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More grammatical and typo fixes. While I'm here, add a few notes to

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various parts to make things more clear to the reader.

Submitted by:	John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> on -doc
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<chapter id="kernelconfig">
@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ cpu I686_CPU</programlisting>
You may have multiple instances of the CPU line (i.e., you are not
sure whether you should use <literal>I586_CPU</literal> or
<literal>I686_CPU</literal>), however, for a custom kernel, it is
best to specify only the CPU you have. If you are unsure which type
your CPU use, you can use the <command>dmesg</command> command to
best to specify only the CPU you have. If you are unsure of your CPU type,
you can use the <command>dmesg</command> command to
view your boot up messages.</para>
<indexterm>
<primary>kernel options</primary>
@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ pseudo-device loop # Network loopback</programlisting>
<programlisting>pseudo-device tun # Packet tunnel.</programlisting>
<para>This is used by the userland PPP software. The
<para>This is used by the userland PPP software. A
<replaceable>number</replaceable> after <literal>tun</literal>
specifies the number of simultaneous PPP sessions to support. See
the <link linkend="userppp">PPP</link> section of this book for more
@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ pseudo-device pty # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)</programlisting>
It is used by incoming <command>telnet</command> and
<command>rlogin</command> sessions,
<application>xterm</application>, and some other applications such
as <application>emacs</application>. The
<replaceable>number</replaceable> indicates the number of
as <application>emacs</application>. A
<replaceable>number</replaceable> after <literal>pty</literal> indicates the number of
<literal>pty</literal>s to create. If you need more than the
default of 16 simultaneous <application>xterm</application> windows
and/or remote logins, be sure to increase this number accordingly,
@ -1087,6 +1087,13 @@ pseudo-device bpf # Berkeley packet filter</programlisting>
can be captured to disk and or examined with the &man.tcpdump.1;
program.</para>
<note>
<para>The <literal>bpf pseudo-device</literal> is also used by
&man.dhclient.8; to obtain the IP address of the default router
(gateway) and so on. If you use DHCP, leave this
uncommented.</para>
</note>
<programlisting># USB support
#device uhci # UHCI PCI-&gt;USB interface
#device ohci # OHCI PCI-&gt;USB interface
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kernel back permanently) is:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>chflags noschg /kernel</userinput></screen>
<para>If you find you cannot do this, you are probably running
at a &man.securelevel.8; greater than zero. Edit
<literal>kern_securelevel</literal> in
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> and set it to
<literal>-1</literal>, then reboot. You can change it back
to its previous setting when you are happy with your new
kernel.</para>
<para>And, if you want to <quote>lock</quote> your new kernel
into place, or any file for that matter, so that it cannot
be moved or tampered with:</para>