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- Lines: 284
- Date:
Tue Oct 20 13:18:23 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.125/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Mon Oct 5 13:13:34 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.125/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
needs.
-Last updated: September 3, 1998
+Last updated: October 9, 1998
Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@m.cc.utah.edu).
Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@
encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently
running, the suggested command should tell you.
-- Kernel modules 2.1.85 ; insmod -V
+- Kernel modules 2.1.121 ; insmod -V
- Gnu C 2.7.2.3 ; gcc --version
- Binutils 2.8.1.0.23 ; ld -v
-- Linux C Library 5.4.46 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
+- Linux libc5 C Library 5.4.46 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
+- Linux libc6 C Library 2.0.7pre6 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
- 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 1.2.8 ; ps --version
+- Procps 1.2.9 ; ps --version
- Procinfo 14 ; procinfo -v
- Psmisc 17 ; pstree -V
- Mount 2.7l ; mount --version
@@ -57,11 +58,12 @@
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16 ; basename --v
- Autofs 0.3.11 ; automount --version
-- NFS 0.4.21 ; showmount --version
+- NFS 2.2beta37 ; showmount --version
- Bash 1.14.7 ; bash -version
- Ncpfs 2.2.0 ; ncpmount -v
- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.5 ; cardmgr -V
- PPP 2.3.5 ; pppd -v
+- PCI Utilities 1.08 ; lspci --version
Upgrade notes
*************
@@ -114,8 +116,8 @@
more information, see the files in Documentation/fb/ ; you may also
need to download the fbset utilities.
-Libc
-====
+Libc (libc5)
+============
Linux-2.1.x 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
@@ -144,11 +146,25 @@
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 modutils-2.1.85 for kernels 2.1.85 and later.
-This version will also work with 2.0.x kernels.
+ You need to upgrade to the latest version of modutils-2.1.x for
+development kernels. This version will also work with 2.0.x kernels.
As of 2.1.90-pre1, kerneld has been replaced by a kernel thread,
kmod. See Documentation/kmod.txt for more information. The main
@@ -222,12 +238,12 @@
features like IPv6.
As of 2.1.102, the IP firewalling code has been replaced; ipfwadm
-will no longer work. You need to optain "ipchains," available from
+will no longer work. You need to obtain "ipchains," available from
http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipfwchains.html, and use
that instead of ipfwadm.
- To use port forwarding and auto forwarding you will need 'ipmasqadm'
-tool, available from http://juanjox.home.ml.org.
+ To use port forwarding and auto forwarding you will need to obtain
+"ipmasqadm," available from http://juanjox.home.ml.org/.
Memory
======
@@ -281,6 +297,13 @@
/dev/lp0 with the new Plug-and-Play driver. If printing breaks with
the new driver, try checking your lpd configuration.
+Setserial
+=========
+
+ If you experience random problems (stuck lines, lost characters,
+etc.) with serial lines under recent kernels, upgrading setserial
+should help.
+
Syncookies
==========
@@ -351,35 +374,28 @@
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 2.9.1.0.7 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7-libc5.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7-libc5.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.7.tar.gz
+The 2.9.1.0.12 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.12.tar.gz
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.7
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.7
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.12
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.12
Gnu C
=====
-The 2.7.2.3 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/gcc-2.7.2.3.bin.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/gcc-2.7.2.3.bin.tar.gz
-Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.gcc-2.7.2.3
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.gcc-2.7.2.3
-
-The egcs-1.0.2 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.2-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.2-libc5.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.2-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.2-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+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://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
+ftp://sunsite.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-1.0.2
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.2
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
Gnu C 2.7.2.3 source:
ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
@@ -388,13 +404,17 @@
Linux C Library
===============
-The 5.4.46 release:
+The (libc5) 5.4.46 release:
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libc-5.4.46.bin.tar.gz
ftp://sunsite.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://sunsite.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
=================
@@ -415,15 +435,15 @@
Modules utilities
=================
-The 2.1.85 release:
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/modutils-2.1.85.tar.gz
+The 2.1.121 release:
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/modutils-2.1.121.tar.gz
Procps utilities
================
The 1.2 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.2.8.tar.gz
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.8.tgz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.2.9.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.9.tgz
Procinfo utilities
==================
@@ -454,8 +474,9 @@
DOSEMU
======
-The 0.66.7 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu-0.66.7.tgz
+The 0.98.1 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.1.tgz
+ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.1.tgz
Loadlin
=======
@@ -486,12 +507,13 @@
NFS
===
-The user-land 0.4.21 release:
-ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/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
-
-The kernel-level 8/30/98 release:
-ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl/knfsd-980830.tar.gz
+The user-land 2.2beta37 release:
+ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/nfs-server-2.2beta37.tar.gz
+ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/nfs-server-2.2beta37.tar.gz
+
+The kernel-level 9/30/98 release:
+ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl/knfsd-980930.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/gcc/knfsd-980930.tar.gz
Net-tools
=========
@@ -530,6 +552,13 @@
The 3.0.5 release:
ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.5.tar.gz
+Setserial
+=========
+
+The 2.14 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/sbin/setserial-2.14.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/serial/setserial-2.14.tar.gz
+
PPP
===
@@ -545,6 +574,7 @@
IP Masq Adm
===========
+
The 0.4.1 release:
http://juanjox.home.ml.org/ipmasqadm-0.4.1.tar.gz
@@ -566,6 +596,13 @@
The 7/13/98 release:
http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/bin/fbset-2.0-pre-19980713.tar.gz
+PCIutils
+========
+
+The 1.08 release:
+ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/pciutils-1.08.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/hardware/pciutils-1.08.tar.gz
+
Other Info
==========
@@ -581,12 +618,12 @@
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 Red Hat 5.0.
+everything you need, and Red Hat 5.1 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 2.0 release should have most packages you need as well.
+Debian 2.0 release ships with most packages you need as well.
For others, David Bourgin has put together a package of everything
necessary to quickly and easily upgrade to 2.1.x. See
FUNET's LINUX-ADM group, linux-adm@nic.funet.fi
TCL-scripts by Sam Shen, slshen@lbl.gov