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-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml8
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/installation-media.xml18
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/network-cards.xml4
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml6
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/supported/m68k.xml4
-rw-r--r--nl/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml8
6 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index 756827adb..d05839f16 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect1 id="hardware-supported">
<title>Supported Hardware</title>
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ with GNU/Linux, see the
<para>
Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric multi-processing</quote>
-or SMP &mdash; is supported for this architecture. The standard Debian
+or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture. The standard Debian
&release; kernel image was compiled with SMP support. This should not
prevent installation, since the SMP kernel should boot on non-SMP systems;
the kernel will simply cause a bit more overhead.
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ section of the kernel config.
<para>
Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
-multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is supported for this architecture.
+multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture.
However, the standard Debian &release; kernel image does not support
SMP. This should not prevent installation, since the standard,
non-SMP kernel should boot on SMP systems; the kernel will simply use
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ section of the kernel config.
<para>
Multi-processor support &mdash; also called <quote>symmetric
-multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is supported for this architecture,
+multi-processing</quote> or SMP &mdash; is available for this architecture,
and is supported by a precompiled Debian kernel image. Depending on your
install media, this SMP-capable kernel may or may not be installed by
default. This should not prevent installation, since the standard,
diff --git a/nl/hardware/installation-media.xml b/nl/hardware/installation-media.xml
index b80060bf7..34a6e015f 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/installation-media.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/installation-media.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect1 id="installation-media">
<title>Installation Media</title>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ On RiscPCs, SCSI CD-ROMs are also supported.
On SGI machines, booting from CD-ROM requires a SCSI CD-ROM drive
capable of working with a logical blocksize of 512 bytes. Many of the
-SCSI CD-DROM drives sold for the PC market do not have this
+SCSI CD-ROM drives sold on the PC market do not have this
capability. If your CD-ROM drive has a jumper labeled
<quote>Unix/PC</quote> or <quote>512/2048</quote>, place it in the
<quote>Unix</quote> or <quote>512</quote> position.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ IDE, SATA or SCSI card.
On DECstations, booting from CD-ROM requires a SCSI CD-ROM drive
capable of working with a logical blocksize of 512 bytes. Many of the
-SCSI CD-DROM drives sold for the PC market do not have this capability.
+SCSI CD-ROM drives sold on the PC market do not have this capability.
If your CD-ROM drive has a jumper labeled <quote>Unix/PC</quote> or
<quote>512/2048</quote>, place it in the <quote>Unix</quote> or
<quote>512</quote> position.
@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ installed on the widest array of hardware.
Generally, the Debian installation system includes support for floppies,
IDE drives, IDE floppies, parallel port IDE devices, SCSI controllers and
-drives, USB, and FireWire. The file systems supported include FAT,
-Win-32 FAT extensions (VFAT), and NTFS, among others.
+drives, USB, and FireWire. The supported file systems include FAT,
+Win-32 FAT extensions (VFAT) and NTFS.
</para><para arch="i386">
-The disk interfaces that emulate the <quote>AT</quote> hard disk interface
-which are often called MFM, RLL, IDE, or ATA are supported. Very old 8 bit
-hard disk controllers used in the IBM XT computer are supported only
-as a module. SCSI disk controllers from many different manufacturers
+Disk interfaces that emulate the <quote>AT</quote> hard disk interface
+&mdash; often called MFM, RLL, IDE, or ATA &mdash; are supported. Very old
+8&ndash;bit hard disk controllers used in the IBM XT computer are supported
+only as a module. SCSI disk controllers from many different manufacturers
are supported. See the
<ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>
for more details.
diff --git a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
index f24a7f481..deb384f58 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect1 id="network-cards">
<title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ do not work.
</para><para arch="s390">
-Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
+Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel is
also be supported by the boot disks. All network drivers are compiled
as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
setup. The list of supported network devices is:
diff --git a/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml b/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml
index 8792dca6d..43512b498 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect1 id="supported-peripherals">
<title>Peripherals and Other Hardware</title>
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ their hardware.
</para><para>
-You can help this situation by encouraging these manufacturers to
-release the documentation and other resources necessary for us to
+You can help improve this situation by encouraging these manufacturers
+to release the documentation and other resources necessary for us to
program their hardware, but the best strategy is simply to avoid this
sort of hardware until it is listed as working in the
<ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>.
diff --git a/nl/hardware/supported/m68k.xml b/nl/hardware/supported/m68k.xml
index 4de0bc0f8..036cff146 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/supported/m68k.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/supported/m68k.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect2 arch="m68k"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title>
<para>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ and excludes the <quote>EC</quote> line of 680x0 processors. See the
</para><para>
-There are four major flavors of supported
+There are four major supported
<emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> flavors: Amiga, Atari, Macintosh
and VME machines. Amiga and Atari were the first two systems to which
Linux was ported; in keeping, they are also the two most
diff --git a/nl/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml b/nl/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml
index 97bfa182f..b5c9dec91 100644
--- a/nl/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml
+++ b/nl/hardware/supported/mipsel.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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<sect2 arch="mipsel"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title>
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ which are supported in SMP mode.
<sect3><title>Supported console options</title>
<para>
-Serial console is available on all supported DECstations (9600 bps,
-8N1). For using serial console, you have to boot the installer image
+A serial console is available on all supported DECstations (9600 bps,
+8N1). To use the serial console, you have to boot the installer image
with the <literal>console=ttyS</literal><replaceable>x</replaceable> kernel
parameter (with <replaceable>x</replaceable> being the number
of the serial port you have your terminal connected to &mdash; usually
<literal>2</literal>, but <literal>0</literal> for the Personal DECstations).
-On 3MIN and 3MAX+ (DECstation 5000/1xx, 5000/240 and 5000/260) local console
+On 3MIN and 3MAX+ (DECstation 5000/1xx, 5000/240 and 5000/260) a local console
is available with the PMAG-BA and the PMAGB-B graphics options.
</para><para>