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authorhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2005-02-24 19:43:39 +0000
committerhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2005-02-24 19:43:39 +0000
commit95b8a2e63a833c832237a8c268ae0619377a1cd9 (patch)
treeea2ecac248c695559b4e7a98054955f0f97d7e28 /release
parent5a9055fe59936879cf5437ccfacd467a9f00000c (diff)
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New release notes:
options SYSCTL_DEBUG, loader menu option to set hint.atkbd.0.flags=1, device snd_audiocs for CS4231 audio controller, bge(4) altq(4) support, hptmv(4) added, rm(1) -I option, interface name change in rc.conf, and rc.d/moused multiple device support.
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml49
-rw-r--r--release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml49
2 files changed, 94 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
index d211656..3f44493 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@
This change fixes the <quote>bad Vcc</quote> error of CardBus
bridges (&man.pccbb.4;). &merged;</para>
+ <para>The &man.sysctl.3; MIBs beginning with <quote>debug</quote>
+ now require the kernel option <literal>options SYSCTL_DEBUG</literal>.
+ This option is disabled by default.</para>
+
<para>The generic &man.tty.4; driver interface has been added
and many device drivers including
&man.cx.4; (<literal>{tty,cua}x</literal>),
@@ -200,6 +204,10 @@
<para>The <command>autoboot</command> loader command
now supports the prompt parameter.</para>
+ <para>A loader menu option to set <varname>hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1</varname>
+ has been added. This setting allows USB keyboards to work
+ if no PS/2 keyboard is attached.</para>
+
<!-- Above this line, order boot loader changes by keyword-->
</sect3>
@@ -242,6 +250,12 @@
the MC146818-compatible clock found on some &ultrasparc; II
and III models. &merged;</para>
+ <para arch="sparc64">The &man.snd.4; sound driver
+ now supports onboard CS4231 audio controller
+ which is found on &ultrasparc; workstations.
+ To enable this driver, the kernel option
+ <literal>device snd_audiocs</literal> is required.</para>
+
<para arch="sparc64">The &man.uart.4; driver is now enabled in
the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, and is now the
default driver for serial ports. The ofw_console,
@@ -275,6 +289,9 @@
the kernel configuration when using the &man.ath.4;
driver.</para>
+ <para>The &man.bge.4; driver now supports the &man.altq.4;
+ framework.</para>
+
<para>The &man.cp.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.ctau.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
@@ -407,6 +424,9 @@
secret. This feature is controlled by the &man.gshsec.8;
utility.</para>
+ <para>The &man.hptmv.4; driver, which supports HighPoint
+ RocketRAID 182x series has been added. &merged;</para>
+
<para>The &man.matcd.4; driver has been removed.</para>
<para>The default SCSI boot-time probe delay in the
@@ -477,6 +497,11 @@
indicated the correct full form when one of these abbreviations
is detected.</para>
+ <para>The &man.rm.1; utility now supports an <option>-I</option>
+ option that asks for confirmation once if recursively
+ removing directories or if more than 3 files are listed in the
+ command line.</para>
+
<para>The <filename>libarchive</filename> library (as well as the
&man.tar.1; command that uses it) now has support for reading ISO
images (with optional RockRidge extensions) and ZIP archives
@@ -554,7 +579,7 @@
which hold details of IP address allocations within
Korea. &merged;</para>
- <para>The <option>-I</option> of the &man.xargs.1; command
+ <para>The <option>-I</option> option of the &man.xargs.1; command
has been changed to confirm IEEE Std 1003.1-2004.
The standard requires that the constructed
arguments cannot grow larger than 255 bytes.</para>
@@ -562,7 +587,27 @@
<sect3 id="rc-scripts">
<title><filename>/etc/rc.d</filename> Scripts</title>
- <para></para>
+ <para>&man.rc.conf.5; now supports change of the interface name
+ on boot time. For example:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>ifconfig_fxp0_name="net0"
+ifconfig_net0="inet 10.0.0.1/16"</programlisting>
+
+ <para>The <filename>rc.d/moused</filename> script now
+ start/stop/check on a specific device when
+ the device name as the second argument to the script:</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.root; /etc/rc.d/moused start ums0</screen>
+
+ <para>To use different &man.rc.conf.5; knobs with different
+ mice use the device name as part of the knob.
+ For example, if the mouse device is <filename>/dev/ums0</filename>
+ the following lines can be used:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>moused_ums0_enable=yes
+moused_ums0_flags="-z 4"
+moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
index d211656..3f44493 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@
This change fixes the <quote>bad Vcc</quote> error of CardBus
bridges (&man.pccbb.4;). &merged;</para>
+ <para>The &man.sysctl.3; MIBs beginning with <quote>debug</quote>
+ now require the kernel option <literal>options SYSCTL_DEBUG</literal>.
+ This option is disabled by default.</para>
+
<para>The generic &man.tty.4; driver interface has been added
and many device drivers including
&man.cx.4; (<literal>{tty,cua}x</literal>),
@@ -200,6 +204,10 @@
<para>The <command>autoboot</command> loader command
now supports the prompt parameter.</para>
+ <para>A loader menu option to set <varname>hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1</varname>
+ has been added. This setting allows USB keyboards to work
+ if no PS/2 keyboard is attached.</para>
+
<!-- Above this line, order boot loader changes by keyword-->
</sect3>
@@ -242,6 +250,12 @@
the MC146818-compatible clock found on some &ultrasparc; II
and III models. &merged;</para>
+ <para arch="sparc64">The &man.snd.4; sound driver
+ now supports onboard CS4231 audio controller
+ which is found on &ultrasparc; workstations.
+ To enable this driver, the kernel option
+ <literal>device snd_audiocs</literal> is required.</para>
+
<para arch="sparc64">The &man.uart.4; driver is now enabled in
the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel, and is now the
default driver for serial ports. The ofw_console,
@@ -275,6 +289,9 @@
the kernel configuration when using the &man.ath.4;
driver.</para>
+ <para>The &man.bge.4; driver now supports the &man.altq.4;
+ framework.</para>
+
<para>The &man.cp.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
<para>The &man.ctau.4; driver is now MPSAFE. &merged;</para>
@@ -407,6 +424,9 @@
secret. This feature is controlled by the &man.gshsec.8;
utility.</para>
+ <para>The &man.hptmv.4; driver, which supports HighPoint
+ RocketRAID 182x series has been added. &merged;</para>
+
<para>The &man.matcd.4; driver has been removed.</para>
<para>The default SCSI boot-time probe delay in the
@@ -477,6 +497,11 @@
indicated the correct full form when one of these abbreviations
is detected.</para>
+ <para>The &man.rm.1; utility now supports an <option>-I</option>
+ option that asks for confirmation once if recursively
+ removing directories or if more than 3 files are listed in the
+ command line.</para>
+
<para>The <filename>libarchive</filename> library (as well as the
&man.tar.1; command that uses it) now has support for reading ISO
images (with optional RockRidge extensions) and ZIP archives
@@ -554,7 +579,7 @@
which hold details of IP address allocations within
Korea. &merged;</para>
- <para>The <option>-I</option> of the &man.xargs.1; command
+ <para>The <option>-I</option> option of the &man.xargs.1; command
has been changed to confirm IEEE Std 1003.1-2004.
The standard requires that the constructed
arguments cannot grow larger than 255 bytes.</para>
@@ -562,7 +587,27 @@
<sect3 id="rc-scripts">
<title><filename>/etc/rc.d</filename> Scripts</title>
- <para></para>
+ <para>&man.rc.conf.5; now supports change of the interface name
+ on boot time. For example:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>ifconfig_fxp0_name="net0"
+ifconfig_net0="inet 10.0.0.1/16"</programlisting>
+
+ <para>The <filename>rc.d/moused</filename> script now
+ start/stop/check on a specific device when
+ the device name as the second argument to the script:</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.root; /etc/rc.d/moused start ums0</screen>
+
+ <para>To use different &man.rc.conf.5; knobs with different
+ mice use the device name as part of the knob.
+ For example, if the mouse device is <filename>/dev/ums0</filename>
+ the following lines can be used:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>moused_ums0_enable=yes
+moused_ums0_flags="-z 4"
+moused_ums0_port="/dev/ums0"</programlisting>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
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