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+# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/mips-sources/files/eblits/show_ip30_info-v1.eblit,v 1.1 2009/03/16 06:39:10 kumba Exp $
+
+# Eblit with information/warnings for IP30 (Octane) 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_ip30_info() {
+	echo -e ""
+	einfo "Things to keep in mind when building a kernel for an SGI Octane:"
+	einfo "\t- Impact (MGRAS) console and X driver work, please report any bugs."
+	einfo "\t- VPro (Odyssey) console works, but no X driver exists yet."
+	einfo "\t- PCI Card Cages should work for many devices, except certain types like"
+	einfo "\t\040\040PCI-to-PCI bridges (USB hubs, USB flash card readers for example)."
+	einfo "\t- Do not use OHCI-based USB cards in Octane.  They're broke on this machine."
+	einfo "\t\040\040Patches are welcome to fix the issue."
+	einfo "\t- Equally, UHCI Cards are showing issues in this release, but should still"
+	einfo "\t\040\040function somewhat.  This issue manifests itself when using pl2303 USB->Serial"
+	einfo "\t\040\040adapters."
+	einfo "\t- Other XIO-based devices like MENET and various Impact addons remain"
+	einfo "\t\040\040untested and are not guaranteed to work.  This applies to various"
+	einfo "\t\040\040digital video conversion boards as well."
+	echo -e ""
+}