Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 13:18:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Sevan Janiyan <sevan@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r316488 - head/share/man/man4 Message-ID: <201704041318.v34DIuwc085550@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: sevan (doc committer) Date: Tue Apr 4 13:18:56 2017 New Revision: 316488 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/316488 Log: Replace an with a Reword caveat on PCI 2.2 requirement. PR: 218070 Submitted by: <bassej4 AT rpi edu> Approved by: bcr MFC after: 5 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10262 Modified: head/share/man/man4/ral.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/ral.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/ral.4 Tue Apr 4 11:43:31 2017 (r316487) +++ head/share/man/man4/ral.4 Tue Apr 4 13:18:56 2017 (r316488) @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd August 4, 2015 +.Dd April 4, 2017 .Dt RAL 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ driver supports PCI/PCIe/CardBus wireles RT2501, RT2600, RT2700, RT2800, RT3090 and RT3900E chipsets. .Pp The RT2500 chipset is the first generation of 802.11b/g adapters from Ralink. -It consists of two integrated chips, an RT2560 MAC/BBP and an RT2525 radio +It consists of two integrated chips, a RT2560 MAC/BBP and a RT2525 radio transceiver. .Pp The RT2501 chipset is the second generation of 802.11a/b/g adapters from @@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ driver does not support any of the 802.1 the RT2700 and RT2800 chipsets. Additional work is required in before those features can be supported. .Pp -Host AP mode doesn't support power saving. +Host AP mode does not support power saving. Clients attempting to use power saving mode may experience significant packet loss (disabling power saving on the client will fix this). .Pp Some PCI .Nm -adapters seem to strictly require a system supporting PCI 2.2 or greater and -will likely not work in systems based on older revisions of the PCI +adapters strictly require a system supporting PCI 2.2 or greater. +Check the board's PCI version before purchasing the card as it is likely these +adapters will not work in systems based on older revisions of the PCI specification. -Check the board's PCI version before purchasing the card.
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