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diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index 1da1ddf7e..15afefdcf 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/ as well. Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel needs. -Last updated: May 5, 1998 +Last updated: May 31, 1998 Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu). Current Minimal Requirements @@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ running, the suggested command should tell you. - Kernel modules modutils-2.1.85 ; insmod -V - Gnu C 2.7.2.3 ; gcc --version -- Binutils 2.8.1.0.1 ; ld -v +- Binutils 2.8.1.0.23 ; ld -v - Linux C Library 5.4.44 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.* -- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.5 ; ldd --version +- 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 1.2.5 ; ps --version -- Procinfo 13 ; procinfo -v +- Procps 1.2.7 ; ps --version +- Procinfo 14 ; procinfo -v - Mount 2.7l ; mount --version -- Net-tools 1.41 ; hostname -V +- Net-tools 1.45 ; hostname -V - Loadlin 1.6a - Sh-utils 1.16 ; basename --v - Autofs 0.3.11 ; automount --version - NFS 0.4.21 ; showmount --version - Bash 1.14.7 ; bash -version -- Ncpfs 2.1.1 ; ncpmount -v -- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.0 +- Ncpfs 2.2.0 ; ncpmount -v +- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.1 - PPP 2.3.5 ; pppd -v Upgrade notes @@ -71,13 +71,18 @@ General Information <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 +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 2.1 headers for complete functionality. Fdutils binaries +compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones +compiled under 2.1, for example. + Libc ==== @@ -127,11 +132,13 @@ Binutils to find out the proper way to upgrade it. No, the instruction to "rm `which encaps`" is not a joke. -The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series is 2.8.1.0.23. -Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are all very buggy; do not use them. -Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) is all right, and binutils -2.9.1.0.3 (and presumably later revisions) will probably work, too. -Stick with 2.8.1.0.23 to be safe. + The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series was 2.8.1.0.23. +Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are beta releases, and are known to be +very buggy. Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) from the FSF +should work, and binutils 2.9.1.0.3 and later releases are also good. +Either use binutils-2.8.1.0.23 or binutils-2.9.1.0.4 or later. Glibc2 +users should especially try to use the 2.9.1.0.x releases, as they +resolve known issues with glibc2 and binutils-2.8.x releases. Gnu C ===== @@ -183,6 +190,17 @@ net-tools. This will also fix other problems. For example, the format of /proc/net/dev changed; as a result, an older ifconfig will incorrectly report errors. + As of 2.1.102, the firewalling code has been replaced with +firewalling chains. See +http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipfwchains.html for +more information. Among other things, you'll now need to use ipchains +instead of ipfwadm to configure your filters. + + The IP firewalling code has been replaced: ipfwadm will no longer +work. You need to obtain `ipchains', available from +http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipfwchains.html +which includes an ipfwadm wrapper. + Memory ====== @@ -202,8 +220,8 @@ use autofs as well as the new NFS utils. RPM === - If you run RedHat Linux or any other distribution that uses RPM, you -need to upgrade RPM to version 2.2.7 or later. + If you run Red Hat Linux or any other distribution that uses RPM, +you need to upgrade RPM to version 2.2.7 or later. DOSEMU ====== @@ -273,13 +291,24 @@ Where to get the files Binutils ======== -The 2.8.1.0.1 release: +The 2.8.1.0.23 release: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz Installation notes: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23 +The 2.9.1.0.4 release: +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz +ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz +ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz +ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz +Installation notes: +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4 +ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4 + Gnu C ===== @@ -326,9 +355,9 @@ ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libg++-2.7.2.8 Dynamic Linker ============== -The 1.9.5 release: -ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/ld.so-1.9.5.tar.gz -ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/ld.so-1.9.5.tar.gz +The 1.9.9 release: +ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz +ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/ld.so-1.9.9.tar.gz Modules utilities ================= @@ -346,21 +375,21 @@ ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.7.tgz Procinfo utilities ================== -The 13 release: -ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-13.tar.gz +The 14 release: +ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-14.tar.gz RPM utilities ============= The 2.2.7 release for Intel: -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.i386.rpm The 2.2.7 release for Alpha: -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/axp/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.axp.rpm The 2.2.7 release for SPARC: -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm -ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-4.0/updates/i386/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/sparc/rpm-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm +ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/old-releases/redhat-4.0/updates/sparc/rpm-devel-2.2.7-1.sparc.rpm DOSEMU ====== @@ -399,7 +428,7 @@ NFS The 0.4.21 release: ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz -ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/people/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz +ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz Net-tools ========= @@ -423,14 +452,14 @@ ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/bash-1.14.7.tar.gz Ncpfs ===== -The 2.1.1 release: -ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.1.1.tgz +The 2.2.0 release: +ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.2.0.tgz Pcmcia-cs ========= -The May 4, 1998 release: -ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/NEW/pcmcia-cs.04-May-98.tar.gz +The 3.0.1 release: +ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.1.tar.gz PPP === @@ -438,6 +467,13 @@ PPP The 2.3.5 release: ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.3.5.tar.gz +IP Chains +========= + +The 1.3.3 release: +http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipchains-source-1.3.3.tar.gz +http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipchains-source-1.3.3.tar.bz2 + Other Info ========== @@ -453,7 +489,7 @@ 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://ftp.redhat.com/pub/contrib/ will have almost -everything you need, as does RedHat 5.0. +everything you need, as does Red Hat 5.0. Those of you running Debian (or a different distribution that supports .deb packages) can look in the "unstable" and |