little fixes/extensions

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marschap
2007-12-01 18:27:40 +00:00
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commit 80d27a0e59
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ support controlling LCD displays:
</para>
<para>
The <literal>IOWarrior</literal> driver currently only supports writing
The <code>IOWarrior</code> driver currently only supports writing
to a single-controller HD44780-type display.
LED output using the <command>output()</command> function is also implemented,
although not tested very well.
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ the current state regarding support of this chip is unknown due to the
lack of the required hardware.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="IOWarrior-requirements">
<title>Requirements</title>
<para>
The driver is based on the <ulink url="http://libusb.sourceforge.net/"><filename>libusb</filename></ulink>
USB library, which should make it work with Linux, the different BSB variants
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ as well as Darwin/MacOS X.
<note>
<para>
When using a <filename>libusb</filename> based driver like <literal>IOWarrior</literal>,
When using a <filename>libusb</filename> based driver like <code>IOWarrior</code>,
<application>LCDd</application> needs to be started as root.
</para>
</note>
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ as well as Darwin/MacOS X.
<filename>iowarrior.ko</filename> that allows controlling IOWarrior
chips using device files.
Having this module loaded may hinder <application>LCDd</application>
from starting using the <literal>IOWarrior</literal> driver.
from starting using the <code>IOWarrior</code> driver.
In this case, simply unload the kernel module.
</para>
</note>