looks just - like a desktop PC box, but many other versions are - expected in the future. Most of the hardware is supported - in the mainline kernel, but at this point USB support is - lacking in the &releasename-cap; kernel. - - - - - - ARM Juno Development Platform - - - Juno is a capable development board with a 6-core (2xA57, - 4xA53) ARMv8-A 800Mhz CPU, Mali (T624) graphics, 8GB DDR3 - RAM, Ethernet, USB, Serial. It was designed for system - bring-up and power testing so is neither small nor cheap, - but was one of the first boards available. All the - on-board hardware is supported in the mainline kernel and - in &releasename-cap;. - - - - - - Cavium ThunderX Reference Platforms CN8800-1S-CDK & CN8800-2S-CDK - - - The ThunderX 1S Reference Platform is a 1U rack mount chassis with a - Micro-ATX single socket motherboard supporting 10GE & 40GE - networking, x8 PCIe, 4 HDD drive slots and 8 DDR3 memory slots. The - ThunderX 2S Reference Platform is a 2U rack mount chassis with a ½ SSI - dual socket motherboard supporting 10GE & 40GE networking, x8 PCIe, - 6 HDD drive slots and 8 DDR4 memory slots. The 2U chassis can - accommodate 4 sleds and each of the sleds has a dual 48 core socket - design (96 cores per sled). The &releasename-cap; kernel has support - for nearly all on-board hardware. Certain exceptions, such as the IPMI - system interface (/dev/ipmi), may be supported in a - future &releasename-cap; update. - - - - - - When using &d-i; on non-UEFI systems, you may have to manually make the system bootable at the end of the installation, e.g. by diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/install-methods/downloading-files.xml installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/install-methods/downloading-files.xml --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/install-methods/downloading-files.xml 2018-04-25 13:17:02.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/install-methods/downloading-files.xml 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ lists each image and its purpose. + +The HWE installation images are located on each Ubuntu mirror in the directory ubuntu/dists/&releasename;-updates/main/installer-&architecture;/current/images/hwe-netboot/. The image will be available soon after HWE kernel is available and before second point release. + + &download-arm.xml; &download-powerpc.xml; diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/preparing/hwe.xml installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/preparing/hwe.xml --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/preparing/hwe.xml 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/preparing/hwe.xml 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ + + Point release and HWE kernel + + +The LTS release’s kernel is refreshed with a new, optional kernel at +some point releases. This kernel is referred to as the Hardware +Enablement (HWE) kernel, and provides support for new hardware that +has been introduced after the LTS’s GA. New hardware components are +supported by HWE kernels and on an installed system with proper +networking you can install it by an apt command which you can find it +at LTSEnablementStack on Ubuntu wiki. + + + +The LTS point releases also provide an updated installation kernel for +scenarios where kernel support for key components, such as NIC or RAID +cards, is required during the installation process. + + + + diff -Nru installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/preparing/preparing.xml installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/preparing/preparing.xml --- installation-guide-20160121ubuntu7/en/preparing/preparing.xml 2018-04-25 13:17:02.000000000 +0000 +++ installation-guide-20160121ubuntu8/en/preparing/preparing.xml 2018-11-20 20:32:20.000000000 +0000 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ &install-overview.xml; &backup.xml; +&hwe.xml; &needed-info.xml; &minimum-hardware-reqts.xml; &non-debian-partitioning.xml;