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- This message announces the availability of patch level 2 of version
- 0.07 of Linux/68k.
-
- It can be ftped from directory /pub/linux/680x0 at tsx-11.mit.edu.
-
- A precompiled kernel executable and the Amiga "bootstrap" program can
- be found in kern-0.07pl2.tar.gz in the "kernel" subdirectory. Note
- that the new bootstrap program *must* be used to boot the new kernel.
-
- The patch for the kernel source can be found in linux-0.07pl2.diffs.gz
- in the "src" subdirectory.
-
- The changes in this release against 0.07pl1 include:
-
- *) More changes for 68040 support. This time, I have a high
- degree of confidence that the kernel will work on the 68040.
- Thanks to Michael Rausch for his work in this area. He had the
- kernel working on his 68040 machine. Hopefully I haven't broken
- his changes while incorporating them into my source.
-
- *) Minor Makefile fixes
-
- *) Floppy driver fixes
-
- *) WD33C93 drivers changed to default to "synchonous SCSI" negotiation.
-
- *) Amiga custom chips definition updated to include ECS/AGA registers.
-
- *) Amiga bootstrap program (and bootinfo structure) updated to
- determine chipset revision (OCS, ECS, AGA) and pass it to the
- kernel.
-
- *) Amiga bootstrap program changed to account for memory used by
- ZKick for ROM images.
-
- *) Bug fix to m68k/head.S for Amiga users with memory in the
- 0x200000->0xA00000 range.
-
- *) Change to make a non-maskable interrupt (interrupt level 7) on the
- Amiga do nothing (RTE). It appears that certain poorly designed
- 3rd party hardware peripherals for the Amiga can result in
- generation of spurious NMIs.
-
- DEBUGGING NOTE: The early stages of the kernel startup will send out
- characters to the serial port to indicate how far it gets. The serial
- port is set to 9600 baud, 8 bits, one stop bit. You'll need a NULL
- modem to hook it up to a terminal. The code should assert DTR.
-