- mention bsd.rd in the release contents, this is an easy way to upgrade

- mention you can't install with less than 16MB those days
- hardware list slight updates and precisions
- document correctly which drivers are available on which install media
- mention that the root partition needs to be located in the first 8GB (and
  perhaps a smaller limit on older machines) to boot properly

this includes some contributions from nick@ and some feedback from deraadt@

3 files changed, 451 insertions, 435 deletions

diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/contents b/distrib/notes/i386/contents
index daccd5cfaa9..4de8569e0e2 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/contents
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/contents
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ OpenBSDdistsets
 
 OpenBSDbsd
 
+OpenBSDrd
+
 As well you may be interested in
 
 .../OSREV/tools/
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
index 10396b4fa42..252a436504d 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/hardware
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.80 2002/04/09 00:23:47 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: hardware,v 1.81 2002/04/13 23:17:25 miod Exp $
 OpenBSD/MACHINE OSREV works across a broad range of standard PC's and
 clones, with a wide variety of processors and I/O bus architectures.  It
 can be expected to install and run with minimal difficulties on most
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ that rely on a custom BIOS to paper over implementation differences.
 OpenBSD does not currently support multiple processors (SMP), but will
 run using one processor on a multi-processor system board.
 
-The minimal configuration to install the system is 6M or 8M of RAM and
-perhaps 60M of disk space.  A custom kernel might be able to run
-with only 4MB, though we do not know of anyone running with a system
-quite this minimal today.  To install the entire system requires
-much more disk space, and to run X or compile the system, more RAM
-is recommended.  (8M of RAM will actually allow you to run X and/or
-compile but it won't be speedy.  Note that until you have around 16M
-of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a faster CPU.)
+The minimal configuration to install the system is 12M or 16M of RAM and
+perhaps 100M of disk space.  A custom kernel might be able to run with only
+8MB.  To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
+X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended.  (16M of RAM will actually
+allow you to run X and/or compile but it won't be speedy. Note that until
+you have around 32M of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting
+a faster CPU.)
  
 Supported hardware {:-include-:}:
 	Processors
@@ -69,98 +68,102 @@ Supported hardware {:-include-:}:
 		Advanced Micro Devices 756, 766
 		CMD Tech PCI0640, PCI0643, PCI0646, PCI0648, and PCI0649
 		Contaq Microsytems/Cypress CY82C693
-		HighPoint HPT366, HPT370
+		HighPoint HPT366, HPT370 (as IDE interfaces, not RAID
+		    controllers)
 		Intel PIIX, PIIX3, and PIIX4
 		Intel 82801 (ICH/ICH0/ICH2)
 		OPTi 82c568, 82d568, and 82c621
 		Promise PDC20246, PDC20262, PDC20265/7/8 (but the Promise
-			RAID mode is not supported)
+		    RAID mode is not supported)
 		Silicon Integrated Systems 5513 (5597/5598)
 		VIA Technologies VT82C586[AB], VT82C596A/B, VT82C686A/B
 		(Other PCI IDE-compliant controllers should work, but
 		 those not listed above may not be capable of DMA modes)
 	SCSI Host Adapters
 		Adaptec AHA-1540, AHA-154xA, AHA-154xB, AHA-1542C,
-			AHA-1542CF, AHA-1542CP, AHA-1640
-		Adaptec AHA-174x
-		Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, including:
-			the Adaptec AHA-152x and the SoundBlaster SCSI
-			host adapter.  (Note that you cannot boot from
-			these boards if they do not have a boot ROM;
-			only the AHA-152x and motherboards using this chip
-			are likely to be bootable, consequently.)
+		    AHA-1542CF, AHA-1542CP, AHA-1640 [B] [C]
+		Adaptec AHA-174x [B] [C]
+		Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, including: [B]
+		    the Adaptec AHA-152x and the SoundBlaster SCSI host adapter.
+		    (Note that you cannot boot from these boards if they do not
+		    have a boot ROM; only the AHA-152x and motherboards using
+		    this chip are likely to be bootable, consequently.)
 		Adaptec AIC-7770-based boards, including the Adaptec
-			AHA-274x and AHA-284x families)
+		    AHA-274x and AHA-284x families) [B] [C]
 		Adaptec AHA-[23]94x[W] cards and some on-board PCI designs
-			using the AIC7870 and AIC7880 chips.
+		    using the AIC7870 and AIC7880 chips. [B] [C]
 		Adaptec AHA-[23]94xU[2W] cards and some on-board PCI designs
-			using the AIC789[01], AIC7895, AIC789[67] chips
+		    using the AIC789[01], AIC7895, AIC789[67] chips [B] [C]
 		Adaptec AIC-789[29] chips and products like the
-			AHA-29160 based upon it which do 160MB/sec SCSI.
+		    AHA-29160 based upon it which do 160MB/sec SCSI. [B] [C]
+		    (However, the 7899G card is currently not supported with
+		     more than one device attached)
 		AdvanSys 'U', 'UW', 'U2W' and 'U160' PCI SCSI
-			controllers including the ABP940U[AW],
-			ASB3940U[AW]-00, ASB3940U2W-00 and ASB3950U160
-		AMD Am53c974 PCscsi-PCI SCSI controllers, including:
-			Tekram DC-390
-		Buslogic BT-54x (Adaptec AHA-154x clones)
+		    controllers including the ABP940U[AW],
+		    ASB3940U[AW]-00, ASB3940U2W-00 and ASB3950U160 [A] [B] [C]
+		AMD Am53c974 PCscsi-PCI SCSI controllers, including: [A] [C]
+		    Tekram DC-390
+		Buslogic BT-54x (Adaptec AHA-154x clones) [B] [C]
 		BusLogic 445, 74x, 9xx  (but not the new "FlashPoint" series
-			of BusLogic SCSI adapters)
+		    of BusLogic SCSI adapters) [B] [C]
 		Initio INIC-940 and INIC-950 based PCI SCSI host
-			adapters, including the Initio INI-9090U,
-			Initio INI-9100U/UW, Iwill 2935UW, and
-			DTC Domex 3194U Plus
-		QLogic PCI SCSI controllers
-		Seagate/Future Domain ISA SCSI adapter cards, including:
-			ST01/02
-			Future Domain TMC-885
-			Future Domain TMC-950
+		  adapters, including: [A] [C]
+		    Initio INI-9090U
+		    Initio INI-9100U/UW
+		    Iwill 2935UW
+		    DTC Domex 3194U Plus
+		QLogic PCI SCSI controllers [A]
+		Seagate/Future Domain ISA SCSI adapter cards, including: [B] [C]
+		    ST01/02
+		    Future Domain TMC-885
+		    Future Domain TMC-950
 		Symbios Logic (NCR) 53C8xx, 53C1010, and 53C1510D-based
-			PCI SCSI host adapters (including generic/no
-			name cards, old ASUS cards, the DTC-3130 series,
-			Diamond Fireport series, etc.)
-		Tekram DC-300B and DC-320E (Adaptec AHA-154x clones)
+		  PCI SCSI host adapters (including generic/no name cards, old
+		  ASUS cards, the DTC-3130 series, Diamond Fireport series,
+		  etc.) [B] [C]
+		Tekram DC-300B and DC-320E (Adaptec AHA-154x clones) [B] [C]
 		Tekram DC-3x5U (DC-315U, DC-395U/UW/F) TRM-S1040 based
-			PCI SCSI host adapters
-		Ultrastor 14f, 24f, and 34f
-		WD-7000 SCSI host adapters
+		  PCI SCSI host adapters [A] [C]
+		Ultrastor 14f, 24f, and 34f [A] [C]
+		WD-7000 SCSI host adapters [A] [B] [C]
 	RAID and Cache Controllers
-		3ware Escalade 3W-5x00, 3W-6x00 [*] [+]
-		Adaptec FSA-based RAID controllers, including:
-			Adaptec AAC-2622, AAC-364, AAC-3642
-			Dell PERC 2/Si, PERC 2/QC, PERC 3/Si, PERC 3/Di,
-				PERC 3/QC
-			HP NetRAID-4M
+		3ware Escalade 3W-5x00, 3W-6x00 [A] [C]
+		Adaptec FSA-based RAID controllers, including: [A] [C]
+		    Adaptec AAC-2622, AAC-364, AAC-3642
+		    Dell PERC 2/Si, PERC 2/QC, PERC 3/Si, PERC 3/Di,
+		      PERC 3/QC
+		    HP NetRAID-4M
 		American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers in "Mass
-		  Storage" mode
-		Compaq Smart ARRAY PCI/EISA adapters, including:
-			Compaq Integrated Array
-			Compaq IAES
-			Compaq IDA, IDA-2
-			Compaq RAID LC2
-			Compaq Smart Array 221, 3100ES, 3200, 4200,
-				4250ES, 431
-			Compaq SMART, SMART-2/E, SMART-2/P, SMART-2DH,
-				SMART-2SL
-		DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters 
-		ICP-Vortex GDT 6XXXR[DNPS] series
-		I2O (intelligent I/O) RAID controllers, including:
-			Adaptec SCSI RAID (ASR-2100S, ASR-2110S, ASR-3200S,
-			  etc)
-			American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers
-			(in I2O mode)
-			and probably other vendors' controllers supporting
-			I2O, including Intel and Mylex (untested)
+		  Storage" mode [A] [C]
+		Compaq Smart ARRAY PCI/EISA adapters, including: [A] [C]
+		    Compaq Integrated Array
+		    Compaq IAES
+		    Compaq IDA, IDA-2
+		    Compaq RAID LC2
+		    Compaq Smart Array 221, 3100ES, 3200, 4200,
+		      4250ES, 431
+		    Compaq SMART, SMART-2/E, SMART-2/P, SMART-2DH,
+		      SMART-2SL
+		DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters [A] [C]
+		ICP-Vortex GDT 6XXXR[DNPS] series [A]
+		I2O (intelligent I/O) RAID controllers, including: [A] [C]
+		    Adaptec SCSI RAID (ASR-2100S, ASR-2110S, ASR-3200S,
+		      etc)
+		    American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers
+		    (in I2O mode)
+		    and probably other vendors' controllers supporting
+		    I2O, including Intel and Mylex (untested)
 	CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drives
-		Mitsumi CD-ROM drives [*] [+]
-			[Note: The Mitsumi driver device probe is known 
-			to cause trouble with several devices!]
+		Mitsumi CD-ROM drives [*]
+		    [Note: The Mitsumi driver device probe is known 
+		    to cause trouble with several devices!]
 		Most SCSI CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD drives
 		Most ATAPI CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD drives
 	Tape Drives
 		Most SCSI tape drives
-		Most SCSI tape changers
+		Most SCSI tape changers [G]
 		QIC-02 and QIC-36 format (Archive- and Wangtek-
-		   compatible) tape drives
+		   compatible) tape drives [*]
 	MDA, CGA, VGA, SVGA, and HGC Display Adapters.  (Note that not
 		all of the display adapters OpenBSD/MACHINE
 		are supported by X.  See the XFree86 FAQ for more
@@ -170,246 +173,250 @@ Supported hardware {:-include-:}:
 		16550-based ports
 		ST16660-base ports
 		XR16850-based ports (only in the pccom driver)
-		AST-style 4-port serial boards [*]
+		AST-style 4-port serial boards [G]
 		BOCA 8-port serial cards [*] 
-		Cyclades Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards [*]
-		Cyclades-Z series multiport serial boards [*]
+		Cyclades Cyclom-{4, 8, 16}Y serial boards [G]
+		Cyclades-Z series multiport serial boards [G]
 		IBM PC-RT 4-port serial boards [*]
 		Addonics FlexPort 8S [*]
 	Parallel Ports
-		Any standard parallel port
+		Any standard parallel port [G]
 	Communication Controllers
 		Universal Serial Bus host controllers, including:
-			USB Universal Host Controller
-			USB Open Host Controller
+		    USB Universal Host Controller [A] [B] [C]
+		    USB Open Host Controller [A] [B] [C]
 		PCI `universal' communication cards, providing serial
-		and parallel ports, including:
-			Dolphin Peripherals 4014 (dual parallel) and
-				4035 (dual serial)
-			SIIG Cyber 2P1S (dual parallel, single serial)
-				and 2S1P (dual serial, single parallel)
-			SIIG Cyber 4S (quad serial)
-			SIIG Cyber I/O (single parallel, single serial)
-			SIIG Cyber Parallel, Parallel Dual, Serial,
-				Serial Dual
-			VScom PCI-800 (8 port serial, probably OEM)
-			AT&T/Lucent Venus Modem (found on IBM 33L4618
-				card, Actiontec 56K, and others)
-			US Robotics 3CP5609 PCI (modem)
-			Lava Computers 2SP-PCI (parallel port)
-			Lava Computers 2SP-PCI and Quattro-PCI (dual
-				serial)
-			NEC PK-UG-X008 (serial)
-			NEC PK-UG-X001 K56flex PCI (modem)
-			Koutech IOFLEX-2S (dual serial)
-			Syba Tech Ltd. PCI-4S2P-550-ECP (4 port serial, 2
-				port parallel)
-			Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. PCI I/O Card 4S (4 port
-				serial)
-			NetMos 2S1P (2 port serial and 1 port parallel)
+		  and parallel ports, including: [G]
+		    Dolphin Peripherals 4014 (dual parallel) and
+		    	4035 (dual serial)
+		    SIIG Cyber 2P1S (dual parallel, single serial)
+		    	and 2S1P (dual serial, single parallel)
+		    SIIG Cyber 4S (quad serial)
+		    SIIG Cyber I/O (single parallel, single serial)
+		    SIIG Cyber Parallel, Parallel Dual, Serial,
+		    	Serial Dual
+		    VScom PCI-800 (8 port serial, probably OEM)
+		    AT&T/Lucent Venus Modem (found on IBM 33L4618
+		    	card, Actiontec 56K, and others)
+		    US Robotics 3CP5609 PCI (modem)
+		    Lava Computers 2SP-PCI (parallel port)
+		    Lava Computers 2SP-PCI and Quattro-PCI (dual
+		    	serial)
+		    NEC PK-UG-X008 (serial)
+		    NEC PK-UG-X001 K56flex PCI (modem)
+		    Koutech IOFLEX-2S (dual serial)
+		    Syba Tech Ltd. PCI-4S2P-550-ECP (4 port serial, 2
+		    	port parallel)
+		    Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. PCI I/O Card 4S (4 port
+		    	serial)
+		    NetMos 2S1P (2 port serial and 1 port parallel)
 	Ethernet Adapters
-		3Com 3c501
-		3Com 3c503
-		3Com 3c505 [*]
-		3Com 3c507
-		3Com 3c509, 3c579, and 3c59x
-		3Com 3c515 [*] [+]
+		3Com 3c501 [A] [B] [C]
+		3Com 3c503 [B]
+		3Com 3c505 [A] [B] [C]
+		3Com 3c507 [A] [B] [C]
+		3Com 3c509, 3c579, and 3c59x (disabling PnP on 3c509B is
+		    recommended)
+		3Com 3c515 [B]
 		3Com 3c9xx Etherlink XL adapters, including:
-			3Com 3c900/3c900B PCI adapters
-			3Com 3c905/3c905B/3c905C PCI adapters
-			3Com 3c980/3c980C server adapters
-			3Com 3cSOHO apapter
-			3Com 3c900B-FL and 3c900B-FL/FX fiber optic
-				adapters
-			3Com 3c555/3c556/3c556B MiniPCI adapters
-			Dell on-board 3c920
-			Dell Precision on-board 3c905B
-			Dell OptiPlex GX1 on-board 3c918
-			Dell Latitude laptop docking station embedded
-				3c905
-		3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder PCI adapters, including:
-			3C990-TX-95
-			3C990-TX-97
-			3C990-TX-SVR95
-			3C990-TX-SVR97
-		Adaptec "Starfire" AIC-6915 based PCI adapters, including:
-			Adaptec Single32 ANA-69011
-			Adaptec Single64 ANA-62011 and ANA-62020
-			Adaptec Duo64 ANA-62022
-			Adaptec Quartet64 ANA-62044
+		    3Com 3c900/3c900B PCI adapters
+		    3Com 3c905/3c905B/3c905C PCI adapters
+		    3Com 3c980/3c980C server adapters
+		    3Com 3cSOHO apapter
+		    3Com 3c900B-FL and 3c900B-FL/FX fiber optic
+		    	adapters
+		    3Com 3c555/3c556/3c556B MiniPCI adapters
+		    Dell on-board 3c920
+		    Dell Precision on-board 3c905B
+		    Dell OptiPlex GX1 on-board 3c918
+		    Dell Latitude laptop docking station embedded
+		    	3c905
+		3Com 3c990 3XP Typhoon/Sidewinder PCI adapters, including: [A]
+		  [B] [C]
+		    3C990-TX-95
+		    3C990-TX-97
+		    3C990-TX-SVR95
+		    3C990-TX-SVR97
+		Adaptec "Starfire" AIC-6915 based PCI adapters, including: [G]
+		    Adaptec Single32 ANA-69011
+		    Adaptec Single64 ANA-62011 and ANA-62020
+		    Adaptec Duo64 ANA-62022
+		    Adaptec Quartet64 ANA-62044
 		ADMtek AL981 ("Comet") and AN983 ("Centaur-P") based PCI
 		adapters, including:
-			Accton EN2242 MiniPCI
-			Linksys LNE100TX v4.x
-			Mototech ME316
-		ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters, including:
-			Abocom UFE1000
-			Abocom DSB650TX
-			Accton USB320-EC
-			Accton SpeedStream Ethernet
-			Admtek Pegasus, Pegasus II
-			Billionton Systems USB100
-			Corega FEther USB-TX
-			D-Link DSB-650, 650TX, 650TX-PNA
-			Elecom LD-USB
-			Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet
-			I/O Data USB ETTX
-			Kingston KNU101TX
-			LinkSys USB100TX, USB100H1 and USB10TA
-			Melco Inc. LUA-TX
-			Siemens SpeedStream USB
-			Smartbridces smartNIC 2
-			SMC 2202USB
-			SOHOware NUB100
-		AMD LANCE and PCnet-based ISA Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Novell NE1500T
-			Novell NE2100
-			Kingston 21xx
-		AMD PCnet-based PCI Ethernet adapters, including:
-			BOCALANcard/PCI
-		        AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, and StarLAN Fiber
+		    Accton EN2242 MiniPCI
+		    Linksys LNE100TX v4.x
+		    Mototech ME316
+		ADMtek AN986-based USB adapters, including: [A] [B] [C]
+		    Abocom UFE1000
+		    Abocom DSB650TX
+		    Accton USB320-EC
+		    Accton SpeedStream Ethernet
+		    Admtek Pegasus, Pegasus II
+		    Billionton Systems USB100
+		    Corega FEther USB-TX
+		    D-Link DSB-650, 650TX, 650TX-PNA
+		    Elecom LD-USB
+		    Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet
+		    I/O Data USB ETTX
+		    Kingston KNU101TX
+		    LinkSys USB100TX, USB100H1 and USB10TA
+		    Melco Inc. LUA-TX
+		    Siemens SpeedStream USB
+		    Smartbridces smartNIC 2
+		    SMC 2202USB
+		    SOHOware NUB100
+		AMD LANCE and PCnet-based ISA Ethernet adapters, including: [B]
+		    Novell NE1500T
+		    Novell NE2100
+		    Kingston 21xx
+		AMD PCnet-based PCI Ethernet adapters, including: [B] [C]
+		    BOCALANcard/PCI
+		    AT&T StarLAN 10, EN100, and StarLAN Fiber
 		ASIX 88140A/88141 PCI Ethernet adapters, including:
-			CNet Pro110B
-			Alfa Inc. GFC2204
-		CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters, including:
-			CATC Netmate and Netmate II
-			Belkin F5U011/F5U111
+		    CNet Pro110B
+		    Alfa Inc. GFC2204
+		CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB adapters, including: [G]
+		    CATC Netmate and Netmate II
+		    Belkin F5U011/F5U111
 		Davicom DM9100, DM9102, and DM9102A based PCI adapters,
 		including:
-			Jaton XpressNet
-		DEC EtherWORKS III adapters, including:
-			DEC DE203, DE204, DE205
+		    Jaton XpressNet
+		DEC EtherWORKS III adapters, including: [G]
+		    DEC DE203, DE204, DE205
 		Digital DC21x4x-based PCI Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Older SMC PCI EtherPower 10, 10/100 (models
-				8432, 9332, and 9334)
-			Older LinkSys 10, 10/100 (newer models are
-				supported by other drivers)
-			Znyx ZX3xx
-			Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX
-			Digital PCI DE435, EISA DE425, DE450, DE500
-			Asante
+		    Older SMC PCI EtherPower 10, 10/100 (models
+		      8432, 9332, and 9334)
+		    Older LinkSys 10, 10/100 (newer models are
+		      supported by other drivers)
+		    Znyx ZX3xx
+		    Cogent EM100FX and EM440TX
+		    Digital PCI DE435, EISA DE425, DE450, DE500
+		    D-Link DFE-570TX Quad port
 		Digital DC2114x-based four port cards, including:
-			Adaptec ANA-6944A
-			Cogent EM400
-			Compex 400TX
-			Znyx ZX346
-		Intel EtherExpress 16
-		Intel EtherExpross PRO/10 ISA
+		    Adaptec ANA-6944A
+		    Cogent EM400
+		    Compex 400TX
+		    Znyx ZX346
+		Intel EtherExpress 16 [A] [B] [C]
+		Intel EtherExpross PRO/10 ISA [A] [B] [C]
 		Intel i8255x-based (except the i82556) PCI adapters,
 		including:
-			Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
-			Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
-			Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
-			Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
-		Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters, including:
-			3Com 3c19250
-			3Com 3c460 HomeConnect
-			ADS Technologies USB-10T
-			Aox USB101
-			ATen UC10T
-			Corega USB-T
-			D-Link DSB-650
-			Entegra NET-USB-E45
-			Kawasaki USB101
-			LinkSys USB10T
-			Netgear EA101
-			Peracom USB
-			SMC 2102/2104USB
-			I/O Data USB-ET/T
+		    Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+
+		    Intel EtherExpress PRO/100, PRO/100B, and PRO/100+
+		    Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ "Management Adapter"
+		    Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual Port
+		Kawasaki LSI KL5KUSB101B-based USB adapters, including: [A]
+		  [B] [C]
+		    3Com 3c19250
+		    3Com 3c460 HomeConnect
+		    ADS Technologies USB-10T
+		    Aox USB101
+		    ATen UC10T
+		    Corega USB-T
+		    D-Link DSB-650
+		    Entegra NET-USB-E45
+		    Kawasaki USB101
+		    LinkSys USB10T
+		    Netgear EA101
+		    Peracom USB
+		    SMC 2102/2104USB
+		    I/O Data USB-ET/T
 		Lite-On PNIC/PNIC-II-based adapters, including:
-			Kingston KNE110TX
-			LinkSys LNE100TX
-			Matrox Networks FastNIC 10/100
-			Netgear FA310TX
+		    Kingston KNE110TX
+		    LinkSys LNE100TX
+		    Matrox Networks FastNIC 10/100
+		    Netgear FA310TX
 		Macronix 98713/713A/715/715A/725/727/732-based adapters,
 		including:
-			Accton EN1217
-			Addtron AEF-320TX/AEF-330TX
-			CNet PRO120A/B
-			Complex RL-100TX
-			NDC Communications SOHOware SFA110A
-			SVEC PN102-TX Fast Ethernet card
+		    Accton EN1217
+		    Addtron AEF-320TX/AEF-330TX
+		    CNet PRO120A/B
+		    Complex RL-100TX
+		    NDC Communications SOHOware SFA110A
+		    SVEC PN102-TX Fast Ethernet card
 		National Semiconductor DP83815-based PCI adapters,
-		including:
-			Netgear FA311/FA312
-		Novell NE1000, NE2000
+		  including: [B] [C]
+		    Netgear FA311/FA312
+		Novell NE1000, NE2000 [B]
 		RealTek 8129, RealTek 8139 Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Accton MPX 5030/5038
-			Allied Telesyn AT2550
-			D-Link DFE530TX+, DFE538TX
-			Encore ENL832-TX 10/100 M PCI
-			Genius GF100TXR
-			KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
-			Longshine LCS-8038TX-R
-			NDC NE100TX-E
-			Netronix EA-1210 Net Ether 10/100
-			Nortel BayStack 21
-			OvisLink LEF-8129TX, LEF-8139TX
-			SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
-		SiS 900 and SiS 7016-based PCI adapters, including:
-			Mototech ME313
-			NetSurf NS-KFE30D
-		SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards
-		SMC/WD 8216 (the SMC "Elite16 Ultra" ISA boards)  [X SEE BELOW]
-		SMC 8416 (EtherEZ) PNP
-		SMC 9432 (EtherPower II) EPIC 10/100
-		Sundance ST201-based PCI adapters, including:
-			D-Link DFE-550TX
-		Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Compaq Netelligent PCI Adapters
-			Compaq NetFlex 3/P
-			Compaq Deskpro integrated adapter
-			Compaq Prosignia integrated adapter
-			Olicom OC2135, OC2183, OC2325, OC2326
-			Racore 8165 and 8148
-			TI ThunderLAN adapters
-		VIA Rhine/RhineII Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Addtron AEF-360TX
-			Hawking PN102TX
-			D-Link DFE530TX
+		    Accton MPX 5030/5038
+		    Allied Telesyn AT2550
+		    D-Link DFE530TX+, DFE538TX
+		    Encore ENL832-TX 10/100 M PCI
+		    Genius GF100TXR
+		    KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
+		    Longshine LCS-8038TX-R
+		    NDC NE100TX-E
+		    Netronix EA-1210 Net Ether 10/100
+		    Nortel BayStack 21
+		    OvisLink LEF-8129TX, LEF-8139TX
+		    SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
+		SiS 900 and SiS 7016-based PCI adapters, including: [B] [C]
+		    Mototech ME313
+		    NetSurf NS-KFE30D
+		SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards [B]
+		SMC/WD 8216 (the SMC "Elite16 Ultra" ISA boards) [B]
+		  (See special notice later in this document)
+		SMC 8416 EtherEZ PnP (with PnP mode off) [B]
+		SMC 9432 (EtherPower II) EPIC 10/100 [C]
+		Sundance ST201-based PCI adapters, including: [G]
+		    D-Link DFE-550TX
+		Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI adapters, including: [C]
+		    Compaq Netelligent PCI Adapters
+		    Compaq NetFlex 3/P
+		    Compaq Deskpro integrated adapter
+		    Compaq Prosignia integrated adapter
+		    Olicom OC2135, OC2183, OC2325, OC2326
+		    Racore 8165 and 8148
+		    TI ThunderLAN adapters
+		VIA Rhine/RhineII Ethernet adapters, including: [C]
+		    Addtron AEF-360TX
+		    Hawking PN102TX
+		    D-Link DFE530TX
 		Winbond W89C840F Ethernet adapters, including:
-			Trendware TE100-PCIE
-			Compex RL100-ATX 10/100baseTX
+		    Trendware TE100-PCIE
+		    Compex RL100-ATX 10/100baseTX
 	Wireless Ethernet Adapters
-		Aironet 4500/4800 802.11DS PCMCIA and PCI
-		Cisco 340/350 802.11DS PCMCIA and PCI
-		RayLink Aviator2.4/Pro 802.11FH PCMCIA
-		3Com AirConnect 3CRWE737A PCMCIA
-		Addtron AWP-100 PCMCIA
-		ACTIONTEC HWC01170 PCMCIA
-		Agere Orinoco PCMCIA
-		BUFFALO AirStation PCMCIA
-		BUFFALO AirStation PCMCIA
-		Cabletron RoamAbout PCMCIA
-		Compaq Agency NC5004 PCMCIA
-		Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC PCMCIA
-		Corega PCC-11 PCMCIA
-		Corega PCCA-11 PCMCIA
-		Corega PCCB-11 PCMCIA
-		Corega CGWLPCIA11 PCMCIA
-		ELSA XI300 PCMCIA
-		ELSA XI800 PCMCIA
-		EMTAC A2424i PCMCIA
-		Ericsson Wireless LAN CARD C11 PCMCIA
-		Gemtek WL-311 PCMCIA
-		Hawking Technology WE110P PCMCIA
-		I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM PCMCIA
-		Intel PRO/Wireless 2011 PCMCIA
-		Intersil Prism II PCMCIA
+		Aironet 4500/4800 802.11DS PCMCIA and PCI [A] [B]
+		Cisco 340/350 802.11DS PCMCIA and PCI [A] [B]
+		RayLink Aviator2.4/Pro 802.11FH PCMCIA [A] [B]
+		3Com AirConnect 3CRWE737A PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Addtron AWP-100 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		ACTIONTEC HWC01170 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Agere Orinoco PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		BUFFALO AirStation PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		BUFFALO AirStation PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Cabletron RoamAbout PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Compaq Agency NC5004 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Contec FLEXLAN/FX-DS110-PCC PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Corega PCC-11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Corega PCCA-11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Corega PCCB-11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Corega CGWLPCIA11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		ELSA XI300 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		ELSA XI800 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		EMTAC A2424i PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Ericsson Wireless LAN CARD C11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Gemtek WL-311 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Hawking Technology WE110P PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		I-O DATA WN-B11/PCM PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Intel PRO/Wireless 2011 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Intersil Prism II PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
 		Intersil Mini-PCI
-		Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 PCMCIA
-		Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5 PCMCIA
-		Lucent WaveLAN PCMCIA
-		NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000 PCMCIA
-		NDC/Sohoware NCP130 PCMCIA
-		NEC CMZ-RT-WP PCMCIA
-		Netgear MA401 Wireless LAN PCMCIA
-		NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCMCIA
-		Proxim RangeLAN-DS PCMCIA
-		Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N PCMCIA
-		Symbol Spectrum24 PCMCIA
-		SMC 2632 EZ Connect PCMCIA
-		TDK LAK-CD011WL PCMCIA
+		Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Linksys Instant Wireless WPC11 2.5 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Lucent WaveLAN PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		NANOSPEED ROOT-RZ2000 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		NDC/Sohoware NCP130 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		NEC CMZ-RT-WP PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Netgear MA401 Wireless LAN PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		NTT-ME 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Proxim RangeLAN-DS PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2000N PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		Symbol Spectrum24 PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		SMC 2632 EZ Connect PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
+		TDK LAK-CD011WL PCMCIA [A] [B] [C]
 		3Com AirConnect 3CRWE777A PCI
 		Belkin F5D6000 PCI (a rebadged WL11000P)
 		Eumitcom WL11000P PCI
@@ -419,186 +426,185 @@ Supported hardware {:-include-:}:
 		Netgear MA301 PCI
 		US Robotics 2415 PCI (rebadged WL11000P)
 	Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
-		Alteon Tigon I/II PCI Gigabit Ethernet boards
-			3Com 3c985 and 3c985B
-			Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper)
-			Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX
-			Farallon PN9000SX
-			Netgear GA620 and GA620T
-			SGI Tigon
-		Intel i82452-based adapters, including:
-			Intel Pro/1000 Gigabit Server adapter
+		Alteon Tigon I/II PCI Gigabit Ethernet boards, including: [A]
+		  [B] [C]
+		    3Com 3c985 and 3c985B
+		    Alteon ACEnic V (fiber and copper)
+		    Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX
+		    Farallon PN9000SX
+		    Netgear GA620 and GA620T
+		    SGI Tigon
 		Intel i82542, i82543, and i82544 based adapters, including:
+		  [A] [B] [C]
 		  Often known as Intel Pro/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter 
-			Intel i82542 1000BASE-X Ethernet
-			Intel i82543 1000BASE-X Ethernet
-			Intel i82543-SC 1000BASE-X Ethernet
-			Intel i82543 1000BASE-T Ethernet
-			Intel i82544 1000BASE-T Ethernet
-			Intel i82544 1000BASE-X Ethernet
-			Intel i82544GC 1000BASE-T Ethernet (32- and 64-bit)
+		    Intel i82542 1000BASE-X Ethernet
+		    Intel i82543 1000BASE-X Ethernet
+		    Intel i82543-SC 1000BASE-X Ethernet
+		    Intel i82543 1000BASE-T Ethernet
+		    Intel i82544 1000BASE-T Ethernet
+		    Intel i82544 1000BASE-X Ethernet
+		    Intel i82544GC 1000BASE-T Ethernet (32- and 64-bit)
 		National Semiconductor DP83280 and DP83281 based PCI
-		adapters, including:
-			Addtron AEG320T
-			Asante FriendlyNet GigaNIX 1000TA and 1000TPC
-			D-Link DGE-500T
-			LinkSys EG1032 and EG1064
-			Netgear GA622T
-			SMC EZ Card 1000
-			Surecom Technology EP-320G-TX
-		Level1 LXT1001 based adapters (untested), including:
-			SMC TigerCard 1000
-			D-Link DGE-500SX
-		Broadcom BCM570x (Tigon3) based PCI adapters, including:
-			3Com 3c996-T (10/100/1000baseTX) 
-			Dell PowerEdge 2550 integrated BCM5700 NIC
-			SysKonnect SK-9D21 (10/100/1000baseTX) 
-			SysKonnect SK-9D41 (1000baseSX) 
-		Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 based PCI adapters, including: 
-			D-Link DGE-550T (10/100/1000baseTX) 
-			Antares Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet board 
+		adapters, including: [A] [B] [C]
+		    Addtron AEG320T
+		    Asante FriendlyNet GigaNIX 1000TA and 1000TPC
+		    D-Link DGE-500T
+		    LinkSys EG1032 and EG1064
+		    Netgear GA622T
+		    SMC EZ Card 1000
+		    Surecom Technology EP-320G-TX
+		Level1 LXT1001 based adapters (untested), including: [*]
+		    SMC TigerCard 1000
+		    D-Link DGE-500SX
+		Broadcom BCM570x (Tigon3) based PCI adapters, including: [A]
+		  [B] [C]
+		    3Com 3c996-T (10/100/1000baseTX) 
+		    3Com 3c996-SX (1000baseSX)
+		    3Com 3c996B-T (10/100/1000baseTX)
+		    Dell PowerEdge 2550 integrated BCM5700 NIC
+		      (10/100/1000baseTX)
+		    SysKonnect SK-9D21 (10/100/1000baseTX) 
+		    SysKonnect SK-9D41 (1000baseSX) 
+		Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 based PCI adapters, including: [G]
+		    D-Link DGE-550T (10/100/1000baseTX) 
+		    Antares Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet board 
 		SysKonnect SK-9841/9842/9843/9844 Gigabit Ethernet
-		  adapters
+		  adapters [A] [B] [C]
 	ATM Adapters
 		Efficient Networks EN-155 and Adaptec ANA-590X ATM
 		interfaces [*]
 	FDDI Adapters
-		Digital DEFEA EISA and PCI FDDI adapters
+		Digital DEFEA EISA and PCI FDDI adapters [G]
 	Wan Adapters
 		Lan Media Corporation SSI (T1)/HSSI/DS1/DS3 WAN
-		interfaces
+		interfaces [G]
 	Cryptography Accelerators
-		Broadcom Bluesteelnet uBsec 5501, 5601, 5805, 5820
-		Hifn 7751-based boards, including:
-			Soekris Engineering vpn1201 and vpn1211
-			GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator
-			NetSec 7751
-			Hifn reference board
-			Invertex AEON
-	PC Cards (PCMCIA and Carbus)
+		Broadcom Bluesteelnet uBsec 5501, 5601, 5805, 5820 [G]
+		Hifn 7751-based boards, including: [G]
+		    Soekris Engineering vpn1201 and vpn1211
+		    GTGI PowerCrypt Encryption Accelerator
+		    NetSec 7751
+		    Hifn reference board
+		    Invertex AEON
+	PC Cards (PCMCIA [B] and Carbus [B] [C])
 		ATA cards, including:
-			ATA/IDE card drives
-			ATA/IDE CD-ROM adapters
-			CF/ATA flash cards and disk drives
+		    ATA/IDE card drives
+		    ATA/IDE CD-ROM adapters
+		    CF/ATA flash cards and disk drives
 		Ethernet adapters, including:
-			3Com EtherLink and EtherLink XL-based LAN PC
-			cards, including:
-				3Com 3c556, 3c562
-				3Com 3c574TX, 3c[CX]FE574BT
-				3Com 3c589, 3c589[BCDE]
-				3Com 3c575TX, 3c[CX]FE575[BC]T CardBus
-				3Com 3c[CX]FEM656, 3c[CX]FEM656[BC] CardBus
-			Intel/DEC 21443 "Tulip" clones, including:
-				ADMtex AN985 Centaur-C CardBus
-				IBM EtherJet 10/100 CardBus
-				SMC EZ CardBus 10/100
-				Xircom X3201 CardBus adapters, including
-				  RealPort models
-			Intel i8255x-based, including:
-				Intel PRO/100 CardBus II
-			NE2000-based, including:
-				Accton EN2216
-				AmbiCom AMB8002T
-				D-Link DE-650, DE-660
-				Genius ME 3000II SE
-				Hawking PN650TX
-				IC-Card
-				Kingston KNE-PC2
-				Linksys PCMPC100, EC2T Combo
-				NDC Instant-Link
-				Netgear FA410TX
-				Network Everywhere NP10T
-				New Media LiveWire 10/100
-			SMC 91Cxx-based, including:
-				Megahertz XJEM1144, CC10BT
-				SMC EtherEZ 8020BT
-			Xircom, including:
-				Xircom CreditCard CE2
+		    3Com EtherLink and EtherLink XL-based LAN PC
+		    cards, including:
+			3Com 3c556, 3c562
+			3Com 3c574TX, 3c[CX]FE574BT
+			3Com 3c589, 3c589[BCDE]
+			3Com 3c575TX, 3c[CX]FE575[BC]T CardBus
+			3Com 3c[CX]FEM656, 3c[CX]FEM656[BC] CardBus
+		    Intel/DEC 21443 "Tulip" clones, including:
+			ADMtex AN985 Centaur-C CardBus
+			IBM EtherJet 10/100 CardBus
+			SMC EZ CardBus 10/100
+			Xircom X3201 CardBus adapters, including
+			  RealPort models
+		    Intel i8255x-based, including:
+			Intel PRO/100 CardBus II
+		    NE2000-based, including:
+			Accton EN2216
+			AmbiCom AMB8002T
+			D-Link DE-650, DE-660
+			Genius ME 3000II SE
+			Hawking PN650TX
+			IC-Card
+			Kingston KNE-PC2
+			Linksys PCMPC100, EC2T Combo
+			NDC Instant-Link
+			Netgear FA410TX
+			Network Everywhere NP10T
+			New Media LiveWire 10/100
+		    SMC 91Cxx-based, including:
+			Megahertz XJEM1144, CC10BT
+			SMC EtherEZ 8020BT
+		    com, including:
+			Xircom CreditCard CE2
 		PCMCIA controllers, including:
-			Intel i82365 and compatibles
+		    Intel i82365 and compatibles
 		SCSI host adapters, including:
-			Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-14[56]0
+		    Adaptec SlimSCSI APA-14[56]0
 		Serial ports, including:
-			Most modems, digital cellular modems, and serial
-			cards should work
+		    Most modems, digital cellular modems, and serial
+		    cards should work
 		Wireless Ethernet adapters:
-			See above
-	Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices
-		USB Audio
-		USB Diamond Multimedia Rio MP3 players
-		USB Ethernet adapters, see above
-		USB Generic Human Interface Devices (catch-all)
-		USB Handspring Visor
+		    See above
+	Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices [A] [B] [C]
+		USB Audio [G]
+		USB Diamond Multimedia Rio MP3 players [G]
+		USB Ethernet adapters, see above [G]
+		USB Generic Human Interface Devices (catch-all) [G]
+		USB Handspring Visor [G]
 		USB Hubs
 		USB Keyboards
 		USB Mass Storage devices, i.e., USB floppy drives and
 		  USB memory stick controllers
-		USB Mice
-		USB Modems
-		USB Printers
-		USB Scanners
-		USB-USB cables
-		USB Y@p phone
-	Pointing Devices
-		"Logitech"-style bus mice [*] [+]
-		"Microsoft"-style bus mice [*] [+]
-		"PS/2"-style mice [*] [+]
+		USB Mice [G]
+		USB Modems [G]
+		USB Printers [G]
+		USB Scanners [G]
+		USB-USB cables [G]
+		USB Y@p phone [*]
+	Pointing Devices [G]
+		"Logitech"-style bus mice
+		"Microsoft"-style bus mice
+		"PS/2"-style mice
 		Serial mice (uses serial port driver)
-		  compatible) tape drives [*] [+]
-	Sound Devices
-		C-Media CMI8[37]38 [*] [+]
-		Cirrus Logic CrystalClear CS4280, CS4281 [*] [+]
-		Ensoniq AudioPCI [*] [+]
-		ESS Tech ES188[78], ES888 [*] [+]
-		ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive [*] [+]
-		ESS Maestro 1, 2 and 2E and clones [*] [+]
-		ESS Maestro 3 and Allegro 1 [*] [+]
-		Forte Media FM801 audio [*] [+]
-		Gravis Ultrasound and Ultrasound Max [*] [+]
-		Intel i810/i820 and 440MX AC'97 [*] [+]
-		NeoMagic 256AV/ZX [*] [+]
-		SoundBlaster ISA cards and 100% compatibles [*] [+]
-		SoundBlaster PCI128 [*] [+]
-		SoundBlaster Live! and PCI512 (EMU10k1) [*] [+]
-		Trident 4DWAVE-DX/NX and clones (SiS 7018, ALi M5451) [*] [+]
-		VIA VT82C686A SouthBridge integrated AC'97 audio [*] [+]
-		Yamaha OPL3-SA3 [*] [+]
-		Yamaha DS-XG [*] [+]
+	Sound Devices [G]
+		C-Media CMI8[37]38
+		Cirrus Logic CrystalClear CS4280, CS4281
+		Ensoniq AudioPCI
+		ESS Tech ES188[78], ES888
+		ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive
+		ESS Maestro 1, 2 and 2E and clones
+		ESS Maestro 3 and Allegro 1
+		Forte Media FM801 audio
+		Gravis Ultrasound and Ultrasound Max
+		Intel i810/i820 and 440MX AC'97
+		NeoMagic 256AV/ZX
+		SoundBlaster ISA cards and 100% compatibles
+		SoundBlaster PCI128
+		SoundBlaster Live! and PCI512 (EMU10k1)
+		Trident 4DWAVE-DX/NX and clones (SiS 7018, ALi M5451)
+		VIA VT82C686A SouthBridge integrated AC'97 audio
+		Yamaha OPL3-SA3
+		Yamaha DS-XG
 		[The following drivers are not extensively tested:]
-		Personal Sound System [*] [+]
-		ProAudio Spectrum [*] [+]
-		S3 SonicVibes [*] [+]
-		Windows Sound System [*] [+]
+		Personal Sound System
+		ProAudio Spectrum
+		S3 SonicVibes
+		Windows Sound System
 	Miscellaneous Devices
 		APM power management,
 		Brooktree 8[47][89] based frame grabber and TV tuner cards, 
-		including: [*] [+]
-			Hauppage Wincast TV
-			STB TV PCI Television Tuner
-			Miro PC TV
-			Intel Smart Video Recorder III
-			IMS TV Turbo
-			AVer Media TV/FM
+		including: [G]
+		    Hauppage Wincast TV
+		    STB TV PCI Television Tuner
+		    Miro PC TV
+		    Intel Smart Video Recorder III
+		    IMS TV Turbo
+		    AVer Media TV/FM
 	Many kinds of ISA Plug-and-Play cards
 		Nearly all SB-style audio cards
 		Nearly all joystick ports
 		Nearly all Yamaha-style audio cards
-		Nearly all NE2000-style Ethernet cards
-		Nearly all SMC-style Ethernet cards
+		Many NE2000-style Ethernet cards
 		Most serial port or modem cards
-		3c509 cards in PnP mode
 		NE2100 Ethernet cards
 
-Drivers for hardware marked with "[*]" are NOT included on the
-distribution floppies.  Except as noted above, all other drivers are
-present on install floppy.  Also, at the present time, the
-distributed kernels support only one SCSI host adapter per machine.
-OpenBSD normally allows more, though, so if you have more than one, you
-can use all of them by compiling a custom kernel once OpenBSD is
-installed.
-
-Support for devices marked with "[+]" IS included in the "generic" kernels,
-although it is not in the kernel on the installation floppy.
+Drivers for hardware marked with [G] are only included in the GENERIC
+kernels, but are NOT included on the various distribution floppies
+(including the cd-rom boot image).
+Drivers for hardware marked with [A] are not included in floppy A.
+Drivers for hardware marked with [B] are not included in floppy B.
+Drivers for hardware marked with [C] are not included in floppy C.
+Support for devices marked with [*] is not included in the GENERIC kernel,
+and will require you to compile a custom kernel to enable it.
 
 
 Hardware the we do NOT currently support, but get many questions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/prep b/distrib/notes/i386/prep
index eabdb946b37..8f017bdc943 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/prep
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ data loss or filesystem corruption.  Be sure you aren't using geometry
 translation that you don't know about, but that the DOS "fdisk" program
 does!
 
+The OpenBSD root partition must also reside completely within the BIOS
+supported part of the hard disk -- this would typically be 504M, 2G or 8G,
+depending upon the age of the machine and its BIOS.  Due to a limit of the
+OpenBSD boot loader, the root partition must be within the first 8G even if
+the BIOS supports more.  Note that only the root partition has this issue,
+once OpenBSD is loaded, the entire disk is available for use.
+
 Fourth, use the other operating system's "fdisk" program or partition
 editor to create at least one of the partitions to be used for that
 operating system.  If that operating system is already set up to use the
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ restore your important files from your backups.  Other operating
 systems will have different needs; most will need to reformat the
 partition, and if it was their "main" partition, will probably need
 to be reinstalled.
+
 Once you've backed all your data up, there is a tool called fips 2.0
 that can shrink your FAT-based DOS/Windows partition to make room for
 OpenBSD.  It is included in the MACHINE tools area of this distribution as