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- Date:
Wed Aug 25 17:29:45 1999
- Orig file:
v2.2.11/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
- Orig date:
Mon Aug 9 16:05:54 1999
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@@ -688,6 +688,17 @@
It's pretty unlikely that you have one of these: say N.
+Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller support
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960
+ This driver adds support for the Mylex DAC960, AcceleRAID, and
+ eXtremeRAID PCI RAID controllers. See README.DAC960 for further
+ information about this driver.
+
+ If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
+ say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be
+ called DAC960.o.
+
Parallel port IDE device support
CONFIG_PARIDE
There are many external CD-ROM and disk devices that connect through
@@ -2827,8 +2838,7 @@
IPv6, see http://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng/html/ipng-main.html (to
browse the WWW, you need to have access to a machine on the Internet
that has a program like lynx or netscape); for specific information
- about IPv6 under Linux read the HOWTO at http://www.terra.net/ipv6/
- and the file net/ipv6/README in the kernel source.
+ about IPv6 under Linux read the file net/ipv6/README in the kernel source.
If you want to use IPv6, please upgrade to the newest net-tools as
given in Documentation/Changes. You will still be able to do regular
@@ -3248,6 +3258,13 @@
### Don't know what's going on here.
###
#
+YAM driver for AX.25
+CONFIG_YAM
+ Support for the YAM modem on serial port. If you want to compile this
+ as a module ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the
+ running kernel whenever you want), say M here and read
+ Documentation/modules.txt.
+
BAYCOM picpar and par96 driver for AX.25
CONFIG_BAYCOM_PAR
This is a driver for Baycom style simple amateur radio modems that
@@ -4595,8 +4612,8 @@
AMI MegaRAID support
CONFIG_SCSI_MEGARAID
- This driver supports the AMI MegaRAID 428 and 438 (and maybe 466)
- SCSI host adapters.
+ This driver supports the AMI MegaRAID 418, 428, 438, 466, 762, 490
+ and 467 SCSI host adapters.
If you want to compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be
inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
@@ -5765,6 +5782,25 @@
say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. This is recommended.
The module will be called yellowfin.o.
+General Instruments Surfboard 1000
+CONFIG_NET_SB1000
+ This is a driver for the General Instrument SURFboard 1000 internal cable
+ modem. This is an ISA card which is used by a number of cable TV companies
+ to provide cable modem access. It's a one-way downstream-only cable modem,
+ meaning that your upstream net link is provided by your regular phone modem.
+
+ At present this driver only compiles as a module, so say M here if you
+ have this card. Then read Documentation/networking/README.sb1000 for
+ information on how to use this module, as it needs special ppp scripts for
+ establishing a connection. Further documentation and the necessary scripts
+ can be found at:
+
+ http://www.jacksonville.net/~fventuri/
+ http://home.adelphia.net/~siglercm/sb1000.html
+ http://linuxpower.cx/~cable/
+
+ If you don't have this card, of course say N.
+
Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support
CONFIG_ACENIC
Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC or 3Com 3C985 PCI Gigabit
@@ -7254,11 +7290,12 @@
If unsure, say N.
-System V and Coherent filesystem support
+System V, Version 7 and Coherent filesystem support
CONFIG_SYSV_FS
SCO, Xenix and Coherent are commercial Unix systems for Intel
- machines. Saying Y here would allow you to read to and write from
- their floppies and hard disk partitions.
+ machines, and Version 7 was used on the DEC PDP-11. Saying Y here
+ would allow you to read to and write from their floppies and hard
+ disk partitions.
If you have floppies or hard disk partitions like that, it is likely
that they contain binaries from those other Unix systems; in order
@@ -7943,6 +7980,16 @@
letters that were missing in Latin 4 to cover the entire Nordic
area.
+nls iso8859-14
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14
+ If you want to display filenames with native language characters
+ from the Microsoft fat filesystem family or from JOLIET CDROMs
+ correctly on the screen, you need to include the appropriate
+ input/output character sets. Say Y here for the Latin 8 character
+ set, which adds the last accented vowels for Welsh (and Manx Gaelic)
+ that were missing in Latin 1. http://linux.speech.cymru.org/
+ has further information.
+
nls iso8859-15
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15
If you want to display filenames with native language characters
@@ -9753,6 +9800,12 @@
you compiled aedsp16.o as a module you can specify this parameter as
'mpu_irq=NN'.
+SGI Visual Workstation on-board audio
+CONFIG_SOUND_VWSND
+ Say Y or M if you have an SGI Visual Workstation and you want to
+ be able to use its on-board audio. Read Documentation/sound/visws
+ for more info on this driver's capabilities.
+
Ensoniq ES1370 based PCI sound cards
CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370
Say Y or M if you have a PCI sound card utilizing the Ensoniq
@@ -9791,6 +9844,15 @@
Leave the default 200 unless you have a joystick not attached
to your sound card.
+ESS Solo1 based PCI sound cards (eg. SC1938)
+CONFIG_SOUND_ESSSOLO1
+ Say Y or M if you have a PCI sound card utilizing the ESS Technology
+ Solo1 chip. To find out if your sound card uses a
+ Solo1 chip without removing your computer's cover, use
+ lspci -n and look for the PCI ID 125D:1969. This driver
+ differs slightly from OSS/Free, so PLEASE READ
+ Documentation/sound/solo1.
+
S3 SonicVibes based PCI sound cards
CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES
Say Y or M if you have a PCI sound card utilizing the S3
@@ -10180,6 +10242,30 @@
http://www.spellcast.com for more information (to browse the WWW,
you need to have access to a machine on the Internet that has a
program like lynx or netscape).
+
+Eicon.Diehl active card support
+CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_EICON
+ Say Y here if you have an Eicon active ISDN card. In order to use
+ this card, additional firmware is necessary, which has to be loaded
+ into the card using the eiconctrl utility which is part of the latest
+ isdn4k-utils package. Please read the file
+ Documentation/isdn/README.eicon for more information.
+
+Eicon old-type card support
+CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_EICON_ISA
+ Say Y here if you have an old-type Eicon active ISDN card. In order to
+ use this card, additional firmware is necessary, which has to be loaded
+ into the card using the eiconctrl utility which is part of the latest
+ isdn4k-utils package. Please read the file
+ Documentation/isdn/README.eicon for more information.
+
+Support AT-Fax Class 2 commands
+CONFIG_ISDN_TTY_FAX
+ If you say Y here, the modem-emulator will support a subset of the
+ Fax Class 2 commands. Using a getty with fax-support
+ (mgetty+sendfax, hylafax), you will be able to use your Linux box
+ as an ISDN-fax-machine. This must be supported by the lowlevel driver
+ also. See Documentation/isdn/README.fax for more information.
AVM-B1 with CAPI2.0 support
CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_AVMB1
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