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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-02-05 21:56:58 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-02-05 21:56:58 +0000 |
commit | 3454aa52f8adb607537b696947d3bfd3e34540b1 (patch) | |
tree | 03a02fd63abaf171dd069ccbc037eb8526e22d61 /release | |
parent | b617346dc6037a927cad48573a8df4a7e377e8ab (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-3454aa52f8adb607537b696947d3bfd3e34540b1.zip FreeBSD-src-3454aa52f8adb607537b696947d3bfd3e34540b1.tar.gz |
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.TXT | 23 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT | 24 |
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 |