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author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-07-05 23:09:37 +0000 |
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committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-07-05 23:09:37 +0000 |
commit | aba344fdfed81b2c03d6114c54cfd73a486aa10b (patch) | |
tree | d032d8430bf1234c3ecc6f6330d6de6e887e5963 /Documentation | |
parent | 40c138bfc6d37dbff5339f84575db1e3cec6e34e (diff) |
Merge with Linux 2.3.9.
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/Configure.help | 38 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ufs.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt | 9 |
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Configure.help b/Documentation/Configure.help index 356becf1e..4bcfad3cd 100644 --- a/Documentation/Configure.help +++ b/Documentation/Configure.help @@ -1754,44 +1754,6 @@ CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT format. -Kernel support for JAVA binaries (obsolete) -CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA - JAVA(tm) is an object oriented programming language developed by - SUN; JAVA programs are compiled into "JAVA bytecode" binaries which - can then be interpreted by run time systems on many different - architectures and operating systems. These JAVA binaries are - becoming a universal executable format. - - If you want to execute JAVA binaries, read the Java on Linux HOWTO, - available via FTP (user: anonymous) at - ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. You will then need to - install the run time system contained in the Java Developers Kit - (JDK) as described in the HOWTO. This is completely independent of - the Linux kernel and you do NOT need to say Y here for this to work. - - Saying Y here allows you to execute a JAVA bytecode binary just like - any other Linux program: by simply typing in its name. (You also - need to have the JDK installed for this to work). As more and more - Java programs become available, the use for this will gradually - increase. You can even execute HTML files containing JAVA applets - (little embedded JAVA binaries) if those files start with the string - "<!--applet-->". If you want to use this, say Y here and read - Documentation/java.txt. - - If you disable this option it will reduce your kernel by about 4 KB. - This is not much and by itself does not warrant removing support. - However its removal is a good idea if you do not have the JDK - installed. You may answer M for module support and later load the - module when you install the JDK or find an interesting Java program - that you can't live without. The module will be called - binfmt_java.o. - - The complete functionality of this Java support is also provided by - the more general option "Kernel support for MISC binaries", - below. This option is therefore considered obsolete and you should - say N here and Y to "Kernel support for MISC binaries" if you're - interested in transparently executing Java programs. - Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF binaries CONFIG_BINFMT_EM86 Say Y here if you want to be able to execute Linux/Intel ELF diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ufs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ufs.txt index a269b2c07..dafae246d 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ufs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ufs.txt @@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ ufstype=type_of_ufs used in NextStep supported as read-only + nextstep-cd + used for NextStep CDROMs (block_size == 2048) + supported as read-only + openstep used in OpenStep supported as read-only diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt index c028e35f1..86411d3a2 100644 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/sound.txt @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Please mail me (Cort Dougan, cort@cs.nmt.edu) if you have questions, comments or corrections. -Last Change: 3.24.98 +Last Change: 6.16.99 This just covers sound on the PReP and CHRP systems for now and later will contain information on the PowerMac's. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set automatically on boot. Midi is not supported since the cs4232 driver doesn't support midi yet. -2. IBM PowerPersonal PReP machines and IBM LongTrail CHRP +2. IBM PowerPersonal PReP machines I've only tested sound on the Power Personal Series of IBM workstations so if you try it on others please let me know the result. I'm especially @@ -74,3 +74,8 @@ set automatically on boot. This setup does _NOT_ allow for recording yet. Midi is not supported since the cs4232 driver doesn't support midi yet. + +2. IBM CHRP + + I have only tested this on the 43P-150. Build the kernel with the cs4232 + set as a module and load the module with irq=9 dma=1 dma2=2 io=0x550 |