diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml index 83ee699425..13048d44e6 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ <quote>winmodems</quote> whose functionality is implemented in software, for which only windows drivers are normally available (though a few drivers are beginning - to show up for other operating systems). Otherwise, you + to show up for other operating systems). If that is the case, you need to buy an external modem: the most compact option is probably a PC Card (PCMCIA) modem, discussed below, but serial or USB modems may be cheaper. Generally, regular @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ <para> Most laptops come with PCMCIA (also called PC Card) slots; these are supported fine under FreeBSD. Look through - your boot-up messages (using dmesg) and see whether these were + your boot-up messages (using <command>dmesg</command>) and see whether these were detected correctly (they should appear as <devicename>pccard0</devicename>, <devicename>pccard1</devicename> etc on devices like @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ particular most modems (16-bit) should work fine, provided they are not winmodems (these do exist even as PC Cards, so watch out). If your card is recognised as a generic modem, note that the - default pccard.conf file specifies a delay time of 10 seconds + default <filename>pccard.conf</filename> file specifies a delay time of 10 seconds (to avoid freezes on certain modems); this may well be over-cautious for your modem, so you may want to play with it, reducing it or removing it totally.</para> @@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ allowed values (listed in the manual page &man.pccardc.8;). </para> - <para>If it is not running already, start the pccardd daemon. + <para>If it is not running already, start the <command>pccardd</command> daemon. (To enable it at boot time, add <programlisting>pccard_enable="YES"</programlisting> to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>). Now your cards should be + <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.) Now your cards should be detected when you insert and remove them, and you should get log messages about new devices being enabled.</para> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ <para>The X window system (XFree86) also includes display power management (look at the &man.xset.1; manual page, and search for - dpms there). You may want to investigate this. However, this, + <quote>dpms</quote> there). You may want to investigate this. However, this, too, works inconsistently on laptops: it often turns off the display but does not turn off the backlight.</para>