Hi
This patch add documentation for some options.
I forgot the patch in last message
-- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ somewhere between the playstation and the super cray --Thierry --------------39CF1A3D8126C96242BFFFD5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="config.help" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="config.help"--- linux/Documentation/Configure.help.orig Fri Aug 27 13:02:53 1999 +++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Fri Aug 27 15:29:55 1999 @@ -956,6 +956,15 @@ "MicroSolutions backpack protocol", "DataStor Commuter protocol" etc.). +Parallel port IDE device support +CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT + This option enables the high-level driver for IDE-type devices + connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE + support into your kernel, you may answer Y here to build in the + parallel port IDE driver, otherwise you should answer M to build + it as a loadable module. You must also have at least one parallel + port protocol driver in your system. + Parallel port IDE disks CONFIG_PARIDE_PD This option enables the high-level driver for IDE-type disk devices @@ -2268,12 +2277,39 @@ This is the low level frame buffer console driver for 1/2/4/8/16/32 bits per pixel packed pixels on Mac. It supports variable font widths for low resolution screens. + +VGA 16-color planar support +CONFIG_FBCON_VGA_PLANES + This low level frame buffer console driver enable the kernel to use + the 16-color planar modes of the old VGA cards where the bits of each + pixel are separated into 4 plans. + Only answer Y here if you have an (very old) VGA card that isn't + VESA 2 compatible. VGA characters/attributes support CONFIG_FBCON_VGA This is the low level frame buffer console driver for VGA text mode; it is used by frame buffer device drivers that support VGA text mode. +VGA 8x16 font +CONFIG_FONT_8x16 + This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one + provided by the text console 80x25 mode. + +Support only 8 pixels wide fonts +CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY + Answer Y here will make the kernel provide only the 8x8 fonts (these + are the less readable). + +VGA 8x8 font +CONFIG_FONT_8x8 + This is the "high resolution" font for the VGA frame buffer (the one + provided by the text console 80x50 (and higher) modes. + Note this is a poor quality font. The VGA 8x16 font is quite a lot + more readable. + Given the resolution provided by the frame buffer device, anwser N + here is safe. + Parallel-port support CONFIG_PARPORT If you want to use devices connected to your machine's parallel port @@ -2336,6 +2372,12 @@ Ultra/AX machines. This code is also available as a module (say M), called parport_ax.o. If in doubt, saying N is the safe plan. +Support IEEE1284 status readback +CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK + If you have a device on your parrallel port that support this protocol, + this option'll enable it to report its status. + It is safe to say Y. + IEEE1284 transfer modes CONFIG_PARPORT_1284 If you have a printer that supports status readback or device ID, or @@ -7383,6 +7425,13 @@ containing the directory /) cannot be a module, so saying M could be dangerous. If unsure, say N. +QNX filesystem support (EXPERIMENTAL) +CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS + Answer Y here will enable the kernel to read the filesystems of the + QNX OS. + Note that this OS is mainly present in embeded systems. + Answer N here is safe. + /proc filesystem support CONFIG_PROC_FS This is a virtual filesystem providing information about the status @@ -7716,6 +7765,25 @@ Say Y to this only if you plan on mounting disks with SGI disklabels. This is not required to mount EFS-format CDROMs. +Amiga partition table support +CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION + Say Y here will enable the kernel to read the partition scheme of Amiga + systems. + Only few m68k owners need this options. + Say N here is safe. + +Acorn partition support +CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION + RiscOs uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It + requires only one entry in the primary partition table of your disk + and manages it similarly to DOS extended partitions, putting in its + first sector a new partition table in BSD disklabel format. Saying Y + here allows you to read these disklabels and further mount RiscOS + partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "Acorn + filesystem support", above. If you don't know what all this is + about, say N. + Only Arm based systems owner should say here is. + BSD disklabel (FreeBSD partition tables) support CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL FreeBSD uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It @@ -7740,6 +7808,12 @@ given by the tar program ("man tar" or preferably "info tar"). If you don't know what all this is about, say N. +Advanced partition selection +CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED + This option enable your kernel to mount disks that use another partitions + scheme than the standard one of your architecture. + You may safely choose N. + Solaris (x86) partition table support CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION Like most systems, Solaris x86 uses its own hard disk partition @@ -7748,6 +7822,32 @@ from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS filesystem support", above. +SPARC partition support +CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION + Like most systems, Solaris sparc uses its own hard disk partition + table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you + to read these partition tables and further mount Solaris disks + from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS filesystem + support", above. + Only say Y if you build a kernel for sparc and have UFS filesystems. + +SGI partition support +CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION + Like most systems, Silicon Graphics Irix uses its own hard disk partition + table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you + to read these partition tables. + Note than Linux kernel is not at the moment able to mount Irix disks. + XFS may be supported in the future. + This option is not needed to read EFS cdroms. + Say N is safe. + +Alpha OSF partition support +CONFIG_OSF_PARTITION + Like most systems, Digital Ultrix (aka Compacq True64) uses its own hard + disk partition table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here + allows you to read these partition tables. + Say N is safe. + ADFS filesystem support (read only) (EXPERIMENTAL) CONFIG_ADFS_FS The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard filesystem of the @@ -8239,6 +8339,14 @@ letters that were missing in Latin 4 to cover the entire Nordic area. +nls iso8859-14 (Latin 8; Celtic) +CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14 + If you want to display filenames with native language characters + from the Microsoft fat filesystem family or from JOLIET CDROMs + correctly on the screen, you need to include the appropriate + input/output character sets. Say Y here for this Latin character + set, which adds the specific welsh (Cymraeg) letters. + nls iso8859-15 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15 If you want to display filenames with native language characters @@ -9250,6 +9358,27 @@ many of the newer IBM Thinkpads. If you experience hangs when you suspend, try setting this to Y. Otherwise, say N. +Plug and Play support +CONFIG_PNP + If you nswer Y here, the kernel will attempt to initialize the so-called + Plug and Play devices. + Note that modern devices such as PCI ones don't need you to answer Y + as the PCI controller is on charge of their initialization. + +ISA Plug and Play support +CONFIG_ISAPNP + Answer Y here will let the kernel initialize the ISA Pnp cards. + This was the jobs of pnpdump/isapnp. + This option will provide you a /proc/isapnp entry that enable you + to choose the configuration (ports, dma channels, irqs, ...) you + want for your card. + +PIIX4 ACPI support (EXPERIMENTAL) +CONFIG_PIIX4_ACPI + This will enable the ACPI node of PIIX4 chipsets which are present on + modern Intel motherboards. + Note that this option has killed many Linux boxes. + Watchdog Timer Support CONFIG_WATCHDOG If you say Y here (and to one of the following options) and create a @@ -9643,6 +9772,12 @@ You can say M here to compile this driver as a module; the module is called sb.o. + +Sound Blaster 16 bit DMA (SB16, Jazz16, SMW) 5, 6 or 7 (use 1 for 8 bit cards) +CONFIG_SB_DMA2 + Answer Y if you want to enable the second DMA channel of your sound card. + This'll enable it to play 16bits samples and give you a higher quality + play. Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB
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