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     <para>During initial system startup, the boot &man.loader.8; will read the
       &man.device.hints.5; file.  This file stores kernel boot information
-      known as variables, sometimes referred to as <quote>device hints</quote>.</para>
+      known as variables, sometimes referred to as <quote>device hints</quote>.
+      </para>
 
     <para>Setup of this file is one variable per line, using the standard hash
-      <quote>#</quote> as comment markers.  After system initialization, new
-      variables can be added using <command>set</command>, removed with
-      <command>unset</command>, and viewed with the <command>show</command>
-      commands.  Using the &man.kenv.1; command, you can dump all of these
-      variables.</para>
+      <quote>#</quote> character as comment markers.  New variables can be 
+      added using <command>set</command>, removed with 
+      <command>unset</command>, and iewed with the <command>show</command>
+      commands in the &man.loader.8;.  After the system has started, you can 
+      dump all of these hints by using the &man.kenv.1; command.</para>
+
+    <para>These <quote>device hints</quote> are used by device drivers for 
+    device control, and for controlling the boot behaviour of the kernel.
+    Syntax works as follows:</para>
 
-    <para>These <quote>device hints</quote> are used by device drivers for device
-      control.  Syntax works as follows:</para>
-
     <screen><userinput>hint.driver.unit.keyword="value"</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>where driver is the device driver, unit is the unit number and keyword
-      is the hint keyword.  The keyword may consist of the following options:</para>
+      is the hint keyword.  The keyword may consist of the following options:
+      </para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-	<para>at: specifies the bus which the device is attached to.</para>
+	<para><literal>at</literal>: specifies the bus which the device is 
+	attached to.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>port: specifies the start address of the <acronym>I/O</acronym>
-	  to be used.</para>
+	<para><literal>port</literal>: specifies the start address of the
+	<acronym>I/O</acronym> to be used.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>irq: specifies the interrupt request number to be used.</para>
+	<para><literal>irq</literal>: specifies the interrupt request number
+	to be used.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>drq: specifies the DMA channel number.</para>
+	<para><literal>drq</literal>: specifies the DMA channel number.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>maddr: specifies the physical memory address occupied by the
-	  device.</para>
+	<para><literal>maddr</literal>: specifies the physical memory address
+	occupied by the device.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>flags: sets various flag bits for the device.</para>
+	<para><literal>flags</literal>: sets various flag bits for the device.
+	</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>disabled: if set to <quote>1</quote> the device is disabled.</para>
+	<para><literal>disabled</literal>: if set to <quote>1</quote> the 
+	device is disabled.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <para>Device drivers may accept (or require) more hints not listed here, viewing
-      their manual page is recommended.  For more information, consult the
-      &man.device.hints.5;, &man.kenv.1;, &man.loader.conf.5;, and &man.loader.8;
-      manual pages.</para>
+    <para>Device drivers may accept (or require) more hints not listed here, 
+    viewing their manual page is recommended.  For more information, consult 
+    the &man.device.hints.5;, &man.kenv.1;, &man.loader.conf.5;, and
+    &man.loader.8; manual pages.</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="boot-init">