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authorAaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-04-17 20:11:21 +0000
committerAaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-04-17 20:11:21 +0000
commit1f3df21a77e720429383b26adc01a502c559c16c (patch)
tree36d1f49630606c8a3d97ae1c4db0f9586bb581d0 /etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs
parent7d0500737460926be52a8b0b54186d6c90e0d710 (diff)
Spelling, typos, etc; mpech@prosoft.org.lv
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diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs b/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs
index 5091f260aea..99c4c1de896 100644
--- a/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs
+++ b/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ problem".
Read this so that you understand the possible data integrity
problem that a WD EIDE type BIOS creates. Any BIOS that has a
"LBA mode" in the BIOS setup could be a WD EIDE BIOS. Be very
-careful and NEVER chage the "LBA mode" setting after you have
+careful and NEVER change the "LBA mode" setting after you have
partitioned and installed your software.
History
-------
-Changes between this version and the preceeding version are
+Changes between this version and the preceding version are
marked by "!" at left margin of the first line of a changed
or new paragraph.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Version 1 -- First attempt to classify the BIOS types and
Definitions
-----------
-* 528MB - The maximun drive capacity that is supported by 1024
+* 528MB - The maximum drive capacity that is supported by 1024
cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors (1024x16x63x512). This
is the limit for CHS addressing in the original IBM PC/XT
and IBM PC/AT INT 13H BIOS.
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ must support.
+--> to -----------------+---> device
LBA (LBA)
-* A really new BIOS may also support the AH=4xH in addtion to
+* A really new BIOS may also support the AH=4xH in addition to
the older AH\0xH calls. This BIOS must support all possible
combinations of CHS and LBA at both the INT 13H and ATA
interfaces:
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ The following explains what is widely accepted as the
An ATA disk must implement both CHS and LBA addressing and
must at any given time support only one P-CHS at the device
-interface. And, the drive must maintain a strick relationship
+interface. And, the drive must maintain a strict relationship
between the sector addressing in CHS mode and LBA mode. Quoting
the ATA-2 document:
@@ -694,11 +694,10 @@ BIOS Type 6
such as host adapter addresses, DMA support, LBA support, etc,
in the Phoenix defined "FDPT Extension" table.
- Phoenix says this this BIOS need not support the INT 13H
- AH=4xH read/write calls but this BIOS is really an
- extension/enhancement of the original IBM/MS BIOS so most
- implementations will probably support the full set of INT 13H
- AH=4xH calls.
+ Phoenix says this BIOS need not support the INT 13H AH=4xH
+ read/write calls but this BIOS is really an extension/enhancement
+ of the original IBM/MS BIOS so most implementations will probably
+ support the full set of INT 13H AH=4xH calls.
Support issues: Currently undefined is how such a BIOS should
respond to INT 13H AH=08H calls for a drive that is >8GB.