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diff --git a/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt b/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
index 03703afc4d30..981ad4f89fd3 100644
--- a/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
+++ b/Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
- Using physical DMA provided by OHCI-1394 FireWire controllers for debugging
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+===========================================================================
+Using physical DMA provided by OHCI-1394 FireWire controllers for debugging
+===========================================================================
Introduction
------------
@@ -91,17 +91,17 @@ Step-by-step instructions for using firescope with early OHCI initialization:
1) Verify that your hardware is supported:
Load the firewire-ohci module and check your kernel logs.
- You should see a line similar to
+ You should see a line similar to::
- firewire_ohci 0000:15:00.1: added OHCI v1.0 device as card 2, 4 IR + 4 IT
- ... contexts, quirks 0x11
+ firewire_ohci 0000:15:00.1: added OHCI v1.0 device as card 2, 4 IR + 4 IT
+ ... contexts, quirks 0x11
when loading the driver. If you have no supported controller, many PCI,
CardBus and even some Express cards which are fully compliant to OHCI-1394
specification are available. If it requires no driver for Windows operating
systems, it most likely is. Only specialized shops have cards which are not
- compliant, they are based on TI PCILynx chips and require drivers for Win-
- dows operating systems.
+ compliant, they are based on TI PCILynx chips and require drivers for Windows
+ operating systems.
The mentioned kernel log message contains the string "physUB" if the
controller implements a writable Physical Upper Bound register. This is
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ Step-by-step instructions for using firescope with early OHCI initialization:
stable connection and has matching connectors (there are small 4-pin and
large 6-pin FireWire ports) will do.
- If an driver is running on both machines you should see a line like
+ If an driver is running on both machines you should see a line like::
- firewire_core 0000:15:00.1: created device fw1: GUID 00061b0020105917, S400
+ firewire_core 0000:15:00.1: created device fw1: GUID 00061b0020105917, S400
on both machines in the kernel log when the cable is plugged in
and connects the two machines.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Step-by-step instructions for using firescope with early OHCI initialization:
3) Test physical DMA using firescope:
On the debug host, make sure that /dev/fw* is accessible,
- then start firescope:
+ then start firescope::
$ firescope
Port 0 (/dev/fw1) opened, 2 nodes detected
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Step-by-step instructions for using firescope with early OHCI initialization:
host loaded, reboot the debugged machine, booting the kernel which has
CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT enabled, with the option ohci1394_dma=early.
- Then, on the debugging host, run firescope, for example by using -A:
+ Then, on the debugging host, run firescope, for example by using -A::
firescope -A System.map-of-debug-target-kernel
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Step-by-step instructions for using firescope with early OHCI initialization:
Notes
-----
+
Documentation and specifications: http://halobates.de/firewire/
FireWire is a trademark of Apple Inc. - for more information please refer to: