This patch supplies seventeen more missing entries for the
Configure.help file, for a total of 65 so far. It also corrects some
places where I omitted a CONFIG_ prefix. It should be applied after my
previous patches 1, 2, and 3 under the same title.
--- Configure.help 2001/04/18 03:04:27 1.4
+++ Configure.help 2001/04/18 05:23:14
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or
drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase.
+Prompt for drivers for obsolete features and hardware
+CONFIG_OBSOLETE
+ Obsolete drivers have usually been replaced by more recent software that
+ can talk to the same hardware. Obsolerte hardware is things like MGA
+ monitors that you are very unlikely to see on today's systems.
+
Symmetric Multi Processing
CONFIG_SMP
This enables support for systems with more than one CPU. If you have
@@ -1598,8 +1604,9 @@
Baget AMD LANCE support
CONFIG_BAGETLANCE
- Say Y to enable kernel support for Lance ethernet cards on the
- MIPS-32-based Baget embedded system.
+ Say Y to enable kernel support for AMD Lance ethernet cards on the
+ MIPS-32-based Baget embedded system. This chipset is better known
+ via the NE2100 cards.
Support for DECstations
CONFIG_DECSTATION
@@ -1622,6 +1629,20 @@
This enables support for the VR5000-based NEC DDB Vrc-5074
evaluation board.
+Support for Cobalt Micro Server
+CONFIG_COBALT_MICRO_SERVER
+ Support for ARM-based Cobalt boxes (they have been bought by Sun and
+ are now the "Server Appliance Business Unit") including the 2700 series
+ -- versions 1 of the Qube and Raq. To compile a Linux kernel for this
+ hardware, say Y here.
+
+Support for Cobalt 2800
+CONFIG_COBALT_28
+ Support for the second generation of ARM-based Cobalt boxes (they have
+ been bought by Sun and are now the "Server Appliance Business Unit")
+ including the 2800 series -- versions 2 of the Qube and Raq. To compile
+ a Linux kernel for this hardware, say Y here.
+
Support for Mips Magnum 4000
CONFIG_MIPS_MAGNUM_4000
This is a machine with a R4000 100 MHz CPU. To compile a Linux
@@ -5473,6 +5494,20 @@
If you don't understand what's going on, go with the default.
+Extra SCSI Tapes
+CONFIG_ST_EXTRA_DEVS
+ This controls the amount of additional space allocated in tables for
+ drivers that are loaded as modules after the kernel is booted. In
+ the event that the SCSI core itself was loaded as a module, this
+ value is the number of additional tapes that can be loaded after the
+ first host driver is loaded.
+
+ Admittedly this isn't pretty, but there are tons of race conditions
+ involved with resizing the internal arrays on the fly. Someday this
+ flag will go away, and everything will work automatically.
+
+ If you don't understand what's going on, go with the default.
+
SCSI tape support
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST
If you want to use a SCSI tape drive under Linux, say Y and read the
@@ -6985,6 +7020,11 @@
say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be
called ohci1394.o.
+Video1394 support
+CONFIG_IEEE1394_VIDEO1394
+ Say Y here if you want support for IEEE1394 FireWire interfacing
+ to digital cameras using the video1394 conventions.
+
Raw IEEE 1394 I/O support
CONFIG_IEEE1394_RAWIO
Say Y here if you want support for the raw device. This is generally
@@ -9613,6 +9653,12 @@
More specific information and updates are available from
http://www.scyld.com/network/epic100.html
+DEC LANCE ethernet controller support
+CONFIG_DECLANCE
+ This driver is for the series of Ethernet controllers produced by
+ DEC (now Compaq) based on the AMD Lance chipset, including the
+ DEPCA series. (This chipset is better known via the NE2100 cards.)
+
SGI Seeq ethernet controller support
CONFIG_SGISEEQ
Say Y here if you have an Seeq based Ethernet network card. This is
@@ -9850,7 +9896,9 @@
Sun Lance support
CONFIG_SUNLANCE
This driver supports the "le" interface present on all 32-bit Sparc
- systems, on some older Ultra systems and as an Sbus option.
+ systems, on some older Ultra systems and as an Sbus option. These
+ cards are based on the AMD Lance chipset, which is better known
+ via the NE2100 cards.
This support is also available as a module called sunlance.o ( =
code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
@@ -10143,6 +10191,22 @@
include/linux/sbpcd.h before compiling the new kernel. Read
the file Documentation/cdrom/sbpcd.
+Matsushita/Panasonic, ... third CDROM controller support
+CONFIG_SBPCD3
+ Say Y here only if you have three CDROM controller cards of this type
+ (usually only if you have more than six drives). You should enter
+ the parameters for the second, third and fourth interface card into
+ include/linux/sbpcd.h before compiling the new kernel. Read
+ the file Documentation/cdrom/sbpcd.
+
+Matsushita/Panasonic, ... fourth CDROM controller support
+CONFIG_SBPCD4
+ Say Y here only if you have four CDROM controller cards of this type
+ (usually only if you have more than eight drives). You should enter
+ the parameters for the second, third and fourth interface card into
+ include/linux/sbpcd.h before compiling the new kernel. Read
+ the file Documentation/cdrom/sbpcd.
+
Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes/TXC/CyDROM CDROM support
CONFIG_AZTCD
This is your driver if you have an Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid
@@ -12521,6 +12585,17 @@
only, not to the file contents. You can include several codepages;
say Y here if you want to include the DOS codepage for Thai.
+Windows CP1251 (Bulgarian, Belarussian)
+CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251
+ The Microsoft FAT file system family can deal with filenames in
+ native language character sets. These character sets are stored in
+ so-called DOS codepages. You need to include the appropriate
+ codepage if you want to be able to read/write these filenames on
+ DOS/Windows partitions correctly. This does apply to the filenames
+ only, not to the file contents. You can include several codepages;
+ say Y here if you want to include the DOS codepage Bulgarian and
+ Belorussian.
+
nls codepage 932
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932
The Microsoft FAT file system family can deal with filenames in
@@ -12657,6 +12732,14 @@
letters that were missing in Latin 4 to cover the entire Nordic
area.
+NLS ISO 8859-13 (Latin 7; Baltic)
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13
+ If you want to display filenames with native language characters
+ from the Microsoft FAT file system 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 7 character
+ set, which supports modern Baltic languages including Latvian.
+
NLS ISO 8859-14 (Latin 8; Celtic)
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14
If you want to display filenames with native language characters
@@ -12690,6 +12773,14 @@
input/output character sets. Say Y here for the preferred Russian
character set.
+NLS UTF8
+CONFIG_NLS_UTF8
+ If you want to display filenames with native language characters
+ from the Microsoft FAT file system family or from JOLIET CDROMs
+ correctly on the screen, you need to include the appropriate
+ input/output character sets. Say Y here for the UTF-8 encoding of
+ the Unicode/ISO9646 universal character set.
+
Virtual terminal
CONFIG_VT
If you say Y here, you will get support for terminal devices with
@@ -13688,6 +13779,13 @@
is selected, the module will be called r128.o. AGP support for
this card is strongly suggested (unless you have a PCI version).
+ATI Radeon
+CONFIG_DRM_RADEON
+ Choose this option if you have an ATI Radeon graphics card. There
+ are both PCI and AGP versions. You don't need to choose this to
+ run the Radeon in plain VGA mode. There is a product page at
+ http://www.ati.com/na/pages/products/pc/radeon32/index.html .
+
Intel I810
CONFIG_DRM_I810
Choose this option if you have an Intel I810 graphics card. If M is
@@ -13700,6 +13798,12 @@
is selected, the module will be called mga.o. AGP support is required
for this driver to work.
+Creator/Creator3D/Elite3D
+CONFIG_DRM_FFB
+ Choose this option if you have one of Sun's Creator3D-based graphics
+ and frame buffer cards. Product page at
+ http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/Graphics/creator3d.html .
+
MTRR control and configuration
CONFIG_MTRR
On Intel P6 family processors (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later)
@@ -15949,7 +16053,7 @@
If you don't want to compile a kernel for a Sun 3x, say N.
Sun3x builtin serial support
-SUN3X_ZS
+CONFIG_SUN3X_ZS
ZS refers to a type of asynchronous serial port built in to the Sun3
and Sun3x workstations; if you have a Sun 3, you probably have these.
Say 'Y' to support ZS ports directly.
@@ -16179,6 +16283,12 @@
If you have the Phase5 Fastlane Z3 SCSI controller, or plan to use
one in the near future, say Y to this question. Otherwise, say N.
+BSC Oktagon SCSI support
+OKTAGON_SCSI
+ If you have the BSC Oktagon SCSI disk controller for the Amiga, say Y to
+ this question. If you're in doubt about whether you have one, see the
+ picture at http://amiga.multigraph.com/photos/oktagon.html .
+
Atari native SCSI support
CONFIG_ATARI_SCSI
If you have an Atari with built-in NCR5380 SCSI controller (TT,
@@ -16373,7 +16483,7 @@
GVP IO-Extender card, N otherwise
GVP IO-Extender PLIP support
-GVPIOEXT_PLIP
+CONFIG_GVPIOEXT_PLIP
Say Y to enable doing IP over the parallel port on your GVP IO-Extender
card, N otherwise
@@ -16915,6 +17025,22 @@
whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M
here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+Stradis 4:2:2 MPEG-2 video driver
+CONFIG_VIDEO_STRADIS
+ Say Y here to enable support for the Stradis 4:2:2 MPEG-2 video driver
+ for PCI. There is a product page at http://www.stradis.com/decoder.html .
+
+Zoran ZR36057/36060 Video For Linux
+CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN
+ Say Y here to include support for video cards based on the the Zoran
+ ZR36057/36060 encoder/decoder chip (including the Iomega Buz and the
+ Miro DC10 and DC30 video capture cards).
+
+Include support for Iomega Buz
+CONFIG_VIDEO_BUZ
+ Say Y here to include support for the Iomega Buz video card. There is
+ a Buz/Linux homepage at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gz/buz/ .
+
ZR36120/36125 Video for Linux
CONFIG_VIDEO_ZR36120
Support for ZR36120/ZR36125 based frame grabber/overlay boards.
@@ -17321,6 +17447,14 @@
experimental; if this sounds frightening, say N and sleep in peace.
You can also say M here to compile this support as a module (which
will be called arthur.o).
+
+RTAS (RunTime Abstraction Services) in /proc
+CONFIG_RTAS
+ Certain hardware devices, such as custom I/O controllers, differ from
+ Macintosh to Macintosh, but provide similar functions. RTAS communicates
+ with the underlying hardware to provide services such as accessing the
+ real-time clock, nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM), restart, shutdown, and PCI
+ configuration cycles.
Initial kernel command line
CONFIG_CMDLINE
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