Typo and punctuation fixes.

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Marc Fonvieille 2006-08-29 07:38:23 +00:00
parent 9b5776d04c
commit b2fbb31f74
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=28570
5 changed files with 10 additions and 10 deletions

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<listitem>
<para>If the network is down, then we can use the console on the PC to
run the <application>console</application> client locally. For
remote sites, we can add a modem for dial-in access to the the
remote sites, we can add a modem for dial-in access to the
server command line to run the client.</para>
</listitem>
@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ exit 0</programlisting>
first serial port known as <devicename>COM1</devicename> in DOS/&windows; or
<devicename>ttyd0</devicename> in &unix;).</para>
<para>The cabling for these servers depends on the PC harware. If
<para>The cabling for these servers depends on the PC hardware. If
the PC has DB-25 female socket on board (as most older PCs do),
then the same headshell as works for the Sun server above will
work fine. If the PC has DB-9 male plug on board (as more
@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ exit 0</programlisting>
recognises a serial <literal>BREAK</literal> as a command to halt the
OS and return to the ROM monitor prompt. A serial <literal>BREAK</literal>
is an out-of-band signal on an RS-232 serial port that involves making
the TX DATA line active (i.e. pulled down to less than -5v) for more than
the TX DATA line active (i.e. pulled down to less than -5V) for more than
two whole character times (or about 2ms on a 9600bps line).
Alas, this <literal>BREAK</literal> signal is all to
easily generated by serial hardware during power-on or power-off. And

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@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ checkouts.cvs:B</userinput>
<para>For example, <literal>A=RELENG_4</literal>, <literal>B=.</literal>. The period in <literal>B=.</literal> means
-CURRENT. This is a rather typical update, from 4-STABLE
to -CURRENT. While it is straightforward to <quote>downgrade</quote> your
sources (eg from -CURRENT to -STABLE), downgrading a system
sources (e.g., from -CURRENT to -STABLE), downgrading a system
is quite another matter. You are STRONGLY advised not to
attempt such an operation, unless you know exactly what you
are doing.</para>
@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ checkouts.cvs:B</userinput>
<programlisting>src-all tag=RELENG_4 date=2000.08.27.10.00.00</programlisting>
<note><para>The format of a date is rigid. You have to specify
all the components of the date: century (<quote>20</quote>, ie the 21st
all the components of the date: century (<quote>20</quote>, i.e., the 21st
century, must be supplied whereas <quote>19</quote>, the past century, can
be omitted), year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds&mdash;as
shown in the above example. For more information, please
see &man.cvsup.1;.</para></note>
<para>Whether or not a date is specified, the checkouts file
is called <filename>checkouts.cvs:A</filename> (eg
is called <filename>checkouts.cvs:A</filename> (e.g.,
<filename>checkouts.cvs:RELENG_4</filename>). As a result,
no particular action is needed in order to revert to the
previous state: you have to modify the date in the <filename>supfile</filename>,

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@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
with the patches. Core expects the hat to offer solutions and
work with the submitter to reach a compromise. Core expects the
hat to be courteous. It is reasonable for hats to request that
normal project rules be followed when reviewing patches (eg, that
normal project rules be followed when reviewing patches (e.g., that
they generally conform to &man.style.9; or the prevailing style of the
file, that style and content changes be separated, etc).</para>
file, that style and content changes be separated.).</para>
<para>When a dispute arises, core expects the hat to make his or her
best efforts to compromise or otherwise resolve the dispute. The

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@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ apm_event NORMRESUME, STANDBYRESUME {
<para>If you want to disable ACPI simply add
<literal>hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"</literal> to
<filename>/boot/device.hints</filename>. You can disable
ACPI temporarily at the boot loader prompt by issueing
ACPI temporarily at the boot loader prompt by issuing
<literal>unset acpi_load</literal> if you are having problems
booting an ACPI enabled machine. &os;&nbsp;5.1-RELEASE and
later come with a boot-time menu that controls how &os; is

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@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
directory, call them up with DOS EDIT, &windows; Notepad or
Wordpad, or a word processor, make a minor change so the file
has to be saved, and print as you normally would from DOS or
Windows. Hope it works! manual pages come out best if printed
Windows. Hope it works! Manual pages come out best if printed
with the DOS <command>print</command> command. (Copying files
from FreeBSD to a mounted DOS partition is in some cases still a
little risky.)</para>