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Diffstat (limited to 'nl')
-rw-r--r-- | nl/hardware/buying-hardware.xml | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | nl/hardware/hardware.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | nl/hardware/network-cards.xml | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml | 2 |
5 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/nl/hardware/buying-hardware.xml b/nl/hardware/buying-hardware.xml index 710163ad9..b0a061db1 100644 --- a/nl/hardware/buying-hardware.xml +++ b/nl/hardware/buying-hardware.xml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> <!-- original version: 61133 untranslated --> - <sect1 arch="not-s390"><title>Purchasing Hardware Specifically for GNU/Linux</title> + <sect1 arch="not-s390"><title>Purchasing Hardware Specifically for GNU/&arch-kernel;</title> -<para> +<para arch="linux-any"> There are several vendors, who ship systems with Debian or other distributions of GNU/Linux @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ distributions of GNU/Linux for the privilege, but it does buy a level of peace of mind, since you can be sure that the hardware is well-supported by GNU/Linux. -</para><para arch="x86"> +</para><para arch="any-x86"> If you do have to buy a machine with Windows bundled, carefully read the software license that comes with Windows; you may be able to @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ information to help with that. </para><para> -Whether or not you are purchasing a system with Linux bundled, or even +Whether or not you are purchasing a system with &arch-kernel; bundled, or even a used system, it is still important to check that your hardware is -supported by the Linux kernel. Check if your hardware is listed in +supported by the &arch-kernel; kernel. Check if your hardware is listed in the references found above. Let your salesperson (if any) know that -you're shopping for a Linux system. Support Linux-friendly hardware +you're shopping for a &arch-kernel; system. Support &arch-kernel;-friendly hardware vendors. </para> @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ vendors. Some hardware manufacturers simply won't tell us how to write drivers for their hardware. Others won't allow us access to the documentation without a non-disclosure agreement that would prevent us from -releasing the Linux source code. +releasing the &arch-kernel; source code. </para><para> Since we haven't been granted access to the documentation on these -devices, they simply won't work under Linux. You can help by asking +devices, they simply won't work under &arch-kernel;. You can help by asking the manufacturers of such hardware to release the documentation. If enough people ask, they will realize that the free software community is an important market. @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ is an important market. </sect2> - <sect2 arch="x86"><title>Windows-specific Hardware</title> + <sect2 arch="any-x86"><title>Windows-specific Hardware</title> <para> A disturbing trend is the proliferation of Windows-specific modems and @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ devices that retain their embedded intelligence. You should avoid Windows-specific hardware for two reasons. The first is that the manufacturers do not generally make the resources -available to write a Linux driver. Generally, the hardware and +available to write a &arch-kernel; driver. Generally, the hardware and software interface to the device is proprietary, and documentation is not available without a non-disclosure agreement, if it is available at all. This precludes it being used for free software, since free @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ processors removed, the operating system must perform the work of the embedded processors, often at <emphasis>real-time</emphasis> priority, and thus the CPU is not available to run your programs while it is driving these devices. Since the typical Windows user does not -multi-process as intensively as a Linux user, the manufacturers hope +multi-process as intensively as a &arch-kernel; user, the manufacturers hope that the Windows user simply won't notice the burden this hardware places on their CPU. However, any multi-processing operating system, even Windows 2000 or XP, suffers from degraded performance when diff --git a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml index 1aade2701..b6a45280e 100644 --- a/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml +++ b/nl/hardware/hardware-supported.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ architecture or platform to which the Linux kernel, libc, port exists, can run Debian. Please refer to the Ports pages at <ulink url="&url-ports;"></ulink> for more details on &arch-title; architecture systems which have been -tested with Debian. +tested with &debian;. </para><para> diff --git a/nl/hardware/hardware.xml b/nl/hardware/hardware.xml index 9eecf6792..54eda16ab 100644 --- a/nl/hardware/hardware.xml +++ b/nl/hardware/hardware.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This section contains information about what hardware you need to get started with Debian. You will also find links to further information -about hardware supported by GNU and Linux. +about hardware supported by GNU and &arch-kernel;. </para> diff --git a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml index 8f6528051..9b3667f0e 100644 --- a/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/nl/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title> <para> -Almost any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel +Almost any network interface card (NIC) supported by the &arch-kernel; kernel should also be supported by the installation system; modular drivers should normally be loaded automatically. @@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ ISDN is supported, but not during the installation. <para> Wireless networking is in general supported as well and a growing number of -wireless adapters are supported by the official Linux kernel, although many +wireless adapters are supported by the official &arch-kernel; kernel, although many of them do require firmware to be loaded. If firmware is needed, the installer will prompt you to load firmware. See <xref linkend="loading-firmware"/> for detailed information on how to load firmware during the installation. </para><para> -Wireless NICs that are not supported by the official Linux kernel can generally +Wireless NICs that are not supported by the official &arch-kernel; kernel can generally be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation. </para><para> diff --git a/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml b/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml index 6c6da802e..799e12666 100644 --- a/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml +++ b/nl/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <title>Peripherals and Other Hardware</title> <para arch="not-s390"> -Linux supports a large variety of hardware devices such as mice, +&arch-kernel; supports a large variety of hardware devices such as mice, printers, scanners, PCMCIA and USB devices. However, most of these devices are not required while installing the system. |