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Replace fix for LINT, use both conf/NOTES and <arch>/conf/NOTES (1)

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Submitted by:	Joel Dahl <joel@automatvapen.se> (1)
		ceri (2)
PR:		docs/75639
		(modified, s/i386/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/)
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Denis Peplin 2005-01-14 08:00:45 +00:00
parent 7a20cb914d
commit 4db513bee3
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=23548
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@ -867,17 +867,25 @@ sshd is running as pid 433.</screen>
if your card is supported.</para>
<para>Once you are sure your card is supported, you need
to determine the proper driver for the card. The file
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename>
(<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/LINT</filename>
for &os;&nbsp;4.X) will give you
the list of network interfaces drivers with some information
to determine the proper driver for the card.
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename> and
<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/NOTES</filename> 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.</para>
<note>
<para><filename>NOTES</filename> does not exist on
&os;&nbsp;4.X. Instead, check the <filename>LINT</filename>
file for information about various network interfaces. See
<xref linkend="kernelconfig-config"> for a more detailed
summary of <filename>NOTES</filename> versus
<filename>LINT</filename>.</para>
</note>
<para>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 <filename>GENERIC</filename>
@ -906,9 +914,8 @@ ukphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto</screen>
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
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename>
(<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/LINT</filename>
for &os;&nbsp;4.X) and the
<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename>,
<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/NOTES</filename> 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 <xref linkend="kernelconfig">. If your card