patch-2.1.26 linux/Documentation/Changes

• Lines: 122
• Date: Mon Feb 3 13:06:10 1997
• Orig file: v2.1.25/linux/Documentation/Changes
• Orig date: Thu Jan 23 21:06:45 1997

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.25/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 generated by texinfo so a diff is useless anyway (though I can
 incorporate one by hand if you insist upon sending it that way ;-).
 
-Last updated: January 9, 1997.
+   Check out http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Misc/info/LinuxBleed.html for an
+HTML-ized shopping list.
+
+   For those of you in Europe,
+http://www.datanet.hu/generations/linux/Changes2.html is an
+English-language HTML version.
+
+Last updated: January 29, 1997.
 Current Author: Chris Ricker (gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu).
 
 Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@
    Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
 encountered a bug!
 
-- Kernel modules	 modutils-970104
+- Kernel modules	 modutils-2.1.23
 - Gnu C 		 2.7.2.1
 - Binutils		 2.7.0.3
 - Linux C Library	 5.4.17
@@ -39,6 +46,7 @@
 - Mount                  2.5p
 - Net-tools              1.32-alpha
 - Kbd                    0.91
+- Loadlin                1.6a
 
 Upgrade notes
 *************
@@ -49,8 +57,8 @@
    <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.
+in Lilo.  A small number of machines need "reboot=bios" to reboot via
+the BIOS.
 
 Libc
 ====
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@
 Modules
 =======
 
-   You need to upgrade to modutils-970104 for kernels 2.1.8 and later.
+   You need to upgrade to modutils-2.1.23 for kernels 2.1.18 and later.
 
 Gnu C
 =====
@@ -120,7 +128,13 @@
 ======
 
    A new "stable" version of DOSEMU is available for 2.1.x kernels.
-Upgrade to 0.64.2 or later.
+Upgrade to 0.64.3 or later.
+
+Loadlin
+=======
+
+   Linux 2.1.22 and later releases use a new method of memory size
+detection, requiring loadlin users to upgrade to loadlin-1.6a.
 
 How to know the version of the installed programs
 *************************************************
@@ -132,15 +146,14 @@
 Binutils: ld -v
 Gnu C: gcc -v or gcc --version
 Kbd: loadkeys -h
-Ld.so:  ldd -v
+Ld.so: ldd -v
 Libc: ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
 Libc++: ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
-modules: /sbin/insmod -V
-mount: mount --version
-procps: ps --version
-SysVinit: (must be logged in as root)
-    strings `egrep -li INIT_VERSION=sysvinit- /proc/*/environ | head -1` | \
-    egrep -i INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-
+Modutils: insmod -V
+Mount: mount --version
+Procps: ps --version
+SysVinit: strings `egrep -li INIT_VERSION=sysvinit- /proc/*/environ | head
+-1` | egrep -i INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-
 RPM:  rpm --version
 
 Where to get the files
@@ -196,8 +209,9 @@
 Modules utilities
 =================
 
-The 970104 release:
-ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/alphabits/modutils-970104.tar.gz
+The 2.1.23 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/system/v2.1/modutils-2.1.23.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/v2.1/modutils-2.1.23.tar.gz
 
 Procps utilities
 ================
@@ -229,9 +243,16 @@
 DOSEMU
 ======
 
-The 0.64.2 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu0.64.2.tgz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators/dosemu0.64.2.tgz
+The 0.64.3.1 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu0.64.3.1.tgz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators/dosemu0.64.3.1.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
 
 Other Info
 ==========