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@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
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NOTES on "make config":
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- - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
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+ - Having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
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under some circumstances lead to problems: probing for a
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nonexistent controller card may confuse your other controllers
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- - compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386
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+ - Compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386
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will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386. The
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kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up.
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@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
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but will work on different machines regardless of whether they
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have a math coprocessor or not.
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- - the "kernel hacking" configuration details usually result in a
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+ - The "kernel hacking" configuration details usually result in a
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bigger or slower kernel (or both), and can even make the kernel
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less stable by configuring some routines to actively try to
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break bad code to find kernel problems (kmalloc()). Thus you
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