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@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@
   on the Alpha. The only time you would ever not say Y is to say M in
   order to debug the code. Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
 
+Big memory support
+CONFIG_BIGMEM
+  This option is required if you want to utilize physical memory which
+  is not covered by the kernel virtual address space (> 1GB).
+
 Normal PC floppy disk support
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD
   If you want to use the floppy disk drive(s) of your PC under Linux,
@@ -931,6 +936,17 @@
 
   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
@@ -4047,6 +4063,15 @@
   kernel. The default value has been reduced to 5 seconds. If this
   doesn't work with your hardware, try increasing this value.
 
+IBM ServeRAID Support
+CONFIG_SCSI_IPS
+  This is support for the IBM ServeRAID hardware RAID controllers.
+  Consult the SCSI-HOWTO, available via anonymous FTP from
+  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO, and the file
+  README.ips in drivers/scsi for more information.  If this driver
+  does not work correctly without modification please contact the
+  author by email at ipslinux@us.ibm.com.
+
 BusLogic SCSI support
 CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC
   This is support for BusLogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI Host
@@ -9081,6 +9106,35 @@
   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 dtlk.o.
+
+Siemens R3964 serial protocol support
+CONFIG_R3964
+  This driver allows syncronous communication with devices using the
+  Siemens R3964 packet protocol. Unless you are dealing with special
+  hardware like PLCs, you are unlikely to need this.
+
+  To compile this 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 
+  n_r3964.o.
+
+  If unsure, say N.
+
+Applicom intelligent fieldbus card support
+CONFIG_APPLICOM
+  This driver provides the kernel-side support for the intelligent 
+  fieldbus cards made by Applicom International. More information
+  about these cards can be found on the WWW at the address
+  http://www.applicom-int.com/ (to browse the WWW, you need to have
+  access to a machine on the Internet that has a program like lynx
+  or netscape), or by email from David Woodhouse <dwmw2@mvhi.com>.
+
+  To compile this 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
+  applicom.o.
+
+  If unsure, say N.
 
 Advanced Power Management
 CONFIG_APM

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