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[PATCH] detailled bcm help-2.4.25

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Subject: [PATCH] detailled bcm help-2.4.25
From: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:31:22 +0100
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aginst 2.4.25

This patch adds more realistic information about bcm NICs.
People only know the commercial names and not about chips names.

--
x86-64 GenuineIntel

--- linux-2.4.25/Documentation/Configure.help   2004-02-05 23:00:09.000000000 
+0100
+++ n/Documentation/Configure.help      2004-02-23 14:28:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -11859,7 +11859,7 @@
 
 Broadcom Tigon3 support
 CONFIG_TIGON3
-  This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
+  This driver supports Broadcom NetXtreme BCM570X based gigabit Ethernet cards.
 
   If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
   inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
@@ -12348,9 +12348,7 @@
 
 Broadcom 4400 ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)
 CONFIG_B44
-  If you have a network (Ethernet) controller of this type, say Y and
-  read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
-  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+  This driver supports Broadcom BCM440X based 10/100 Ethernet cards.
 
   If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
   inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
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