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HOWTO/SiS630

@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@ www.dknypc.com (we ordered MS7308E, they shipped MS7308D, but invoiced MS7308E)
 Vendors who might work:
 www.eurocomla.com (we don't know yet -- have not tried them)
 
+Linux distribution: RedHat 6.2 or later. We haven't tried anything else. 
+	They may all work fine. 
+
+Other software notes: You MUST have as version 2.9.5 or later. 
+
 You need to have a target machine (the machine that runs LinuxBIOS) and a build 
 machine (which will let you build LinuxBIOS). These can be one and the same 
 machine. In this HOWTO we assume they're different. If they are the same 
-machine, all the really changes is that you have to do Step 3 first. 
+machine, all that really changes is that you have to do Step 3 first. 
 Also, freebios and linuxbios still share the same source tree. We use the 
 name 'linuxbios' where it makes sense, and 'freebios' otherwise. But they 
 are the same source base. 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ o	Now copy config-2.4.0-test11.sis to .config, then
 	You now have a kernel for linuxbios.
 	We recommend as a test that you also
 	make bzdisk
-	And then try booting this kernel to make sure it works. 
+	And then try booting this kernel on the target to make sure it works. 
 	If you want, you can also install this kernel on the target machine,
 	and install the modules as well, since you will need the Disk On Chip
 	modules to burn the Disk On Chip part. 
@@ -82,15 +87,15 @@ o	You now need to figure out where you want to put your build images.
 	cvs update
 	and not lose any of your build directory. 
 	Linuxbios does all the builds in a single directory, much as BSD does. 
-	To do the build it requires a Makefile, a crt0.S file, and a ld script
+	To build linuxbios requires a Makefile, a crt0.S file, and a ld script
 	file. These are generated by a config tool located in 
 	freebios/utils/config
 	The config tool is a Python program originally written by 
 	Dean Risinger of the ACL. 
-	To build the initial Makefile, 
-	assembly stub, and ld script, 
-	You need to build a config file (simple), run the config tool,
+	To build the initial Makefile, assembly stub, and ld script, 
+	you need to build a config file (simple), run the config tool,
 	cd to the build directory, and type 'make'. 
+
 	Here is a config file for the winfast 6300
 
 	# This will make a target directory of ./winfast
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ o	You now need to figure out where you want to put your build images.
 	# CONFIG TOOL. Make it absolute if you like
 	target winfast 
 
-	# WinFast 6300 MAX mainboard
+	# Leadtek WinFast 6300 MAX mainboard
 	mainboard leadtek/winfast6300
 
 	# Enable Serial Console for debugging
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ o	You now need to figure out where you want to put your build images.
 	LBConfig.py, the older version. 
 
 	Here's what it looks like when you run it. 
+
  	python NLBConfig.py winfast.config ~/src/bios/freebios
 	winfast is not a directory. 
  	I know I should make this, but I'm too paranoid
@@ -197,10 +203,13 @@ Step 4)
 	IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE THIS TYPE OF WORK, DO NOT DO IT!
 	WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AT THIS STEP.
 
+	Figure out if you're going to burn the DoC on the build or target
+	machine. It has to be the machine with MTD modules. 
+
 	Open the machine (LEAVE THE POWER ON), yank the flash, and 
 	plug in the DoC. We recommend you practice this first with the 
 	power off. Make sure that whatever you do, you are not shorting 
-	things out. 
+	things out. Avoid using a metal tool!
 
 	NOTE: YOU CAN HURT YOURSELF AT THIS STEP. We can't take any
 	responsibility for what happens to you here. If you haven't 
@@ -208,6 +217,7 @@ Step 4)
 	hurt by hardware, DON'T DO IT.
 
 Step 5) Run the following script:
+	(TBD)
 
 Step 6) Hit reset. Linuxbios should come up in a few seconds.