Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:49:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44702 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config Message-ID: <201404291949.s3TJnWsA005530@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Tue Apr 29 19:49:32 2014 New Revision: 44702 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44702 Log: Clarify how to review boot messages in prep for closing PR160460. Note that this entire section still needs its editorial and tech review. Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Tue Apr 29 19:36:03 2014 (r44701) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Tue Apr 29 19:49:32 2014 (r44702) @@ -658,8 +658,11 @@ ifconfig_fxp0="inet 10.1.1.1/8"</program <para>The drivers for common <acronym>NIC</acronym>s are already present in the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, - meaning the <acronym>NIC</acronym> should show up during boot. - In this example, two <acronym>NIC</acronym>s using the + meaning the <acronym>NIC</acronym> should be probed during boot. + The system's boot messages can be viewed by typing + <command>more /var/run/dmesg.boot</command> and using the + spacebar to scroll through the text. In this example, two + Ethernet <acronym>NIC</acronym>s using the &man.dc.4; driver are present on the system:</para> <screen>dc0: <82c169 PNIC 10/100BaseTX> port 0xa000-0xa0ff mem 0xd3800000-0xd38
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