Changeset da1a663

Timestamp:

08/16/2023 04:58:33 PM (9 months ago)

Author:

Douglas R. Reno <renodr@…>

Branches:

12.0, 12.1, ken/TL2024, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, plabs/newcss, python3.11, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/llvm18

Children:

c5d6597

Parents:

7481fd4

Message:

About Firmware and Wireless Kernel Configuration: minor rewords

Files:

• networking/netprogs/wireless-kernel.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• postlfs/config/firmware.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

networking/netprogs/wireless-kernel.xml

@@ -13 +13 @@
 
   <para>
-    Before using any userspace tool for connecting with a wireless AP,
+    Before using any userspace tools for connecting to a wireless AP,
     the Linux kernel must be configured to drive the wireless NIC properly.
     Enable the following options in the kernel configuration as well as
@@ -32 +32 @@
     <parameter>CONFIG_MAC80211</parameter>. After the correct drivers are
     loaded, the interface will appear in
-    <filename>/sys/class/net</filename>, or the output of the
+    <filename>/sys/class/net</filename>, or in the output of the
     <command>ip link</command> command.
   </para>
 
   <para>
-    Many wireless NIC drivers require a firmware.  If you've enabled the
+    Many wireless NIC drivers require firmware. If you've enabled the
     correct driver in the kernel configuration but it fails to load (with
-    the messages like <quote><computeroutput>Direct firmware load for
+    messages like <quote><computeroutput>Direct firmware load for
     <replaceable>&lt;filename</replaceable>&gt; failed with error
-    -2</computeroutput></quote>, it means you need to install the firmware
-    or the wireless NIC won't work.  Read <xref linkend='postlfs-firmware'/>
-    for details.
+    -2</computeroutput></quote>, it means that you need to install the firmware
+    or the wireless NIC won't work. Read <xref linkend='postlfs-firmware'/>
+    for more details.
   </para>
 

postlfs/config/firmware.xml

@@ -101 +101 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>
-        Firmware updates for wired network ports. Mostly they work even
-        without the updates, but probably they will work better with
+        Firmware updates for wired network ports. Most of them work even
+        without the updates, but they will probably work better with
         the updated firmware. For some modern laptops, firmware for both
         wired ethernet (e.g. rtl_nic) and also for bluetooth devices (e.g. qca)
@@ -110 +110 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>
-        Firmware for other devices, such as wifi. These devices are not
+        Firmware for other devices, such as wireless NICs. These devices are not
         required for the PC to boot, but need the firmware before these devices
         can be used.
@@ -747 +747 @@
       <para>
         Do not distribute a kernel image containing the firmware to others
-        or you may violate GPL.
+        or you may violate the GPL.
       </para>
     </warning>