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diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp index aa0b0993c5324..d5add392793e8 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Updated support for ethernet adaptors which use the DEC DC21X4X chipset. Support for HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A) -The 3COM 3c590 / 3c595 drivers have improved considerably. +The 3COM 3c590 / 3c595 drivers have improved considerably, and also +includes support for EISA and 3c90x devices now. You need only change your kernel settings *once* now, on initial startup from the floppy. They will be preserved on the subsequently installed @@ -49,6 +50,53 @@ Support for SNMP-style interface MIBs, including full RFC 1650-compliant MIBs for the `de' (DEC 21x4x) and `ed' (SMC/WD/Novell) drivers. +/stand/sysinstall moved even more towards a system management tool. + +The syscons and psm drivers now have a new underlying shared keyboard +driver, eliminating many of the previously existing problems with +their mutual interaction. + +2.2 is the first release that includes full CD-R support for the +Plasmon RF41xx, HP4020i, and Philips CDD2000 drives. The driver is +still under development (in particular to extend its usability for +other devices), but it has been proved to be stable by now. + +Support for NFSv3 clients and servers went into the 2.2 sources +shortly after branching off the 2.0.5/2.1.X tree. There are also +other options available with NFS, like the ability to turn an NFSv2 +server into asychronous write mode (which is in violation of the +specs, but has precedents e.g. in SGI Irix). + +The mount option `async' allows asynchronous metadata updates on UFS +file systems, something that is the default e.g. on Linux' ext2fs. +This speeds up many i-node intensive filesystem operations (like +rm -r) at the cost of an increased risk in case of a system crash. +The installation itself makes use of this feature, and could be +drastically accelerated by this. (A bindist-only installation from a +SCSI CD-ROM can now complete in less than 5 minutes on a fast +machine!) + +The ATAPI CD-ROM support is now reported to work for quite an +impressive number of drives. In other words, all the drives that +basically adhere to the ATAPI standard are likely to work. + +There are many new drivers available in the kernel, too many to keep +them in mind. Tekram supplied a driver for their DC390 and DC390T +controllers. These controllers are based on the AMD 53c974, and the +driver is also able to handle other SCSI controllers based on that +chip. Of course, with Tekram being generous enough to support the +FreeBSD project with their driver, we'd like to encourage you to buy +their product. The `ed' and `lnc' drivers now support auto-config- +uration for the respective PCI ethernet cards, including many NE2000 +clones and the AMD PCnet chips. The SDL RISCom N2 support is new, as +well as the PCI version of the Cyclades driver. + +Support for APM BIOSes is now in a much better shape. + +The manual section 9 has been started, describing `official' kernel +programming interfaces. We are still seeking volunteers to document +interfaces here! + 2. Technical overview --------------------- @@ -173,7 +221,8 @@ Buslogic 742A, 747S, 747c EISA SCSI controller. Buslogic 946c PCI SCSI controller Buslogic 956c PCI SCSI controller -NCR 53C810, 53C825, 53c860 and 53c875 PCI SCSI controllers: +SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C825, 53c860 and 53c875 PCI SCSI +controllers: ASUS SC-200 Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants) NCR cards (all) @@ -181,6 +230,9 @@ NCR 53C810, 53C825, 53c860 and 53c875 PCI SCSI controllers: Tekram DC390W, 390U and 390F Tyan S1365 +Tekram DC390 and DC390T controllers (maybe other cards based on the +AMD 53c974 as well). + NCR5380/NCR53400 ("ProAudio Spectrum") SCSI controller. DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode. @@ -226,7 +278,7 @@ DEC FDDI (DEFPA/DEFEA) NICs Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A -HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A) +HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A). Intel EtherExpress (not recommended due to driver instability) Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet @@ -244,7 +296,8 @@ Novell NE1000, NE2000, and NE2100 ethernet interface. 3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP -3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA), 3C590 & 3C595 (PCI) Etherlink III +3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA), 3C590/592/595/900/905 PCI and EISA +(Fast) Etherlink III / (Fast) Etherlink XL Toshiba ethernet cards @@ -380,6 +433,12 @@ submit a bug report, you can try to send it to: bugs@FreeBSD.org +Note that send-pr itself is a shell script that should be easy to move +even onto a totally different system. We much prefer if you could use +this interface, since it make it easier to keep track of the problem +reports. However, before submitting, please try to make sure whether +the problem might have already been fixed since. + Otherwise, for any questions or suggestions, please send mail to: @@ -540,4 +599,4 @@ We sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD! The FreeBSD Core Team -$Id: relnotes.hlp,v 1.27 1996/11/29 04:55:47 jkh Exp $ +$Id: relnotes.hlp,v 1.28 1996/12/15 18:14:35 jkh Exp $ |