Re: please reviex my debconf templates
# My revisions should be a valid sed script, but I've not tested it:
#
/Template: em8300.microcode.download/,/^$/{
#> Type: boolean
#> Default: true
#> _Description: Download microcode image from the Web?
#> The upstream developers have tried several microcode images and
#> selected the one that works best on various cards. Therefore, this
#> microcode image is probably better than the ones you can get from
#> your Windows drivers. The upstream developers have made it available
#> for download on their website.
# Do "your Windows drivers" really contain multiple microcode images?
# If not,
s/the ones/the one/
}
#> .
#> However, because of some legal issues, this microcode image cannot be
#> distributed by Debian. If you do not want to download it, you can
#> still extract the appropriate microcode image(s) from the Windows
#> .vxd file, using em8300mc_ex.
# What legal issues, just out of interest?
#> .
#> Warning: If /lib/firmware/em8300.bin already exists on your system, it
#> will be overwritten by the downloaded file.
#>
/Template: em8300.microcode.download_failed/,/^$/{
#> Type: error
#> _Description: Failed to download microcode image
#> The microcode image could not be downloaded from the upstream
# slightly inaccurate verb choice
s/could not be/was not/
#> authors' web site. You probably won't be able to use your MPEG
#> decoder card until the microcode image is actually downloaded.
# superfluous and mildly inaccurate adverb, use of passive
s/until the.*downloaded/until you download a microcode image/
#> .
#> To retry, run "dpkg-reconfigure em8300" as root, or download it by
#> hand from
# remove incongruous "by hand" metaphor
s/ by/ from/
/hand from/d
#> http://dxr3.sourceforge.net/download/em8300.uc
#> and put it in "/lib/firmware/em8300.bin".
s/put it in/save it as/
}
/Template: em8300.microcode.file/,/^$/{
#> Type: select
#> _Choices: None${files}
#> Default: None
#> _Description: Primary microcode:
#> A microcode image previously installed in /usr/share/em8300/ will be
#> copied to /lib/firmware/em8300.bin and used.
# Use active voice
s/A microcode/This will copy a microcode/
s/ will be//
s/copied //
s/used/and use it/
}
/Template: em8300.microcode.delete_olddir/,/^$/{
#> Type: boolean
#> Default: false
#> _Description: Delete old firmware directory?
# Use active voice
s/Multiple.*detected/Multiple microcode images seem to be installed/
#> in /usr/share/em8000/. Support for multiple microcode images has
#> been removed from this version, so if you wish to continue using
#> multiple microcode images you will have to keep these files and
s/images /images, /
#> handle the situation manually. You will be responsible for removing
#> these files once you have finished with them.
#> .
#> Most people just need a single microcode image. If you only want to
#> use one microcode image, or if you do not know why you have multiple
s/just need a/need only a/
s/If you only want to/If you want to/
s/use one/use only one/
#> microcode images installed, then you do not need to keep these
#> microcode images. The extra files will then be removed.
# simplify advice and use deleted, not removed
s/then you do not need to keep these/then you can answer Y
s/microcode.*removed/and the extra files will be deleted/
}
#> Template: em8300/chipset
#> Type: select
#> Choices: adv717x, bt865
#> _Description: Chip used on MPEG decoder card:
#> Creative DXR3 cards have a bt865 on board, while Hollywood Plus cards
#> use an adv717x.
#>
#> Template: em8300/bt865/options
#> Type: string
#> _Description: Options for bt865 module:
#> Options can be passed to the bt865 kernel module when it is loaded
#> to control how it works.
#> .
#> Options include:
#> output_mode=comp+svideo|rgb
#> Multiple options should be separated by spaces.
#>
#> Template: em8300/adv717x/options
#> Type: string
#> _Description: Options for adv717x module:
#> Options can be passed to the adv717x kernel module when it is loaded
#> to control how it works.
#> .
#> Options include:
#> output_mode=comp+svideo|svideo|comp|comp+psvideo|psvideo|composvideo|yuv|rgb|rgbs
#> pixelport_16bit=0|1
#> pixelport_other_pal=0|1
#> pixeldata_adjust_ntsc=0|1|2|3
#> pixeldata_adjust_pal=0|1|2|3
#> Multiple options should be separated by spaces.
#> .
#> Some sets of options have been reported to remove color
#> problems. Check the package documentation for details.
#> .
#> Unfortunately, there is currently no way to find the right parameters
#> for your card, so you'll have to find them yourself by trial and error.
#>
#> Template: em8300/options
#> Type: string
#> _Description: Options for em8300 module:
#> Options can be passed to the em8300 kernel module when it is loaded
#> to control how it works.
#> .
#> Options include:
#> activate_loopback=0|1
#> audio_device=alsa|oss|osslike|none
#> alsa_index=-1|0|1|2|3|...
#> dsp_num=-1|0|1|2|3|...
#> bt865_ucode_timeout=0|1
#> dicom_control=0|1
#> dicom_fix=0|1
#> dicom_other_pal=0|1
#> use_bt865=0|1
#> Multiple options should be separated by spaces.
#> .
#> Some sets of options have been reported to remove color
#> problems. Check the package documentation for details.
#> .
#> Unfortunately, there is currently no way to find the right parameters
#> for your card, so you'll have to find them yourself by trial and error.
/Template: em8300.no_device_creation/,/^$/{
#> Type: note
#> Default: true
#> _Description: No creation of device files
#> Special device files must exist to enable access to your MPEG decoder
#> card.
#> .
#> You seem to be using a static /dev. As no major number has been
#> officially allocated yet for the em8300, special device files can't
#> be created.
s/As no.*been/Special device files can't be/
s/officially.*can't/created automatically because no major number has/
s/be created./been allocated to the em8300 officially yet./
#> .
#> Hence, you'll have to choose a major number to use (121 is used by
#> default, but it's officially reserved for "LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE")
# consistency with previous paragraph
s/reserved for/allocated to/
#> and manually create the corresponding device files. Please read
#> /usr/share/doc/em8300/README.Debian for more info.
# Remove manual metaphor
s/manually //
s/files/files yourself/
}
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Hope that helps,
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