Merge with 2.4.0-test1-ac21 + pile of MIPS cleanups to make merging

possible.  Chainsawed RM200 kernel to compile again.  Jazz machine
status unknown.

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diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes
index 2c4699d67..0b9e549fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/Changes
+++ b/Documentation/Changes
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Intro
 =====
 
 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
-software necessary to run the 2.3 kernels, as well as provide brief
+software necessary to run the 2.4 kernels, as well as provide brief
 instructions regarding any other "Gotchas" users may encounter when
 trying life on the Bleeding Edge.  If upgrading from a pre-2.2.x
 kernel, please consult the Changes file included with 2.2.x kernels for
@@ -10,861 +10,327 @@ additional information; most of that information will not be repeated
 here.  Basically, this document assumes that your system is already
 functional and running at least 2.2.x kernels.
 
-   It is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.2.x kernels and
-therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
+This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
+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).  Please feel free to submit changes, corrections, gripes,
-flames, money, etc. to me (kaboom@gatech.edu).  If you do so, you don't
-need to bother doing so in the form of a diff, as this is generated by
-texinfo so a diff is useless anyway (though I can incorporate one by
-hand if you insist upon sending it that way ;-).
+'net).
 
-   For those of you in Europe,
-http://www.datanet.hu/generations/linux/Changes2.html is an
-English-language HTML version.
+The latest revision of this document, in various formats, can always
+be found at http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/Changes-2.4/
+<http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/Changes-2.4/>.
 
-   The most current version should always be available from
-http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/ as well.
+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.
 
-   Voir
-http://www.linux-france.com/article/sys/Changes-2.2/Changes-2.2.1.html
-pour la traduction français.
+Last updated: June 11, 2000
 
-   Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
-needs.
-
-Last updated: Feb 21, 2000
-Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@m.cc.utah.edu).
+Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
 
 Current Minimal Requirements
-****************************
+============================
 
-   Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
+Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 
-- Kernel modutils	 2.3.10                  ; insmod -V
-- Gnu C 		 2.7.2.3                 ; gcc --version
-- Binutils		 2.9.1.0.7               ; ld -v
-- Linux libc5 C Library	 5.4.46                  ; ls -l /lib/libc*
-- Linux libc6 C Library  2.0.7pre6               ; ls -l /lib/libc*
-- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.9                   ; ldd --version or ldd -v
-- Linux C++ Library	 2.7.2.8                 ; ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
-- Procps		 1.2.9                   ; ps --version
-- Procinfo               16                      ; procinfo -v
-- Psmisc		 17			 ; pstree -V
-- Net-tools              1.50                    ; hostname -V
-- Loadlin                1.6a
-- Sh-utils               1.16                    ; basename --v
-- Autofs                 3.1.1                   ; automount --version
-- NFS (client)           2.2beta40               ; showmount --version
-- nfs-utils (server)     0.1.4
-- Bash                   1.14.7                  ; bash -version
-- Ncpfs                  2.2.0                   ; ncpmount -v
-- Pcmcia-cs              3.1.2                   ; cardmgr -V
-- PPP                    2.4.0b1                 ; pppd --version
-- Util-linux             2.9i                    ; chsh -v
-- isdn4k-utils           v3.1beta7               ; isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
-
-Upgrade notes
-*************
-
-General Information
-===================
-
-   To use System V shared memory, you have to mount the shm filesystem
-somewhere. You can do that automatically by adding this line to /etc/fstab:
-
-none		/var/shm	shm		defaults	0 0
-
-Remember to create the mountpoint directory; it does not have to be /var/shm.
-
-   <CTRL><ALT><DEL> now performs a cold reboot instead of a warm reboot
-for increased hardware compatibility.  If you want a warm reboot and
-know it works on your hardware, add a "reboot=warm" command line option
-in LILO.  A small number of machines need "reboot=bios" to reboot via
-the BIOS.
-
-   Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete.  Switch to
-the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
-ttyS1, etc.).
-
-   In addition, some software still works, but needs to be compiled
-against 2.2 headers for complete functionality.  Fdutils binaries
-compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones
-compiled under 2.2, for example.
-
-   As of 2.1.115, support for the deprecated major 4 /dev/ttyp* devices
-was removed.  If necessary (eg, you get "out of pty" error messages when
-you obviously are not out of pty's), create major 3 /dev/tty* and major
-2 /dev/pty* devices (see Documentation/devices.txt for more
-information).  In general, you should make sure that your /dev
-directory is up-to-date if you are experiencing any problems.
-
-   Optional support for Unix98 pty devices has also been added. If you
-want to use the Unix98 ptys, you should be running at least
-glibc-2.0.9x, and you must switch completely to Unix98 pty's.  The
-general procedure for configuring Unix98 pty support is:
-
-- Compile your kernel with CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS and CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS.
-- mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
-  chmod 666 /dev/ptmx
-  mkdir /dev/pts
-- Add to /etc/fstab:
-
-  none            /dev/pts        devpts	gid=5,mode=620    0 0
-
-   (Note:  gid=5 is applicable for Red Hat systems for which group "tty" has
-   gid 5.  Adjust according to your distribution.  Use mode=600 if you want
-   "mesg n" to be default.)
-- Mount /dev/pts
-
-   Frame buffer consoles ("fbcon") are now in the kernel for all
-platforms, not just those non-Intel ones for which VGA text mode is
-impossible.  VGAcon is still available for those who want it, but fbcon
-has the advantage of providing a uniform graphical subsystem across all
-Linux ports, and it displays a spiffy penguin logo on boot-up ;-).  For
-more information, see the files in Documentation/fb/ ; you may also
-need to download the fbset utilities.
-
-Libc (libc5)
-============
-
-   Linux-2.2 is ELF-only.  You can still compile a.out apps if you
-really want, but your kernel must be compiled ELF.  If you can't
-currently compile ELF, consult the ELF howto at
-http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/ELF-HOWTO.html and upgrade your system
-accordingly.
-
-   For modules to work, you need to be running libc-5.4.x or greater.
-Since updates to libc fix other problems as well (security flaws, for
-example) and since 5.4.7 is missing a few needed symbols, try to get
-the latest 5.4.x you can.  Currently, libc-5.4.46 is the latest public
-release.
-
-   If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you also have to upgrade your dynamic
-linker (ld.so) to at least 1.9.9, or all sorts of weirdness will
-happen.  Actually, ld.so-1.8.2 and later will work, but 1.9.9 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.  Please make sure you don't install ld.so-2.x
-unless you're running glibc2 / libc6.
-
-   If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you may also need to upgrade ypbind if
-you're using NIS.  For ypbind and glibc, you'll probably need the
-ypbind-3.3-glibc5.diff patch available in the same place as the ypbind
-source.
-
-   If you upgrade to libc-5.4.46, please read and pay attention to its
-accompanying release notes.  The section about it breaking make is not a
-joke.
-
-GNU libc (libc6)
-================
-
-   Older versions of GNU libc (libc6) have a bug in the dynamic linker.
-/etc/ld.so.cache gets mapped into memory and is never unmapped.  If one
-of your boot scripts calls ldconfig, /etc/ld.so.cache is deleted.  Init,
-however, still references that file; as of 2.1.122, the kernel will
-consequently not be able to remount the root file system r/o at system
-shutdown.  To fix this, upgrade to at least the pre6 release of GNU
-libc 2.0.7.  As a temporary workaround, modify your boot scripts to do
-the following before calling ldconfig:
-
-   	ln -f /etc/ld.so.cache /etc/ld.so.cache.old
-
-Modules
-=======
-
-   You need to upgrade to the latest version of modutils for the Linux
-2.3 kernel.  This version can also be built to work with your 2.0 kernel.
-
-   As of 2.1.90-pre1, kerneld has been replaced by a kernel thread,
-kmod.  See Documentation/kmod.txt for more information.  The main
-user-level change this requires is modification to your init scripts to
-check for the absence of /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe before starting
-kerneld.
-
-Binutils
-========
-
-   If you upgrade binutils, please read its accompanying release notes
-to find out the proper way to upgrade it.  No, the instruction to "rm
-`which encaps`" is not a joke.
-
-   You must use binutils 2.9.1.0.7 or later. Latest release is 2.9.1.0.25.
-Beware that binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) from the FSF
-does not work. If you are upgrading from earlier versions, you should
-consider upgrading to the latest 2.9.5.0.x (beta) release.
-
-Gnu C
-=====
-
-   You need at least GCC 2.7.2 to compile the kernel.  If you're
-upgrading from an earlier release, you might as well get GCC 2.7.2.3,
-the latest stable public release.  If you already have GCC 2.7.2 on
-your system, you don't have to upgrade just so the kernel will work
-(though feel free to upgrade if you want the gcc bug fixes).
-
-   Note that the latest compilers (egcs, pgcc, gcc 2.8) may do Bad
-Things while compiling your kernel, particularly if absurd
-optimizations (like -O9) are used.  Caveat emptor.  Currently, the only
-C compiler available in a binary distribution is egcs.  Version 1.0.3
-seems okay; if you have to have a binary, you may be successful using
-that.  In general, however, gcc-2.7.2.3 is known to be stable, while
-egcs and others have not been as thoroughly tested yet.
-
-Networking Changes
+Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already
+functionally running a Linux 2.2 kernel.  Also, not all tools are
+necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PCMCIA (PC
+Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself
+with pcmcia-cs.
+
+o  Gnu C                  2.7.2.3                 # gcc --version
+o  binutils               2.9.1.0.7               # ld -v
+o  util-linux             2.10g                   # chsh -v
+o  modutils               2.3.10                  # insmod -V
+o  e2fsprogs              1.18                    # /sbin/tune2fs --version
+o  pcmcia-cs              3.1.13                  # cardmgr -V
+o  PPP                    2.4.0b1                 # pppd --version
+o  isdn4k-utils           3.1beta7                # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
+			  
+Kernel compilation
 ==================
 
-   Please read Documentation/networking/routing.txt and
-Documentation/networking/policy-routing.txt for more information about
-changes in routing code.  OSPF classes have been added, and interface
-routes are generated automatically.
-
-   If for some reason you need to override this automatic default
-routing, you have to specify the complete route specification (netmask,
-device, etc.) for the kernel to accept it. Consequently, you need to
-either remove interface routes from your init scripts or add missing
-information to them if you need to replace the automatic routes.
-
-   Also note that some routes, such as loopback routes, do not show up
-in some standard tools.  Check in /proc/net/rt_local to verify their
-presence.
-
-   To turn on IP forwarding, issue the following command:   echo 1 >
-/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
-
-   Similar procedures are necessary to turn on other features.  If
-something appears broken, check the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ directory.  "1"
-generally denotes enabled, while "0" generally denotes disabled.
-
-   If you're experiencing reports of lots of network errors, chances
-are you need to upgrade to a more recent net-tools that understands the
-new /proc/net/dev format.  This will also provide support for new
-features like IPv6.
-
-   The IP firewalling and NAT code has been replaced again.  The
-userspace tool `iptables' is distributed at:
-	http://antarctica.penguincomputing.com/~netfilter/
-	http://www.samba.org/netfilter/
-	http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org
-
-   DHCP clients for 2.0 do not work with the new networking code in the
-2.2 kernel.  You will need to upgrade your dhcpcd / dhcpclient.
-
-   In 2.0.x the kernel could be configured to drop source routed IP
-packets via a compile time configuration option.  In 2.2.x, this has
-been replaced by a sysctl.  See Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
-for more information.
-
-Memory
-======
+GCC
+---
 
-   As of 2.1.41, the format of /proc/meminfo has changed.  This broke
-many memory utils, which have to be upgraded.  Get the new procps-1.2
-and you should be set.
+You will need at least gcc 2.7.2 to compile the kernel.  You currently
+have several options for gcc-derived compilers:  gcc 2.7.2.3, various
+versions of egcs, the new gcc 2.95 and upcoming gcc 3.0, and experimental
+compilers like pgcc.  For absolute stability, it is still recommended
+that gcc 2.7.2.3 be used to compile your kernel.  egcs 1.12 should also
+work.  gcc 2.95 is known to have problems, and using pgcc for your kernel
+is just asking for trouble.
 
-Network File System
-===================
+In addition, please pay attention to compiler optimization.  Anything
+greater than -O2 may not be wise.  Similarly, if you choose to use gcc-2.95
+or derivatives, be sure not to use -fstrict-aliasing (which, depending on
+your version of gcc 2.95, may necessitate using -fno-strict-aliasing).
 
-   The NFS code in the kernel is currently being revised, resulting in
-much-improved performance.  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.  In addition, you have the
-choice of user-land NFS or kernel-level NFS (knfs).
-
-Util-linux (including mount)
-============================
-
-   Among other changes made in the development of Linux kernel 2.2, the
-128 meg limit on IA32 swap partition sizes has been eliminated.  To use
-larger swap spaces, you need the new mkswap found in util-linux.  You
-also need to upgrade util-linux to get the latest version of mount.
-
-   Partitions on 2048 byte sectored media (certain magneto opticals 
-most prominently) were broken throughout the whole of 2.1 kernel 
-series, meaning that you will be unable to use 2.1-partitioned media on 
-Linux 2.2. This is not a 2.2 bug - 2.2 finally does the right thing! 
-[If you have to interchange media between Linux 2.1 and 2.2, your best 
-bet is to not use partitions at all but create the filesystem on the 
-raw device (e.g. /dev/sda) instead. This is also known as the 
-superfloppy format.]
-
-   To properly create partitions on 2048 byte sectored media with Linux
-2.2, be sure to use no less than fdisk version 2.9i and invoke fdisk
-using '-b 2048' as an option.
-
-
-RPM
-===
-
-   If you run Red Hat Linux or any other distribution that uses RPM,
-you need to upgrade RPM to a 2.5.x or later version.
-
-DOSEMU
-======
+Binutils
+--------
 
-   A new "stable" version of DOSEMU is available for 2.2 kernels.
-Upgrade to 0.98.4 or later.
+Linux on IA/32 has recently switched from using as86 to using gas for
+assembling the 16-bit boot code, removing the need for as86 to compile
+your kernel.  This change does, however, mean that you need a recent
+release of binutils.
 
-Loadlin
-=======
+If you can, upgrade to the latest 2.9.5 binutils release.  Older
+releases such as 2.8, 2.8.xx, and the FSF's 2.9.1 should be avoided if
+at all possible.  The later releases of 2.9.1.0.x (anything where x >= 7)
+can and do compile the kernel properly, but there are many benefits
+to upgrading to 2.9.5 if you're up to it.
 
-   Linux 2.1.22 and later releases use a new method of memory size
-detection, requiring loadlin users to upgrade to loadlin-1.6a.
+System utils
+============
 
-Sh-utils
-========
+Architectural changes
+---------------------
 
-   As of Linux-2.1.26, the Configure script ("make config") has been
-updated to be POSIX-compliant.  As a result, your expr needs to be
-updated.  Use sh-utils 1.16 or later.
+DevFS is now in the kernel.  See Documentation/filesystems/devfs/* in
+the kernel source tree for all the gory details.
 
-Parallel Ports
-==============
+System V shared memory is now implemented via a virtual filesystem.
+You do not have to mount it to use it as long as you can live with the
+default maxima for shared memory and segments.  If you wish to change
+these variables, you have to mount it with the options nr_blocks
+and/or nr_inodes.  POSIX shared memory is also now implemented via a
+virtual filesystem.  If you want to use it, you'll need to mount the
+filesystem.  The recommended mount location is /dev/shm, and adding the
+following line to /etc/fstab should take care of things:
 
-   As of 2.1.33, parallel port support can now by handled by the parport
-driver.  Be aware that 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 parport driver.  If
-printing breaks with the new driver, try checking your lpd
-configuration.  A good source of more information is the
-Documentation/parport.txt file included with the kernel.
+none		/dev/shm	shm		defaults	0 0
 
-Setserial
-=========
+Remember to create the directory that you intend to mount shm on if
+necessary.
 
-   If you experience random problems (stuck lines, lost characters,
-etc.) with serial lines under recent kernels, upgrading setserial
-should help.
+The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is now in the kernel.  If you want to
+use this, you'll need to install the necessary LVM toolset.
 
-Syncookies
-==========
+32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
 
-   When you build your kernel with Syncookie support
-(CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES) the syncookie code still defaults to off (unlike
-the 2.0.30+ behavior).  You have to explicitly enable it by issuing the
-following command: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies
+Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
+documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
+definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with the
+SGML templates in the Documentation/DocBook directory to make DocBook
+files, which can then be converted by DocBook stylesheets to PostScript,
+HTML, PDF files, and several other formats.  In order to convert from
+DocBook format to a format of your choice, you'll need to install Jade as
+well as the desired DocBook stylesheets.
 
-Bash
-====
+Util-linux
+----------
 
-   Old versions of Bash fail to properly handle symlinks, which can
-cause problems when compiling modules.  Upgrade to at least 1.14 to fix
-this problem.
+New versions of util-linux provide *fdisk support for larger disks,
+support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
+types, and similar goodies.  You'll probably want to upgrade.
 
-Sysklogd
-========
+Ksymoops
+--------
 
-   Older versions of sysklogd sometimes segfault under 2.2 kernels.
-Upgrading to the latest release fixes that problem as well as adding
-support for new features like system power-off on halt (with
-appropriate incantations of halt; see the man page) and automatic
-decoding of kernel oopses.
+If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you'll need a 2.3
+version of ksymoops to decode the report; see REPORTING-BUGS in the
+root of the Linux source for more information.
 
-Ncpfs
-=====
+Modutils
+--------
 
-   To mount NetWare shares, you'll need to upgrade to a more recent
-version of the ncpfs utils.
+Upgrade to recent modutils to fix various outstanding bugs which are
+seen more frequently under 2.3.x, and to enable auto-loading of USB
+modules.
 
-SMBfs
-=====
+E2fsprogs
+---------
 
-   To mount SMB (Samba / Windows) shares, you'll need to use the
-smbmount utility included with release 2.0 of Samba.
-Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt has more information about this.
-Note that smbmount must have been built against 2.2 headers to work
-with 2.2; if all else fails, recompile it and hope it works ;-).  In
-addition, Mike Warfield has a script and some information at
-http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/smbmount.html that you will probably find
-useful.
+The latest version of e2fsprogs fixes several bugs in fsck and
+debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
 
 Pcmcia-cs
-=========
-
-   If you use pcmcia cards, you'll need to upgrade the daemon and
-support utils to the latest release of pcmcia-cs.
-
-PPP
-===
-
-   The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and
-to enable it to operate over diverse kinds of media.  Those of you
-using PPP networking will need to upgrade your pppd to at least
-version 2.4.0b1.  See ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ for the latest
-version.
+---------
 
-   If you are not using devfs, you must make sure that the special
-device file /dev/ppp exists.  It can be made by executing this command
-as root:
+PCMCIA (PC Card) support is now partially implemented in the main
+kernel source.  Pay attention when you recompile your kernel ;-).
+Also, be sure to upgrade to the latest pcmcia-cs release.
 
-	mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
+Intel P6 microcode
+------------------
 
-   If you have built ppp support as modules, you should put the lines
-below in your /etc/modules.conf file.
+A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel P6 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:
 
-	alias char-major-108	ppp_generic
-	alias /dev/ppp		ppp_generic
-	alias tty-ldisc-3	ppp_async
-	alias tty-ldisc-14	ppp_synctty
-	alias ppp-compress-21	bsd_comp
-	alias ppp-compress-24	ppp_deflate
-	alias ppp-compress-26	ppp_deflate
+mkdir /dev/cpu
+mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
+chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
 
-If you are using devfsd and you have ppp_generic as a module, put the
-following line in your /etc/devfsd.conf:
+as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
+get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
 
-	LOOKUP		ppp		MODLOAD
-
-iBCS
-====
-
-   A new version of iBCS is necessary for 2.2 kernels.
-
-AppleTalk
-=========
-
-   Use the Asun version of netatalk for AppleTalk support, as Umich's
-version is not compatible with 2.2 kernels.
-
-Psmisc
-======
-
-   fuser, which comes with psmisc, reads /proc/*/fd/* to do its job.
-Upgrade psmisc if 2.2 changes to /proc broke the version you're using.
-
-PCI utils
-=========
-
-   Linux PCI utils are available; these include lspci, which displays
-detailed information about your system's PCI devices (much more than
-the basic things in /proc/pci), and setpci, which allows you to read
-and write PCI configuration registers of your devices.
-
-Powertweak
-==========
-
-   The PCI Bridge Optimization has been removed from the kernel. If you
-think your BIOS does a poor job when setting up your chipset, there
-is a utility called PowerTweak whose job is to tune chipset parameters.
-
-Xosview
-=======
-
-   Changes to the /proc interface require a recent xosview.
-
-RealPlayer
+Networking
 ==========
 
-   Current releases of Real Player 5.0 depend on a bug in the sound
-sub-system which is no longer there.  Consequently, they don't work.
-Real is aware of the problem and should have an updated version of the
-software available shortly.  In the mean time, you can always try
-backing up your copy of rvplayer, and then editing it by:
-
-   dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=657586 conv=notrunc
-   dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=665986 conv=notrunc
+General changes
+---------------
 
-   If you're lucky, you'll then have sound....
+The IP firewalling and NAT code has been replaced again.  The new
+netfilter software (including ipfwadm and ipchains backwards-
+compatible modules) is currently distributed separately.
 
-   You may also need to edit it with
+If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
+consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
 
-   dd if=/dev/zero of=rvplayer bs=1 count=1 seek=702554 conv=notrunc
+PPP
+---
 
-   as well.  Alternately, download rpopen from
-http://onramp.i2k.com/~jeffd/rpopen/ and pre-load it before you run
-rvplayer (it's a shared object which blocks rvplayer from doing the
-NONBLOCKing open of /dev/dsp).
+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 2.4.0b1.
 
-Quotas
-======
+If you are not using devfs, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
+which can be made by:
 
-   If you are using large quotas, you should upgrade your quota utils;
-newer versions count file sizes in blocks instead of bytes, providing
-an upper limit of terabytes instead of 4 GB.
+mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
 
-Ping
-====
+as root.
 
-   Most distributed ping clients are buggy.  Get an updated one from the
-iputils package.
+If you build ppp support as modules, you will need the following in
+your /etc/modules.conf file:
 
-Patch
-=====
+alias char-major-108	ppp_generic
+alias /dev/ppp		ppp_generic
+alias tty-ldisc-3	ppp_async
+alias tty-ldisc-14	ppp_synctty
+alias ppp-compress-21	bsd_comp
+alias ppp-compress-24	ppp_deflate
+alias ppp-compress-26	ppp_deflate
 
-   Really old versions of patch cannot delete files.  This can be a
-problem if you try to upgrade via patches.  If, for example, you are
-unable to compile Linux 2.2, you may have an outdated version of patch.
-Upgrade, re-patch the kernel, and try again.
+If you use devfsd and build ppp support as modules, you will need
+the following in your /etc/devfsd.conf file:
 
-Process accounting
-==================
+LOOKUP	PPP	MODLOAD
 
-   If you use process accounting, you need to recompile the package
-against 2.2 kernel includes for it to work properly.  Furthermore, when
-you do so, watch out for a quirky configure script.  Your generated
-config.h file needs to
+Isdn4k-utils
+------------
 
-   #define HAVE_LINUX_ACCT_H
+Due to changes in the length of the phone number field, isdn4k-utils
+needs to be recompiled or (preferably) upgraded.
 
-   but instead it often has
+Getting updated software
+========================
 
-   /* #undef HAVE_LINUX_ACCT_H */
+Compilers
+*********
 
-   so be sure to check that when you recompile.
+gcc 2.7.2.3
+-----------
+o  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz>
+o  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
+     <ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz>
 
-ISDN4Linux
-==========
-Since 2.3.27 here is a new length of the phonenumber field, old utils
-have to recompile, a upgrade to isdn4k-utils.v3.1beta7 or later is
-recomented.
-Older isdn4k-utils versions don't support EXTRAVERSION into kernel version
-string.
-
-Logical Volume Manager
-======================
-Since 2.3.47 the kernel contains the Logical Volume Manager aka LVM. To use it,
-you need to install the LVM tools. More information can be found at the home page
-of the LVM project at http://linux.msede.com/lvm/.
-
-Inline Documentation
-====================
-Many of the functions available for modules to use are now documented
-with specially-formatted comments near their definitions.  These
-comments can be combined with the SGML templates in the
-Documentation/DocBook directory to make DocBook files, which can then
-be combined with DocBook stylesheets to make PostScript documents,
-HTML pages, PDF files, and so on.  In order to convert from DocBook
-format to a format of your choice, you'll need to install jade, as
-well as some stylesheets.
-
-
-Where to get the files
-**********************
+egcs 1.12
+---------
+o  ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
+     <ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-glibc.x86.tar.bz2>
+o  ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
+     <ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-libc5.x86.tar.bz2>
+o  ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-alpha.tar.bz2
+     <ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-alpha.tar.bz2>
 
 Binutils
-========
-
-The 2.9.1.0.25 release:
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25.tar.gz
-Installation notes:
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.25
-
-The 2.9.5.0.22 release:
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/binutils-2.9.5.0.22.tar.bz2
-Installation notes:
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/release.binutils-2.9.5.0.22
-
-Gnu C
-=====
-
-The egcs-1.0.3 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
-Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
-
-Gnu C 2.7.2.3 source:
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
-
-Linux C Library
-===============
-
-The (libc5) 5.4.46 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libc-5.4.46.bin.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libc-5.4.46.bin.tar.gz
-Installation notes for 5.4.46:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.libc-5.4.46
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libc-5.4.46
-
-The (libc6) GNU libc 2.0.7pre6 release:
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/glibc-2.0.7pre6.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/glibc-2.0.7pre6.tar.bz2
-
-Linux C++ Library
-=================
-
-The 2.7.2 release:
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libg++/libg++-2.7.2.tar.gz
-
-Dynamic Linker
-==============
-
-The 1.9.9 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz
-
-Modules utilities
-=================
-
-The 2.3.10 release:
-ftp://ftp.ocs.com.au/pub/modutils/v2.3/modutils-2.3.10.tar.gz
-
-Procps utilities
-================
-
-The 1.2 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.2.9.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.9.tgz
-
-Procinfo utilities
-==================
-
-The 16 release:
-ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-16.tar.gz
+********
 
-Psmisc utilities
-================
+2.9.1 series
+------------
+o  ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25.tar.gz>
 
-The 17 release:
-ftp://lrcftp.epfl.ch/pub/linux/local/psmisc/psmisc-17.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/psmisc-17.tar.gz
+2.9.5 series
+------------
+o  ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/binutils-2.9.5.0.29.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/binutils-2.9.5.0.29.tar.bz2>
 
-RPM utilities
-=============
-
-The 2.5.1 source release:
-ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-2.5.x/rpm-2.5.1-1.src.rpm
-ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/dist/rpm-2.5.x/rpm-2.5.1.tar.gz
-
-DOSEMU
-======
-
-The 0.98.1 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
-ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
-
-Loadlin
-=======
-
-The 1.6a release:
-ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/loadlin/update-1.6a/loadlin.exe.gz
-ftp://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/pub/linux/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6a/loadlin.exe.gz
-
-Sh-utils
-========
-
-The 1.16 release:
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sh-utils/sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz
+System utilities
+****************
 
 Util-linux
-==========
-
-The 2.9 release:
-ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.9i.tar.gz
-
-Autofs
-======
-
-The 3.1.3 release:
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/autofs/autofs-3.1.3.tar.gz
-
-NFS
-===
-
-The user-land 2.2beta40 release:
-ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/dontuse/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz
-ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/dontuse/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz
-
-The kernel-level nfs-utils-0.1.4 release:
-ftp://nfs.sourceforge.net/pub/nfs/nfs-utils-0.1.4.tar.gz
-
-Net-tools
-=========
-
-The 1.50 release:
-ftp://ftp.cs-ipv6.lancs.ac.uk/pub/Code/Linux/Net_Tools/net-tools-1.50.tar.gz
-http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/net-tools-1.50.tar.gz
-
-Ypbind
-======
-
-The 3.3 release:
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/NIS/ypbind-3.3.tar.gz
-
-Sysklogd
-========
-
-The 1.3-31 release:
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/daemons/sysklogd-1.3-31.tar.gz
-
-Bash
-====
-
-The 1.14.7 release:
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-1.14.7.tar.gz
-
-The 2.02.1 release:
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-2.02.1.tar.gz
-
-Ncpfs
-=====
-
-The 2.2.0 release:
-ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.2.0.tgz
-
-SMBfs
-=====
-
-The 2.0.0 release of Samba:
-ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/samba/samba-2.0.0.tar.gz
+----------
+o  ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/aeb/util-linux/util-linux-2.10g.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/aeb/util-linux/util-linux-2.10g.tar.gz>
+
+Ksymoops
+--------
+o  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.3
+     <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.3>
+
+Modutils
+--------
+o  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.3/modutils-2.3.9.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.3/modutils-2.3.9.tar.gz>
+
+E2fsprogs
+---------
+o  http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.tar.gz
+     <http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.tar.gz>
+o  http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.src.rpm
+     <http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.src.rpm>
+
+LVM toolset
+-----------
+o  http://linux.msede.com/lvm/ <http://linux.msede.com/lvm/>
 
 Pcmcia-cs
-=========
-
-The 3.1.2 release:
-ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs-3.1.2.tar.gz
-
-Setserial
-=========
-
-The 2.15 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/sbin/setserial-2.15.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/serial/setserial-2.15.tar.gz
-
-PPP
-===
-
-The 2.4.0b1 release:
-ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ppp-2.4.0b1.tar.gz
-
-iptables
-=========
-
-The 1.1.0 release:
-http://antarctica.penguincomputing.com/~netfilter/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
-http://www.samba.org/netfilter/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
-http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
-
-IP Masq Adm
-===========
-
-The 0.4.2 release:
-http://juanjox.linuxhq.com/ipmasqadm-0.4.2.tar.gz
-
-DHCP clients
-============
-
-The 2.0b1p18 ISC dhcpclient release:
-ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/test/dhcp-2.0b1pl8.tar.gz
-
-The 1.3.17-pl2 PhysTech dhcpcd release:
-ftp://ftp.phystech.com/pub/dhcpcd-1.3.17-pl2.tar.gz
-
-iBCS
-====
-
-The 11/05/98 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/BETA/ibcs2/ibcs-2.1-981105-ALPHA.tar.gz
-
-Asun netatalk
-=============
-
-The 2.0a18.2 release:
-ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/pub/user-supported/asun/netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.0a18.2.tar.gz
-
-Fbset
-=====
-
-The 11/04/98 release:
-http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/bin/fbset-2.0-pre-19981104.tar.gz
-
-PCI utils
-=========
-
-The 2.1.5 release:
-ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/pciutils-2.1.5.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/hardware/pciutils-2.1.5.tar.gz
-
-Powertweak
-==========
-
-The 0.1.13 release:
-http://linux.powertweak.com/files/powertweak-0.1.13.tgz
-ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/powertweak/powertweak-0.1.13.tgz
-
-Xosview
-=======
-
-The 1.6.1 release:
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/xstatus/xosview-1.6.1.tar.gz
-
-Quota utils
-===========
-
-The 1.55 release:
-ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/quota/quota-1.55-10.i386.rpm
-ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/quota/quota-1.55-10.src.rpm
-
-IP utils
-========
-
-The 03/01/99 release:
-ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iproute2-2.1.99-now-ss990301.tar.gz
-
-Patch
-=====
-
-The 2.5 release:
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-2.5.tar.gz
-
-ISDN4Linux
-==========
-
-The v3.1beta7 release:
-ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/testing/isdn4k-utils.v3.1beta7.tar.gz
-
-Logical Volume Manager
-======================
-
-The 0.7 release:
-ftp://linux.msede.com/lvm/v0.7/lvm_0.7.tar.gz
+---------
+o  ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs-3.1.13.tar.gz
+     <ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs-3.1.13.tar.gz>
 
 Jade
-====
+----
+o  ftp://ftp.jclark.com/pub/jade/jade-1.2.1.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.jclark.com/pub/jade/jade-1.2.1.tar.gz>
 
-The 1.2.1 release:
-ftp://ftp.jclark.com/pub/jade/jade-1.2.1.tar.gz
+DocBook Stylesheets
+-------------------
+o  http://nwalsh.com/docbook/dsssl/
+     <http://nwalsh.com/docbook/dsssl/>
 
-DSSSL Stylesheets for the DocBook DTD
-=====================================
+Intel P6 microcode
+------------------
+o  http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/
+     <http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>
 
-http://nwalsh.com/docbook/dsssl/
-
-
-Other Info
-==========
-
-   Please remember that most of these utils are available on your
-favorite local linux mirror.  If you can, please get them from a closer
-site before checking metalab or tsx-11.
-
-   You may also want to check for updated versions of this software in a
-package format for the distribution you use.
-
-   For those of you running Red Hat (or RPM on a different
-distribution), most of these are available in RPM format.  Check around
-your favorite Red Hat mirror site before installing the non-RPM
-version.  Remember, you might need to use the --force option to get the
-upgrade to install.  ftp://contrib.redhat.com/ ,
-ftp://developer.redhat.com/ , or ftp://updates.redhat.com/  will have
-almost everything you need, and Red Hat 6.1 ships with most necessary
-software.
-
-   Those of you running Debian (or a different distribution that
-supports .deb packages) can look in the "unstable" and
-"project/experimental" directories of your favorite Debian mirror.  The
-Debian 2.2 release will ship with most packages you need as well.
-
-Please send info about any other packages that 2.3 "broke" or about any
-new features of 2.3 that require extra or new packages for use to Chris
-Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@m.cc.utah.edu).
+Network
+*******
 
+PPP
+---
+o  ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ppp-2.4.0b1.tar.gz
+     <ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ppp-2.4.0b1.tar.gz>
+
+Isdn4k-utils
+------------
+o  ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/testing/isdn4k-
+     utils.v3.1beta7.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/testing/isdn4k-
+     utils.v3.1beta7.tar.gz>
+
+Netfilter
+---------
+o  http://netfilter.filewatcher.org/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
+     <http://netfilter.filewatcher.org/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2>
+o  http://www.samba.org/netfilter/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
+     <http://www.samba.org/netfilter/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2>
+o  http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2
+     <http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/iptables-1.1.0.tar.bz2>
+
+Ip-route2
+---------
+o  ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss991023.tar.gz
+     <ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss991023.tar.gz>
+
+Suggestions and corrections
+===========================
+
+Please feel free to submit changes, corrections, gripes, flames,
+money, etc. to me <chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu>.  Happy Linuxing!