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authorHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2021-08-15 11:57:23 +0200
committerHolger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>2021-08-15 11:57:23 +0200
commitf460693fc103a1bf42b99688ca0ae25dfdf47c8f (patch)
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parenta6a8c3095a79dc2bd5739e2a5fa68d21b614ad05 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-f460693fc103a1bf42b99688ca0ae25dfdf47c8f.zip
Some more updating the guide on the changed situation regarding firmware
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diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index 04411b800..3db1387e4 100644
--- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ framebuffer graphics is provided by the kernel, whilst desktop
environments use X11. Whether advanced graphics card features such as
3D-hardware acceleration or hardware-accelerated video are available,
depends on the actual graphics hardware used in the system and in some
-cases on the installation of additional <quote>firmware</quote> images
+cases on the installation of additional <quote>firmware</quote> blobs
(see <xref linkend="hardware-firmware"/>).
</para>
@@ -332,12 +332,11 @@ cases on the installation of additional <quote>firmware</quote> images
<para arch="x86">
On modern PCs, having a graphical display usually works out of the
-box. In very few cases there have been reports about hardware on
+box. For quite a lot of hardware, 3D acceleration also works well out of
+the box, but there is still some hardware that needs binary firmware blobs
+to work well. In some cases there have been reports about hardware on
which installation of additional graphics card firmware was required
-even for basic graphics support, but these have been rare exceptions.
-For quite a lot of hardware, 3D acceleration also works well out of
-the box, but there is still some hardware that needs binary blobs to
-work well.
+even for basic graphics support.
</para>
<para arch="arm">