From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 10:29:41 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4449816A4CE; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:29:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [195.170.0.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47FC543D2F; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:29:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226])j0EATcfE026701; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:29:38 +0200 Received: by orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EC7B92A430; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:29:37 +0200 (EET) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:29:37 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Marc Fonvieille Message-ID: <20050114102937.GA31098@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <200501140831.j0E8VU47050373@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050114091403.GA617@nosferatu.blackend.org> <41E78F18.6090006@FreeBSD.org> <20050114095448.GD30089@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050114102331.GB617@nosferatu.blackend.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050114102331.GB617@nosferatu.blackend.org> cc: Denis Peplin cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org cc: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:29:41 -0000 On 2005-01-14 11:23, Marc Fonvieille wrote: >On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:54:48AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>On 2005-01-14 12:21, Denis Peplin wrote: >>>Marc Fonvieille wrote: >>>>On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 08:31:30AM +0000, Denis Peplin wrote: >>>>> Modified files: >>>>> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config chapter.sgml >>>>> Log: >>>>> Do not say that ed loadable module is not available - it is available for >>>>> both 4.X and 5.X >>>> >>>> The "(ISA cards, for example)" sounds really weird, it does not match >>>> with the rest of the sentence since it talks about drivers. >>> >>> Is this better? >>> - network card drivers (ISA cards, for example). >>> + network cards (ISA cards, for example). >> >> Hi Dennis and everyone :) >> >> How about? >> >> Not all NIC drivers are available as modules; notable examples >> are ISA NICs. >> > > Is it still correct? I mean in the "current" FreeBSD versions? > > I'd write something like: > > The easiest way is to simply load a kernel module for your network card > with kldload(8) (a module may not be available for all network card drivers, > it was the case in past for some ISA cards). I'm not sure. Someone with a bit of experience with the module system may be of help here. If ISA NIC drivers are still unavailable as modules, here's how I would write the relevant bit: %%% Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.197 diff -u -r1.197 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 14 Jan 2005 08:31:30 -0000 1.197 +++ chapter.sgml 14 Jan 2005 10:27:29 -0000 @@ -908,19 +908,30 @@ driver are present on the system. To use your network card, you will need to load the proper - driver. This may be accomplished in one of two ways. The - easiest way is to simply load a kernel module for your network - card with &man.kldload.8;. A module is not available for all - network card drivers (ISA cards, for example). - Alternatively, you may statically compile - the support for your card into your kernel. Check - /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES, - /usr/src/sys/arch/conf/NOTES and the - manual page of the driver to know what to add in your kernel - configuration file. For more information about recompiling your - kernel, please see . If your card - was detected at boot by your kernel (GENERIC) - you do not have to build a new kernel. + driver. This may be accomplished in one of two ways: + + + + The easiest way is to simply load a kernel module for + your network card with &man.kldload.8;. Not all NIC + drivers are available as modules; notable examples of + devices for which modules do not exist are ISA cards. + + + + Alternatively, you may statically compile the support + for your card into your kernel. Check + /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES, + /usr/src/sys/arch/conf/NOTES + and the manual page of the driver to know what to add in + your kernel configuration file. For more information + about recompiling your kernel, please see . If your card was detected at + boot by your kernel (GENERIC) you do + not have to build a new kernel. + + + %%%