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- Lines: 139
- Date:
Tue Apr 15 10:18:01 1997
- Orig file:
v2.1.34/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Mon Apr 7 11:35:28 1997
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.34/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
http://www.datanet.hu/generations/linux/Changes2.html is an
English-language HTML version.
-Last updated: April 1, 1997.
+ Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
+needs.
+
+Last updated: April 15, 1997.
Current Author: Chris Ricker (gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu).
Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -35,19 +38,19 @@
Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
encountered a bug!
-- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.29-970320
+- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.34
- Gnu C 2.7.2.1
- Binutils 2.7.0.9
- Linux C Library 5.4.23
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.8.5
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.1
- Procps 1.01
-- Mount 2.5p
+- Mount 2.6e
- Net-tools 1.32-alpha
-- Kbd 0.91
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16
-- Ncpfs 2.1.1
+- Autofs 970409
+- NFS 0.4.21
Upgrade notes
*************
@@ -78,20 +81,22 @@
If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you also have to upgrade your dynamic
linker (ld.so) to at least 1.8.5, or all sorts of weirdness will
-happen. Actually, ld.so-1.8.2 and later will work, but only 1.8.5 is
-widely available, so if you need to upgrade, use it.
+happen. Actually, ld.so-1.8.2 and later will work, but 1.8.5 is widely
+available, so if you need to upgrade, use it. If you get a release
+later than 1.8.5, avoid 1.8.10 as it introduces a few bugs that are
+fixed in later releases.
Modules
=======
- You need to upgrade to modutils-2.1.29-970320 for kernels 2.1.29 and
-later.
+ You need to upgrade to modutils-2.1.34 for kernels 2.1.34 and later.
Binutils
========
If you upgrade binutils, please read its accompanying release notes
-to find out the proper way to upgrade it.
+to find out the proper way to upgrade it. No, the instruction to "rm
+`which encaps`" is not a joke.
Gnu C
=====
@@ -126,6 +131,15 @@
To run bootpd, you'll need to issue the following command: echo 1
>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_boot_agent
+Mount and network file systems
+==============================
+
+ The NFS code in the kernel is currently being revised, resulting in
+much-improved performance. As a result, you'll need to upgrade mount
+to a 2.6 release. Also, amd is being phased out in favor of the much
+better autofs. You'll also have to get the appropriate utils to use
+autofs as well as the new NFS utils.
+
RPM
===
@@ -151,6 +165,16 @@
updated to be POSIX-compliant. As a result, your expr needs to be
updated. Use sh-utils 1.16 or later.
+Parallel Ports
+==============
+
+ As of 2.1.33, parallel port support can now by handled by the parport
+driver. Be aware that with Plug-and-Play support turned on, your
+parallel port may no longer be where you expect it; for example, LPT1
+(under DOS) was sometimes /dev/lp1 in Linux, but will probably be
+/dev/lp0 with the new Plug-and-Play driver. If printing breaks with
+the new driver, try checking your lpd configuration.
+
How to know the version of the installed programs
*************************************************
@@ -223,8 +247,9 @@
Modules utilities
=================
-The 2.1.29-970320 release:
-ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/alphabits/modutils-2.1.29-970320.tar.gz
+The 2.1.34 release:
+ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/alphabits/modutils-2.1.34.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/modutils-2.1.34.tar.gz
Procps utilities
================
@@ -263,9 +288,28 @@
Sh-utils
========
-The 1.16 release
+The 1.16 release:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz
ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz
+
+Mount
+=====
+
+The 2.6e release:
+ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/util/mount-2.6e.tar.gz
+
+Autofs
+======
+
+The 970409 release:
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/autofs-970409.tar.gz
+
+NFS
+===
+
+The 0.4.21 release:
+ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
+ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/people/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
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==========
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