X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2FChanges;h=488272074c36f348753817c4c07484fe8035da91;hb=c469b50b11a8eaa1dc314687c2b6030c8fdea5b7;hp=b02f476c297302bced86ee62fe89afe2066d3c70;hpb=43bc926fffd92024b46cafaf7350d669ba9ca884;p=linux-2.6.git diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index b02f476c2..488272074 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ 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 @@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ with programs using shared memory. 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 persistant device naming for +devices. FUSE ---- @@ -231,18 +233,13 @@ 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. -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. -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 ------------