From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 23:20:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9DC116A4D1 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8236743D46 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBTNKQFk027009 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:26 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBTNKPvQ027008; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:25 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:25 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200412292320.iBTNKPvQ027008@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joel Dahl Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E490916A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:16:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from av6-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (av6-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net [81.228.9.180]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFD7043D4C for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:16:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from joel@automatvapen.se) Received: by av6-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id C504037F61; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:16:37 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net [81.228.9.101]) by av6-2-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B534037E5B for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:16:37 +0100 (CET) Received: from dude.automatvapen.se (t4o55p9.telia.com [62.20.171.129]) by smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 8B7D437E44 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:16:36 +0100 (CET) Received: by dude.automatvapen.se (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:16:57 +0100 Message-Id: <20041229231636.8B7D437E44@smtp3-1-sn3.vrr.skanova.net> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:16:57 +0100 From: "Joel Dahl" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/75639: [patch] Handbook, chapter 11.8, LINT does not exist on 5.x by default X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Joel Dahl List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:20:26 -0000 >Number: 75639 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Handbook, chapter 11.8, LINT does not exist on 5.x by default >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 29 23:20:25 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joel Dahl >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD dude.automatvapen.se 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #1: Sat Nov 13 19:50:36 CET 2004 joel@dude.automatvapen.se:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WRK i386 >Description: LINT does not exist on 5.x by default (yes, I know, you can still build it), so pointing users to this file is wrong. /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES and /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/NOTES contains information about various network interfaces, so a more correct approach would be to point users to these files instead. Suggested patch attached. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- lintnotes.diff begins here --- Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.191 diff -u -r1.191 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 29 Nov 2004 21:43:36 -0000 1.191 +++ chapter.sgml 29 Dec 2004 22:56:27 -0000 @@ -863,8 +863,9 @@ if your card is supported. Once you are sure your card is supported, you need - to determine the proper driver for the card. The file - /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT will give you + to determine the proper driver for the card. + /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES and + /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/NOTES will give you the list of network interfaces drivers with some information about the supported chipsets/cards. If you have doubts about which driver is the correct one, read the manual page of the @@ -872,6 +873,15 @@ the supported hardware and even the possible problems that could occur. + + NOTES does not exist on + &os; 4.X. Instead, check the LINT + file for information about various network interfaces. See + for a more detailed + summary of NOTES versus + LINT. + + If you own a common card, most of the time you will not have to look very hard for a driver. Drivers for common network cards are present in the GENERIC @@ -900,7 +910,8 @@ network card drivers (ISA cards and cards using the &man.ed.4; driver, for example). Alternatively, you may statically compile the support for your card into your kernel. Check - /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT and the + /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES, + /usr/src/sys/i386/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 --- lintnotes.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: