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authorbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-02-05 21:56:58 +0000
committerbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-02-05 21:56:58 +0000
commit3454aa52f8adb607537b696947d3bfd3e34540b1 (patch)
tree03a02fd63abaf171dd069ccbc037eb8526e22d61 /release
parentb617346dc6037a927cad48573a8df4a7e377e8ab (diff)
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New release notes: ipfilter 3.4.16, pcm(4) updates including kobj and
new drivers, pkg_info(1) -g, tftp(1)/tftpd(8) large file transfers. MFCs noted: pkg_create(1)/pkg_install(1) and bzip2-ed packages.
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT23
-rw-r--r--release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT24
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
index 43ff99d..a8045a4 100644
--- a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Due to a licensing change, softupdates have been integrated into the
main portion of the kernel source tree. As a consequence, softupdates
are now available with the GENERIC kernel. [MERGED]
-ipfilter has been updated to 3.4.13.
+ipfilter has been updated to 3.4.16.
The tap driver, a virtual Ethernet device driver for bridged
configurations, has been added. [MERGED]
@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@ is still needed to support non-PCI cards. [MERGED]
The ed(4) driver is now also supported on the Alpha.
The pcm(4) driver now supports the ESS Solo 1, Maestro-1, Maestro-2,
-and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA Technologies
-VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some other updates.
-[MERGED]
+and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA
+Technologies VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some
+other updates. [MERGED] A driver for the ESS Maestro-3/Allegro has
+been added, however due to the amount of GPL firmware included, it
+will only be built as a module. Separate drivers for the SoundBlaster
+8 and Soundblaster 16 now replace an older, unified driver. [MERGED]
+A driver for the CMedia CMI8338/CMI8738 sound chips has been added.
Replace the PQ_*CACHE options with a single PQ_CACHESIZE option to be
set to the cache size in kilobytes. The old options are still
@@ -680,7 +684,13 @@ ensures that that 'make buildkernel' doesn't quitely ignore them and
build a bogus kernel without a human to read the errors. [MERGED]
pkg_create(1) and pkg_install(1) can now work with packages that have
-been compressed using bzip2(1).
+been compressed using bzip2(1). [MERGED]
+
+pkg_info(1) can now accept a -g flag for verifying an installed
+package against its recorded checksums (to see if it's been modified
+post-installation). Naturally, this mechanism is only as secure as
+the contents of /var/db/pkg if it's to be used for auditing
+purposes. [MERGED]
libc is now thread-safe by default; libc_r contains only thread functions.
@@ -688,7 +698,8 @@ find(1) now takes the -empty flag, which returns true if a directory
is empty. [MERGED]
tftpd(8) now takes the -c and -C options, which allow the server to
-chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client.
+chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client. tftp(1)
+and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
index e52b892..89a7108 100644
--- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ are now available with the GENERIC kernel. [MERGED]
A driver for AGP hardware has been added. [MERGED]
-ipfilter has been updated to 3.4.13.
+ipfilter has been updated to 3.4.16.
Various fixes and improvements to the IPv6 code have been merged in
from the KAME project, including significantly-improved IPSEC
@@ -159,9 +159,13 @@ for use on systems with neither a video console nor a serial
port. [MERGED]
The pcm(4) driver now supports the ESS Solo 1, Maestro-1, Maestro-2,
-and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA Technologies
-VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some other updates.
-[MERGED]
+and Maestro-2e; Forte Media fm801, ESS Maestro-2e, and VIA
+Technologies VT82C686A sound card/chipsets, and has received some
+other updates. [MERGED] A driver for the ESS Maestro-3/Allegro has
+been added, however due to the amount of GPL firmware included, it
+will only be built as a module. Separate drivers for the SoundBlaster
+8 and Soundblaster 16 now replace an older, unified driver. [MERGED]
+A driver for the CMedia CMI8338/CMI8738 sound chips has been added.
Replace the PQ_*CACHE options with a single PQ_CACHESIZE option to be
set to the cache size in kilobytes. The old options are still
@@ -777,7 +781,13 @@ ensures that that 'make buildkernel' doesn't quitely ignore them and
build a bogus kernel without a human to read the errors. [MERGED]
pkg_create(1) and pkg_install(1) can now work with packages that have
-been compressed using bzip2(1).
+been compressed using bzip2(1). [MERGED]
+
+pkg_info(1) can now accept a -g flag for verifying an installed
+package against its recorded checksums (to see if it's been modified
+post-installation). Naturally, this mechanism is only as secure as
+the contents of /var/db/pkg if it's to be used for auditing
+purposes. [MERGED]
libc is now thread-safe by default; libc_r contains only thread functions.
@@ -785,7 +795,8 @@ find(1) now takes the -empty flag, which returns true if a directory
is empty. [MERGED]
tftpd(8) now takes the -c and -C options, which allow the server to
-chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client.
+chroot(2) based on the IP address of the connecting client. tftp(1)
+and tftpd(8) can now transfer files larger than 65535 blocks.
vidcontrol(1) now accepts a -g parameter to select custom text
geometry in the VESA_800x600 raster text mode.
@@ -1282,6 +1293,7 @@ Crystal Semiconductor CS461x/462x/428x
ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370/1371
ESS ES1868, ES1869, ES1879 and ES1888
ESS Maestro-1, Maestro-2, and Maestro-2E
+ESS Maestro-3/Allegro
ForteMedia fm801
Gravis UltraSound MAX/PnP
MSS/WSS Compatible DSPs
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