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-rw-r--r--sys/amd64/conf/NOTES16
-rw-r--r--sys/i386/conf/NOTES19
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
index 94717d6..a2cf680 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
@@ -298,18 +298,18 @@ options DRM_DEBUG # Include debug printfs (slow)
# wpi: Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller
# Requires the wpi firmware module
-device ed
+device ed # NE[12]000, SMC Ultra, 3c503, DS8390 cards
options ED_3C503
options ED_HPP
options ED_SIC
-device ipw
-device iwi
-device iwn
-device mwl
-device nfe
-device nve
+device ipw # Intel 2100 wireless NICs.
+device iwi # Intel 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG wireless NICs.
+device iwn # Intel 4965/1000/5000/6000 wireless NICs.
+device mwl # Marvell 88W8363 802.11n wireless NICs.
+device nfe # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet
+device nve # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
device sfxge
-device wpi
+device wpi # Intel 3945ABG wireless NICs.
# IEEE 802.11 adapter firmware modules
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index e15e135..d2c3fed 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ hint.mse.0.irq="5"
device ce
device cp
-device cs
+device cs # Crystal Semiconductor CS89x0 NIC
hint.cs.0.at="isa"
hint.cs.0.port="0x300"
device ctau
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ hint.ctau.0.port="0x240"
hint.ctau.0.irq="15"
hint.ctau.0.drq="7"
#options NETGRAPH_CRONYX # Enable NETGRAPH support for Cronyx adapter(s)
-device ed
+device ed # NE[12]000, SMC Ultra, 3c503, DS8390 cards
options ED_3C503
options ED_HPP
options ED_SIC
@@ -591,21 +591,22 @@ hint.ed.0.at="isa"
hint.ed.0.port="0x280"
hint.ed.0.irq="5"
hint.ed.0.maddr="0xd8000"
-device ie # Hints only required for Starlan
+device ie # EtherExpress 8/16, 3C507, StarLAN 10 etc.
+# Hints only required for Starlan
hint.ie.2.at="isa"
hint.ie.2.port="0x300"
hint.ie.2.irq="5"
hint.ie.2.maddr="0xd0000"
-device ipw
-device iwi
-device iwn
+device ipw # Intel 2100 wireless NICs.
+device iwi # Intel 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG wireless NICs.
+device iwn # Intel 4965/1000/5000/6000 wireless NICs.
# Hint for the i386-only ISA front-end of le(4).
hint.le.0.at="isa"
hint.le.0.port="0x280"
hint.le.0.irq="10"
hint.le.0.drq="0"
-device mwl
-device nfe # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
+device mwl # Marvell 88W8363 802.11n wireless NICs.
+device nfe # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet
device nve # nVidia nForce MCP on-board Ethernet Networking
device sbni
hint.sbni.0.at="isa"
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ hint.wl.0.at="isa"
hint.wl.0.port="0x300"
options WLCACHE # enables the signal-strength cache
options WLDEBUG # enables verbose debugging output
-device wpi
+device wpi # Intel 3945ABG wireless NICs.
# IEEE 802.11 adapter firmware modules
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