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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.