Typo.

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@@ -41,9 +41,21 @@ info: did not find any firmware files requested by loaded kernel modules.  exiti
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 <p>It could use some polish, but it is already working well and saving
-me for time when setting up new machines. :)</p>
+me some time when setting up new machines. :)</p>
+
+<p>So, how does it work?  It look at the set of currently loaded
+kernel modules, and look up each one of them using modinfo, to find
+the firmware files listed in the module meta-information.  Next, it
+download the Contents file from a nearby APT mirror, and search for
+the firmware files in this file to locate the package with the
+requested firmware file.  If the package is in the non-free section, a
+non-free APT source is added and the package is installed using
+<tt>apt-get install</tt>.  The end result is a slightly better working
+machine.</p>
 
 <p>I hope someone find time to implement a more polished version of
 this script as part of the hw-detect debian-installer module, to
 finally fix <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/655507">BTS report
-#655507</a>.</p>
+#655507</a>.  There really is no need to insert USB sticks with
+firmware during a PXE install when the packages already are available
+from the nearby Debian mirror.</p>