From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 30 00:01:04 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 E839A16A4CE for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B94AC43D3F for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:04 +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 iBU014MH030204 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBU014VS030203; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:04 GMT Message-Id: <200412300001.iBU014VS030203@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Joel Dahl Subject: Re: 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: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:01:05 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/75639; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Joel Dahl To: Ceri Davies Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/75639: [patch] Handbook, chapter 11.8, LINT does not exist on 5.x by default Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 00:58:20 +0100 --=-aOF/jPssBiMupQtR8mJq Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 23:42 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 12:16:57AM +0100, Joel Dahl wrote: > > Hi Joel, > > While you're changing this area, could you also add this fix to the > patch please? Thanks. > > > 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 > ^^^ > s/faces/face/ Sure, new patch attached. -- Joel --=-aOF/jPssBiMupQtR8mJq Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=lintnotes2.diff Content-Type: text/x-patch; name=lintnotes2.diff; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 23:50:27 -0000 @@ -863,15 +863,25 @@ 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 - the list of network interfaces drivers with some information + 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 interface 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 driver. The manual page will give you more information about 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 --=-aOF/jPssBiMupQtR8mJq--