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@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ custom kernels with Debian&apos;s kernel-package system</ulink></para>
</note>
">
<!ENTITY resources-software "
<tip>
<title>Software downloads</title>
<para>
For more information about software for ACPI, please use the
<xref linkend='software' />.
</para>
</tip>
">
<!ENTITY kernel-version "<replaceable>&lt;version&gt;</replaceable>">
<!ENTITY kernel-name "<replaceable>&lt;date&gt;</replaceable>">
@ -121,10 +111,9 @@ custom kernels with Debian&apos;s kernel-package system</ulink></para>
</revhistory>
</articleinfo>
<sect1 id="about">
<preface id="about">
<title>About this document</title>
<sect2 id="copyright">
<title>Copyright and License</title>
<para>
@ -203,7 +192,79 @@ it all down</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect2 id="feedback">
<title>Feedback</title>
<para>Find something wrong with this document? (Or perhaps something right?) I would love to hear from you. Please email me at <email>emmajane@xtrinsic.com</email>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="conventions">
<title>Conventions used in this document</title>
<para>The following typographic and usage conventions occur in this text:
</para>
<table id="table-conventions" frame="all">
<title>Typographic and usage conventions</title>
<tgroup cols="2" align="left" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<thead>
<row><entry>Text type</entry><entry>Meaning</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><quote>Quoted text</quote></entry>
<entry>Quotes from people, quoted computer output.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><screen>terminal view</screen></entry>
<entry>Literal computer input and output captured from the terminal,
usually rendered with a light grey background.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><command>command</command></entry>
<entry>Name of a command that can be entered on the command line.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><option>option</option></entry>
<entry>Option to a command, as in <quote>the <option>-a</option> option to the
<command>ls</command> command</quote>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><parameter>parameter</parameter></entry>
<entry>Parameter to a command, as in <quote>read
<command>man <parameter>ls</parameter></command></quote>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><cmdsynopsis><command>command <option>options</option>
<parameter>arguments</parameter></command></cmdsynopsis></entry>
<entry>Command synopsis or general usage, on a separated line.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><filename>filename</filename></entry>
<entry>Name of a file or directory, for example <quote>Change to the
<filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> directory.</quote></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><menuchoice><guimenu>Menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Choice</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></entry>
<entry>Choice to select from a graphical menu, for instance: <quote>Select
<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>About Mozilla</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice> in your browser.</quote></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><ulink url="http://www.xtrinsic.com">The author</ulink></entry>
<entry>Clickable link to an external web resource.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para>Thanks to Machtelt <quote>Tille</quote> Garrels for this list of conventions.</para>
</sect2>
</preface>
<sect1 id="aboutacpi">
<title>About ACPI</title>
@ -599,10 +660,7 @@ I now use names, in alphabetical order, starting with the kernel build
<quote>alien</quote>. I'm going to leave the date option in though as I
still think it's a good way to do things.</para>
<para>My current kernel, 2.6.6,
is <quote>Elrond.</quote> The machine itself is <quote>Smeagol.</quote>
</para>
</note>
<para>My current kernel, 2.6.7, is <quote>Ulairi.</quote> The machine itself is <quote>Smeagol.</quote></para></note>
&kernel-compile;
</sect2>
@ -1021,7 +1079,13 @@ that difficult. Most software packages include a README file when you
gunzip them which will explain what you need to do to get things working on
your system.</para>
&resources-software;
<tip>
<title>Software downloads</title>
<para>
For more information about software for ACPI, please use the
<xref linkend='software' />.
</para>
</tip>
</sect1>
</appendix>
@ -1082,9 +1146,9 @@ two things:</para>
<screen>
<parameter>append="<option>nolapic</option> <option>noapic</option>"</parameter>
default="elrond"
default="ulairi"
image=/vmlinuz
label=elrond
label=ulairi
read-only
</screen>