[Midnightbsd-cvs] src [7904] trunk/sys: add descriptions for nics.

[laffer1 at midnightbsd.org]

Revision: 7904
          http://svnweb.midnightbsd.org/src/?rev=7904
Author:   laffer1
Date:     2016-09-14 15:17:27 -0400 (Wed, 14 Sep 2016)
Log Message:
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add descriptions for nics.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
    trunk/sys/i386/conf/NOTES

Modified: trunk/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES
===================================================================
--- trunk/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES	2016-09-14 19:14:04 UTC (rev 7903)
+++ trunk/sys/amd64/conf/NOTES	2016-09-14 19:17:27 UTC (rev 7904)
@@ -298,18 +298,18 @@
 # 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
 

Modified: trunk/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
===================================================================
--- trunk/sys/i386/conf/NOTES	2016-09-14 19:14:04 UTC (rev 7903)
+++ trunk/sys/i386/conf/NOTES	2016-09-14 19:17:27 UTC (rev 7904)
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
 
 device		ce
 device		cp
-device		cs
+device		cs		# Crystal Semiconductor CS89x0 NIC
 hint.cs.0.at="isa"
 hint.cs.0.port="0x300"
 device		ctau
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 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
@@ -592,21 +592,22 @@
 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"
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@
 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