fedora core 6 1.2949 + vserver 2.2.0

[linux-2.6.git] / Documentation / Changes

diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes
index fe5ae0f..73a8617 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/Changes
+++ b/Documentation/Changes
@@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 'net).
 
 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 'net).
 

-The latest revision of this document, in various formats, can always
-be found at <http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/Changes-2.4/>.
-
-Feel free to translate this document.  If you do so, please send me a
-URL to your translation for inclusion in future revisions of this
-document.
-
-Smotrite file <http://oblom.rnc.ru/linux/kernel/Changes.ru>, yavlyaushisya
-russkim perevodom dannogo documenta.
-
-Visite <http://www2.adi.uam.es/~ender/tecnico/> para obtener la traducción
-al español de este documento en varios formatos.
-
-Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter
-<http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>.
-
-Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
-

 Current Minimal Requirements
 ============================
 
 Current Minimal Requirements
 ============================
 


@@ -55,15 +37,14 @@ o  e2fsprogs              1.29                    # tune2fs
 o  jfsutils               1.1.3                   # fsck.jfs -V
 o  reiserfsprogs          3.6.3                   # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
 o  xfsprogs               2.6.0                   # xfs_db -V
 o  jfsutils               1.1.3                   # fsck.jfs -V
 o  reiserfsprogs          3.6.3                   # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
 o  xfsprogs               2.6.0                   # xfs_db -V

-o  pcmciautils            004
-o  pcmcia-cs              3.1.21                  # cardmgr -V
+o  pcmciautils            004                     # pccardctl -V

 o  quota-tools            3.09                    # quota -V
 o  PPP                    2.4.0                   # pppd --version
 o  isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1                 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 o  nfs-utils              1.0.5                   # showmount --version
 o  procps                 3.2.0                   # ps --version
 o  oprofile               0.9                     # oprofiled --version
 o  quota-tools            3.09                    # quota -V
 o  PPP                    2.4.0                   # pppd --version
 o  isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1                 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 o  nfs-utils              1.0.5                   # showmount --version
 o  procps                 3.2.0                   # ps --version
 o  oprofile               0.9                     # oprofiled --version

-o  udev                   071                     # udevinfo -V
+o  udev                   081                     # udevinfo -V

 
 Kernel compilation
 ==================
 
 Kernel compilation
 ==================


@@ -199,8 +180,8 @@ Intel IA32 microcode
 --------------------
 
 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
 --------------------
 
 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,

-accessible as both a devfs regular file and as a normal (misc)
-character device.  If you are not using devfs you may need to:
+accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
+udev you may need to:

 
 mkdir /dev/cpu
 mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
 
 mkdir /dev/cpu
 mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184


@@ -219,7 +200,9 @@ with programs using shared memory.
 udev
 ----
 udev is a userspace application for populating /dev dynamically with
 udev
 ----
 udev is a userspace application for populating /dev dynamically with

-only entries for devices actually present. udev replaces devfs.
+only entries for devices actually present.  udev replaces the basic
+functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
+devices.

 
 FUSE
 ----
 
 FUSE
 ----


@@ -249,18 +232,13 @@ The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
 
 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
 

-If you are not using devfs, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
+If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp

 which can be made by:
 
 mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
 
 as root.
 
 which can be made by:
 
 mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
 
 as root.
 

-If you use devfsd and build ppp support as modules, you will need
-the following in your /etc/devfsd.conf file:
-
-LOOKUP PPP     MODLOAD
-

 Isdn4k-utils
 ------------
 
 Isdn4k-utils
 ------------
 


@@ -289,7 +267,7 @@ active clients.
 
 To enable this new functionality, you need to:
 
 
 To enable this new functionality, you need to:
 

-  mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfs
+  mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd

 
 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
 
 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where