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- Date:
Wed Apr 8 17:31:27 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.93/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
- Orig date:
Mon Apr 6 17:40:59 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.93/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
want to say Y here. Information about ELF is on the WWW at
http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/users/barlow/elf-howto.html (To browse the
WWW, you need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a
- programs like lynx or netscape). If you find that after upgrading
+ program like lynx or netscape). If you find that after upgrading
from Linux kernel 1.2 and saying Y here, you still can't run any ELF
binaries (they just crash), then you'll have to install the newest
ELF runtime libraries, including ld.so (check the file
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@
the line "SMP=1" is not commented out and read Documentation/smp and
Documentation/IO-APIC.txt and the SMP-FAQ on the WWW at
http://www.irisa.fr/prive/mentre/smp-faq/ (to browse the WWW, you
- need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a programs
+ need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a program
like lynx or netscape). People using multiprocessor machines should
also say Y to "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", below.
If you want to compile a kernel that should work on both single
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
extensive information about drivers for many devices attaching to
the parallel port see http://www.torque.net/linux-pp.html on the WWW
(To browse the WWW, you need to have access to a machine on the
- Internet that has a programs like lynx or netscape). It is possible
+ Internet that has a program like lynx or netscape). It is possible
to share a single parallel port among several devices and it is safe
to compile all the corresponding drivers into the kernel. If you
want to compile parallel port support as a module ( = code which can
@@ -1295,72 +1295,6 @@
themselves when requested. Say Y to enable this feature, or M to
compile it as a module (parport_ieee1284.o). If in doubt, say N.
-Plug and Play subsystem (EXPERIMENTAL)
-CONFIG_PNP_DRV
- This enables support for the new Plug-and-Play (or PnP) Linux
- subsystems. This support is required for PnP ISA support, and for PnP
- Legacy support. User-mode utilities for this support may be found at
- http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/pnp-linux.html.
-
-PnP resource management
-CONFIG_KERNEL_PNP_RESOURCE
- This option will cause the new PnP generic resource management
- routines to be used instead of the old routines request_xxx and
- free_xxx. Emulation routines are put in place to support the old
- calling style. This code support masks for IO decoding (required for
- Plug and Play devices). There is no need to enable this option unless
- you want to - these features will still be used where they are needed.
- However, enabling it will reduce your kernel size slightly, and also
- allow you to test this code more extensively.
-
-Support for boot-loaded PnP configuration (RECOMMENDED)
-CONFIG_PNP_BLDCONFIG
- This will enable support for preloading data about the configuration
- of any Plug-and-Play devices in the system into the kernel at boot
- time, which means that any devices required at boot can be configured
- at this time manually. Say Y unless you have a reason not to.
-
-PnP ISA support
-CONFIG_PNP_ISA
- This option is required to allow the Linux PnP subsystem to handle
- Plug and Play ISA devices. This includes full support for PnP ISA,
- including the I/O range check feature.
-
-PnP ISA backwards-compatibility support
-CONFIG_PNP_ISA_COMPAT
- This option will enable partial backwards compatibility with drivers
- written using older versions (up to the last 0.2.x) of the PnP driver
- written by Tom Lees <tom@lpsg.demon.co.uk>.
-
-PnP Legacy device support
-CONFIG_PNP_LEGACY
- Before PnP ISA was standardized, several "jumperless", or
- "soft-configurable" boards were finding their way onto the market.
- These cards used somewhat proprietary mechanisms for configuring
- IRQs, DMAs, IO addresses, and memory ranges. These devices (mainly
- network cards, but also some sound cards) can be configured as any
- other PnP device can by saying Y here, if appropriate drivers
- for these devices are available.
-
-PnP sysctl support (RECOMMENDED)
-CONFIG_PNP_SYSCTL
- This option enables support for the user-mode interface to the
- kernel-mode PnP systems. It requires that you said Y to "Sysctl
- support" above. The only reason you might want to switch this off
- is if you aren't going to use user-mode utilities to configure PnP,
- and you want to save a couple of kilobytes of kernel space. Answer Y
- unless you know what you are doing. User-mode utilities and a
- library for accessing this interface may be found at
- http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/pnp-linux.html.
-
-PnP auto-configures all devices on startup
-CONFIG_PNP_BOOTINIT
- This option will allow the PnP subsystem to automatically configure
- all the PnP devices it finds upon system startup (or at least
- attempt to). This is useful if you have older drivers which do not use
- the Linux-PnP system to configure PnP devices, and which you need
- to be configured by PnP before you can use them.
-
Enable loadable module support
CONFIG_MODULES
Kernel modules are small pieces of compiled code which can be
@@ -3560,6 +3494,14 @@
whenever you want), say M here and read
Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be called mkiss.o.
+Serial port 6PACK driver for AX.25
+CONFIG_6PACK
+6pack is a protocol that attaches a TNC connected to a serial interface
+to be used as a network device. 6pack can be used as an alternative to KISS,
+but has some extended functionality. Note that this driver is still
+experimental and might cause problems. For details about the features
+and the usage of the driver, read Documentation/networking/6pack.txt.
+
PLIP (parallel port) support
CONFIG_PLIP
PLIP (Parallel Line Internet Protocol) is used to create a
@@ -6700,7 +6642,7 @@
fashion. (They should also Documentation/smp and
Documentation/IO-APIC.txt and the SMP-FAQ on the WWW at
http://www.irisa.fr/prive/mentre/smp-faq/ (to browse the WWW, you
- need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a programs
+ need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a program
like lynx or netscape)).
If you think you have a use for such a device (such as periodic data
sampling), then say Y here, and go read the file
@@ -6801,6 +6743,16 @@
why they still haven't released any documentation.
[http://204.200.238.31/cgi-bin/link.pl?co=i&cl=/ts/ibm/contact.html]
+Are you using the IBM Mwave "emulation" of SB ?
+CONFIG_SB_MWAVE
+ The IBM Mwave can do whats loosely describable as emulation of an 8bit
+ soundblaster if you load the right firmware from DOS warm boot and pray
+ and your machine happens to like you. Say Y if you are doing this as the
+ IRQ test normally fails on the mwave emulation. If you'd like real MWAVE
+ support phone IBM (425-556-8822) and ask them why they still haven't
+ released any documentation.
+ [http://204.200.238.31/cgi-bin/link.pl?co=i&cl=/ts/ibm/contact.html]
+
Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support
CONFIG_ADLIB
Answer Y if your card has a FM chip made by Yamaha (OPL2/OPL3/OPL4).
@@ -6898,6 +6850,15 @@
manufacturers such as Turtle Beach (Tropez), Reveal (some models)
and Diamond (latest ones).
+Support MIDI in older MAD16 based cards (requires SB)
+CONFIG_MAD16_OLDCARD
+ Answer Y (or M) if you have an older card based on the C928
+ or Mozart chipset and you want to have MIDI support. If you
+ enable this option you also need to enable support for SoundBlaster.
+
+ If you answer Y here you will
+ also need to enable the SoundBlaster driver.
+
Support for Crystal CS4232 based (PnP) cards
CONFIG_CS4232
Say Y here if you have a card based on the Crystal CS4232 chip set,
@@ -7854,6 +7815,11 @@
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
Documentation/modules.txt.
+
+SAA5249 Teletext processor
+CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA5249
+ Support for I2C bus based teletext using the SAA5249 chip. At the moment
+ this is only useful on some european WinTV cards.
Quickcam BW Video For Linux
CONFIG_VIDEO_BWQCAM
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