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Date:      Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:34:11 +0300
From:      Denis Peplin <den@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config chapter.sgml
Message-ID:  <41E7A023.5010000@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050114102331.GB617@nosferatu.blackend.org>
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>

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Hello!

Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:54:48AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>>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).

:There is some other things in this para need attention:
:      <para>To use your network card, you will need to load the proper 

:        driver.
Only if it is not present in GENERIC or custom kernel.

: If your card
:        was detected at boot by your kernel :(<filename>GENERIC</filename>)
-        you do not have to build a new kernel.</para>
+        you do not have to load kerner module or build a new kernel.</para>



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