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| author | brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-03-25 20:32:19 +0000 |
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| committer | brueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-03-25 20:32:19 +0000 |
| commit | 172c1f8c45c281948c9562ee2b7ce282df01fde0 (patch) | |
| tree | 0b60fbfca111fda9bb0c110c59b312f220236922 /share/man/man4/malo.4 | |
| parent | fce41b3b76952842f2667e0eaba966ea83f9b3aa (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-172c1f8c45c281948c9562ee2b7ce282df01fde0.zip FreeBSD-src-172c1f8c45c281948c9562ee2b7ce282df01fde0.tar.gz | |
Bring this manpage more in line with other wlan driver manpages.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/malo.4 b/share/man/man4/malo.4 index 7a9ec8d..98f702a 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/malo.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/malo.4 @@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\"/ -.Dd February 18 2008 +.Dd March 25, 2008 .Dt MALO 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm malo -.Nd "Marvell Libertas IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network device" +.Nd "Marvell Libertas IEEE 802.11b/g wireless network driver" .Sh SYNOPSIS To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ wlan_load="YES" firmware_load="YES" .Ed .Pp -In both cases, place the following lines in +In both cases, place the following line in .Xr loader.conf 5 -to load the firmware modules: +to load the firmware module: .Bd -literal -offset indent malofw_load="YES" .Ed @@ -68,21 +68,26 @@ The .Nm driver provides support for Marvell Libertas 88W8335 based PCI network adapters. -.Sh FILES -The driver needs a firmware kernel module which is used when -an interface is brought up. This firmware files are comed from +.Pp +This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. +These firmware files are from the .Ox .Nm driver. .Pp -A port package for the firmware can be found at: +A package for the firmware which can be installed via +.Xr pkg_add 1 +can be found at: .Bd -literal -offset indent http://weongyo.org/project/malo/malo-firmware-1.4.tar.gz .Ed .Pp -You need to install this port package manually before +This package must be installed before .Xr ifconfig 8 will work. +.Pp +For more information on configuring this device, see +.Xr ifconfig 8 . .Sh HARDWARE The following cards are among those supported by the .Nm @@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ Tenda TWL542P 88W8335 PCI b/g U-Khan UW-2054i 88W8335 PCI b/g .El .Sh EXAMPLES -Join an existing BSS network (ie: connect to an access point): +Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point): .Pp .Dl "ifconfig malo0 inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00" .Pp |
