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- Date:
Thu Mar 14 12:57:45 1996
- Orig file:
v1.3.73/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
- Orig date:
Wed Mar 13 10:09:08 1996
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.73/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@
PC/TCP compatibility mode
CONFIG_INET_PCTCP
If you have been having difficulties telneting to your Linux machine
- from a DOS system that uses (broken) PC/TCP networking software, try
- enabling this option. Everyone else says N. As of later 1.3.x kernels
- nobody should need this option. Please report if it solves problems.
+ from a DOS system that uses (broken) PC/TCP networking software (all
+ versions up to OnNet 2.0), try enabling this option. Everyone else
+ says N.
Reverse ARP
CONFIG_INET_RARP
@@ -1054,16 +1054,16 @@
SCSI generic support
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG
If you want to use SCSI scanners, synthesizers or CD-writers or just
- about anything having "SCSI" in its name, say Y here. Those won't be
- supported by the kernel directly, so you need some additional
- software which knows how to talk to these things using the SCSI
- protocol. Chances are that you'll have to write that software
- yourself, so have a look at the SCSI-HOWTO and at the
- SCSI-Programming-HOWTO, both available via ftp (user: anonymous) in
- sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. If you want to compile this
- as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the
- running kernel whenever you want), say M here and read
- Documentation/modules.txt and Documentation/scsi.txt.
+ about anything having "SCSI" in its name other than disks, CDROMs or
+ tapes, say Y here. Those won't be supported by the kernel directly,
+ so you need some additional software which knows how to talk to
+ these things using the SCSI protocol. Chances are that you'll have
+ to write that software yourself, so have a look at the SCSI-HOWTO
+ and at the SCSI-Programming-HOWTO, both available via ftp (user:
+ anonymous) in sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. If you want to
+ compile this as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and
+ removed from the running kernel whenever you want), say M here and
+ read Documentation/modules.txt and Documentation/scsi.txt.
Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device
CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN
@@ -1341,6 +1341,18 @@
available via ftp (user: anonymous) at
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO, is for you.
+IOMEGA Parallel Port ZIP drive SCSI support
+CONFIG_SCSI_PPA
+ This driver supports the parallel port version of IOMEGA's ZIP
+ drive (a 100Mb removable media device). For more infomation
+ about this driver and how to use it you should read the file
+ drivers/scsi/README.ppa. You should also read the SCSI-HOWTO,
+ which is available via anonymous ftp from sunsite.unc.edu in
+ the directory /pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. This driver is also available
+ as a module 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.
+
Network device support?
CONFIG_NETDEVICES
You can say N here in case you don't intend to connect to any other
@@ -1583,9 +1595,10 @@
SMC 9194 Support
CONFIG_SMC9194
- This has support for the SMC9xxx based Ethernet cards. Choose this option
- if you have a DELL laptop with the docking station, or another SMC9192/9194
- based chipset. Say Y if you want it compiled into the kernel, and read
+ This is support for the SMC9xxx based Ethernet cards. Choose this
+ option if you have a DELL laptop with the docking station, or
+ another SMC9192/9194 based chipset. Say Y if you want it compiled
+ into the kernel, and read the the file drivers/net/README.smc9 and
the Ethernet-HOWTO, available via ftp (user: anonymous) in
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. This driver is also
available as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed
@@ -1682,9 +1695,9 @@
Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt. If you plan to use more
than one network card under linux, read the
Multiple-Ethernet-mini-HOWTO, available from
- sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini. If your card is not working
- you may need to use the DOS setup disk to disable Plug & Play mode, and
- to select the default media type.
+ sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini. If your card is not
+ working you may need to use the DOS setup disk to disable Plug &
+ Play mode, and to select the default media type.
3c590 series (592/595/597) "Vortex" support
CONFIG_VORTEX
@@ -2006,7 +2019,9 @@
DE425, DE434, DE435 support
CONFIG_DE4X5
- If you have a network (ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
+ This is support for the DIGITAL series of PCI/EISA ethernet
+ cards. These include the DE425, DE434, DE435, DE450 and DE500
+ models. If you have a network card of this type, say Y and read
the Ethernet-HOWTO, available via ftp (user: anonymous) in
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. More specific information is
contained in drivers/net/README.de4x5. This driver is also available
@@ -2383,7 +2398,8 @@
partitions. It does not support Windows'95 compressed filesystems.
You cannot use the VFAT filesystem for your root partition; use
UMSDOS instead. This option enlarges your kernel by about 10 kB and
- it only works if you enabled the "fat fs support" above.
+ it only works if you enabled the "fat fs support" above. Please read
+ the file Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt for details.
If unsure, say N. If you want to compile this as a module ( = code
which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever
you want), say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
@@ -2699,7 +2715,9 @@
(and their companion controller) is also supported. If you have a
special controller (such as the CMS FC-10, FC-20, Iomega Mach-II, or
Ditto Dash), you must configure it by editing the file
- drivers/char/ftape/Makefile. This driver is also available as a
+ drivers/char/ftape/Makefile. If you want to use such a tape drive on
+ a PCI-bus based system, please read the file
+ drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI. This driver is also available as a
runtime loadable 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
@@ -2962,3 +2980,5 @@
# LocalWords: NOWAYOUT behaviour dialin isdn callback BTX Teles ICN EDSS Cisco
# LocalWords: ipppd syncppp RFC MPP VJ downloaded icn NICCY Creatix shmem ufr
# LocalWords: ibp md ARCnet ether encap NDIS arcether ODI Amigas AmiTCP NetBSD
+# LocalWords: initrd tue util DES funet des OnNet BIOSP smc Travan Iomega CMS
+# LocalWords: FC
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