Improve a bit the description of when and how a NIC driver has to be

added to the kernel configuration.  Also note that some drivers cannot
be used as modules (i.e. those for some ISA devices).

Useful comments by:	blackend, den

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index 5b07988f93..4fd1363d92 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -907,20 +907,32 @@ ukphy1:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto</screen>
       <para>In this example, we see that two cards using the &man.dc.4;
 	driver are present on the system.</para>
 
-      <para>To use your network card, you will need to load the proper
-	driver.  This may be accomplished in one of two ways.  The
-	easiest way is to simply load a kernel module for your network
-	card with &man.kldload.8;.  A module is not available for all
-	network card drivers (ISA cards, for example).
-	Alternatively, you may statically compile
-	the support for your card into your kernel.  Check
-	<filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename>,
-	<filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/NOTES</filename> and the
-	manual page of the driver to know what to add in your kernel
-	configuration file.  For more information about recompiling your
-	kernel, please see <xref linkend="kernelconfig">.  If your card
-	was detected at boot by your kernel (<filename>GENERIC</filename>)
-	you do not have to build a new kernel.</para>
+      <para>If the driver for your NIC is not present in
+	<filename>GENERIC</filename>, you will need to load the proper
+	driver to use your NIC.  This may be accomplished in one of
+	two ways:</para>
+
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+	  <para>The easiest way is to simply load a kernel module for
+	    your network card with &man.kldload.8;.  Not all NIC
+	    drivers are available as modules; notable examples of
+	    devices for which modules do not exist are ISA cards.</para>
+	</listitem>
+
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>Alternatively, you may statically compile the support
+	    for your card into your kernel.  Check
+	    <filename>/usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES</filename>,
+	    <filename>/usr/src/sys/<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/conf/NOTES</filename>
+	    and the manual page of the driver to know what to add in
+	    your kernel configuration file.  For more information
+	    about recompiling your kernel, please see <xref
+	    linkend="kernelconfig">.  If your card was detected at
+	    boot by your kernel (<filename>GENERIC</filename>) you do
+	    not have to build a new kernel.</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2>