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diff --git a/site/faq/index.php b/site/faq/index.php index f938865..48bbeb6 100644 --- a/site/faq/index.php +++ b/site/faq/index.php @@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ <li> <a href="#otherfirmware">What other firmware exists outside of libreboot?</a> <ul> - <li><a href="#blobs-ec">EC (embedded controller) firmware</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-hddssd">HDD/SSD firmware</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-nic">NIC (ethernet controller)</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-cpu">CPU microcode</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-sound">Sound card</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-webcam">Web cam</a></li> - <li><a href="#blobs-usbhost">USB host controller</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-ec">EC (embedded controller) firmware</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-hddssd">HDD/SSD firmware</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-nic">NIC (ethernet controller)</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-cpu">CPU microcode</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-sound">Sound card</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-webcam">Web cam</a></li> + <li><a href="#firmware-usbhost">USB host controller</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ Dealing with these problems will most likely be handled by a separate project. </p> - <h3 id="blobs-ec">EC (embedded controller) firmware <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-ec">#blobs-ec</a>)</span></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-ec">EC (embedded controller) firmware <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-ec">#firmware-ec</a>)</span></h3> <p> Most (all?) laptops have this. The EC (embedded controller) is a small, separate processor that basically processes inputs/outputs that are specific to laptops. For example: @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-hddssd">HDD/SSD firmware <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-hddssd">#blobs-hdd-ssd</a>)</span></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-hddssd">HDD/SSD firmware <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-hddssd">#firmware-hdd-ssd</a>)</span></h3> <p> HDDs and SSDs have firmware in them, intended to handle the internal workings of the device while exposing a simple, standard interface (such as AHCI/SATA) that the OS software can use, generically. This firmware is transparent to the user @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-nic">NIC (ethernet controller) <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-nic">#blobs-nic</a>)</span></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-nic">NIC (ethernet controller) <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-nic">#firmware-nic</a>)</span></h3> <p> Ethernet NICs will typically run firmware inside, which is responsible for initializing the device internally. Theoretically, it could be configured to drop packets, or even modify them. @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-cpu">CPU microcode <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-cpu">#blobs-cpu</a>)</span></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-cpu">CPU microcode <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-cpu">#firmware-cpu</a>)</span></h3> <p> Implements an instruction set. See <a href="#microcode">#microcode</a> for a brief description. Here we mean microcode built in to the CPU. We are not talking about the updates supplied by the boot firmware @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-sound">Sound card <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-sound">#blobs-sound</a>)</h3> + <h3 id="firmware-sound">Sound card <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-sound">#firmware-sound</a>)</h3> <p> Sound hardware (integrated or discrete) typically has firmware on it (DSP) for processing input/output. </p> @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-webcam">Web cam <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-webcam">#blobs-webcam</a></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-webcam">Web cam <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-webcam">#firmware-webcam</a></h3> <p> Webcams have firmware integrated into them that process the image input into the camera; adjusting focus, white balancing and so on. @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a> </p> - <h3 id="blobs-usbhost">USB host controller <span class="ref">(<a href="#blobs-usbhost">#blobs-usbhost</a>)</span></h3> + <h3 id="firmware-usbhost">USB host controller <span class="ref">(<a href="#firmware-usbhost">#firmware-usbhost</a>)</span></h3> <p> Doesn't really apply to current libreboot systems (none of them have USB 3.0 at the moment), but USB 3.0 host controllers typically rely on firmware to implement the XHCI specification. Some newer |