From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 06:20:15 2003 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 AAC4816A4BF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:20:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6375D43FB1 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:20:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ODKEUp069508 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:20:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7ODKEdX069507; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:20:14 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:20:14 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200308241320.h7ODKEdX069507@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, Josef El-Rayes Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEA4A16A4BF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:12:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.ac-net.at (secure.ac-net.at [212.24.125.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7838E43FDF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:12:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shammer@daemon.li) Received: from localhost (server.ac-net.at [127.0.0.1]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with ESMTP id C652B3F77 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:11:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: from daemon.li (dsl-152-250.utaonline.at [62.218.152.250]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with SMTP id 90DC23F5D for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:11:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 1261 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2003 13:14:17 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO daemon.li) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 24 Aug 2003 13:14:17 -0000 Received: (from shammer@localhost) by daemon.li (8.12.6/8.12.7/Submit) id h7ODEGS2001259; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:14:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from shammer) Message-Id: <200308241314.h7ODEGS2001259@daemon.li> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:14:16 +0200 (CEST) From: Josef El-Rayes To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/55923: [patch] articles/laptop: fix bad english + minor sgml issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Josef El-Rayes List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:20:15 -0000 >Number: 55923 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] articles/laptop: fix bad english + minor sgml issues >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Aug 24 06:20:13 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Josef El-Rayes >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD daemon.li 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #8: Tue Jul 22 18:16:23 CEST 2003 root@daemon.li:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM i386 >Description: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml: 1) "...FreeBSD can not seem to use..." this is not correct english 2) added very useful link to a freebsd laptops compatibility database 3) replaced "FreeBSD" with &os; >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- article.sgml.diff begins here --- --- article.sgml.orig Sun Aug 24 14:21:53 2003 +++ article.sgml Sun Aug 24 15:06:27 2003 @@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
- FreeBSD on Laptops + &os; on Laptops $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml,v 1.15 2003/06/20 18:02:53 blackend Exp $ - FreeBSD works fine on most laptops, with a few caveats. - Some issues specific to running FreeBSD on laptops, relating + &os; works fine on most laptops, with a few caveats. + Some issues specific to running &os; on laptops, relating to different hardware requirements from desktops, are discussed below. - FreeBSD is often thought of as a server operating system, but + &os; is often thought of as a server operating system, but it works just fine on the desktop, and if you want to use it on your laptop you can enjoy all the usual benefits: systematic layout, easy administration and upgrading, the ports/packages @@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ part of the &os; documentation. You might very well find some information if you type the name of your laptop model and the word &os; into a search engine of your - choice. + choice. + Additionally there is a &os;-specific online database which aims to + give information on hardware issues with laptops, the + FreeBSD Laptops Compatibility List. + XFree86 @@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ PCMCIA (PC Card) devices Most laptops come with PCMCIA (also called PC Card) - slots; these are supported fine under FreeBSD. Look through + slots; these are supported fine under &os;. Look through your boot-up messages (using &man.dmesg.8;) and see whether these were detected correctly (they should appear as pccard0, @@ -145,8 +149,8 @@ log messages about new devices being enabled. There have been major changes to the pccard code - (including ISA routing of interrupts, for machines whose - PCI BIOS FreeBSD can not seem to use) before the FreeBSD 4.4 + (including ISA routing of interrupts, for machines where + &os; is not able to use the PCI BIOS) before the &os; 4.4 release. If you have problems, try upgrading your system. @@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ Power management Unfortunately, this is not very reliably supported under - FreeBSD. If you are lucky, some functions may work reliably; + &os;. If you are lucky, some functions may work reliably; or they may not work at all. To make things a little more complex, there are two existing --- article.sgml.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: