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- Date:
Sat Nov 8 11:39:12 1997
- Orig file:
v2.1.62/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
- Orig date:
Mon Nov 3 13:04:25 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.62/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -419,6 +419,33 @@
here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be called
raid0.o. If unsure, say Y.
+RAID-1 (mirroring) mode
+CONFIG_MD_MIRRORING
+ A RAID-1 set consists of several disk drives which are exact copies
+ of each other. In the event of a mirror failure, the RAID driver
+ will continue to use the operational mirrors in the set, providing
+ an error free MD device to the higher levels of the kernel. In
+ a set with N drives, the available space is the capacity of a single
+ drive, and the set protects against a failure of (N - 1) drives.
+ raidtools, a set of user-space tools which create and maintain
+ RAID1/4/5 sets, is available at:
+ ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid
+ http://luthien.nuclecu.unam.mx/~miguel/raid
+
+RAID-4/RAID-5 mode
+CONFIG_MD_RAID5
+ A RAID-5 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive provides
+ the capacity of C * (N - 1) drives, and protects against a failure
+ of a single drive. For a given sector (row) number, (N - 1) drives
+ contain data sectors, and one drive contains the parity protection.
+ For a RAID-4 set, the parity blocks are present on a single drive,
+ while a RAID-5 set distributes the parity accross the drives in one
+ of the available parity distribution methods.
+ raidtools, a set of user-space tools which create and maintain
+ RAID1/4/5 sets, is available at:
+ ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid
+ http://luthien.nuclecu.unam.mx/~miguel/raid
+
Support for Deskstation RPC44
CONFIG_DESKSTATION_RPC44
This is a machine with a R4400 100 MHz CPU. To compile a Linux
@@ -2302,6 +2329,15 @@
and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be called
AM53C974.o.
+GDT SCSI Disk Array Controller support
+CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH
+ This is a driver for all SCSI Disk Array Controllers (EISA/ISA/PCI)
+ manufactured by ICP vortex. It is documented in the kernel source in
+ drivers/scsi/gdth.c and drivers/scsi/gdth.h. This driver is also
+ available as a module ( = code which can be 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.
+
IOMEGA Parallel Port ZIP drive SCSI support
CONFIG_SCSI_PPA
This driver supports the parallel port version of IOMEGA's ZIP drive
@@ -5219,6 +5255,26 @@
removed from the running kernel whenever you want). The module will
be called joystick.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M
here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+
+Radio support
+CONFIG_MISC_RADIO
+ If you have a radio card (you will probably know if you do!), then
+ you will want to say "y" here and make a character device file
+ (usually /dev/radio) with major number 10 and minor 129 using mknod
+ ("man mknod"). And then, don't forget to pick up some useful tools
+ to use said device (you _might_ find something at ftp.lmh.ox.ac.uk:
+ /users/weejock/linux/radio/, but I haven't written anything too
+ useful yet...)
+
+AIMSlab RadioTrack card
+CONFIG_RADIO_RTRACK
+ Choose "y" here if you have one of these, and then fill in the port
+ address below.
+
+RadioTrack i/o port
+CONFIG_RADIO_RTRACK_PORT
+ Enter either 0x30f or 0x20f here. The card default is 0x30f, if you
+ haven't changed the jumper setting on the card.
ARC console time
CONFIG_RTC_ARC
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