Supplying missing entries for Configure.help, part 1

Eric S. Raymond (esr@snark.thyrsus.com)
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:24:58 -0400


This patch supplies sixteen missing entries for the Configure.help
file. It changes one entry that hadn't caught up to a rename of the
relevant symbol. More to come...

--- Configure.help 2001/04/17 19:32:34 1.1
+++ Configure.help 2001/04/17 21:11:43
@@ -11889,6 +11889,28 @@

If unsure, say N.

+Acorn partition support
+CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION
+ Support hard disks partitioned under Acorn operating systems.
+
+Native filecore partition support
+CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_ADFS
+ The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the
+ RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC
+ systems and the Acorn Archimedes range of machines. If you say
+ `Y' here, Linux will support disk partitions created under ADFS.
+
+PowerTec partition support
+CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_POWERTEC
+ Support reading partition tables created on Acorn machines using
+ the PowerTec SCSI drive.
+
+RISCiX partition support
+CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX
+ Once upon a time, there was a native Unix port for the Acorn series
+ of machines called RISCiX. If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able to
+ read disks partitioned under RISCiX.
+
Alpha OSF partition support
CONFIG_OSF_PARTITION
Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
@@ -12605,8 +12627,20 @@

If unsure, say Y.

+Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) support
+CONFIG_ADB
+ Include support for peripherals connected via the Apple Desktop Bus, ADB.
+
+Include CUDA ADB driver
+CONFIG_ADB_CUDA
+ Macintosh PowerPCs feature an intelligent power switch called a Cuda;
+ its job is to turn system power on and off, manage system resets from
+ various commands, maintain parameter RAM (PRAM), and manage the
+ real-time clock. If you say `Y' the Linux kernel will support the
+ Cuda directly.
+
Support for PowerMac keyboard
-CONFIG_MAC_KEYBOARD
+CONFIG_ADB_KEYBOARD
This option allows you to use an ADB keyboard attached to your
machine. Note that this disables any other (ie. PS/2) keyboard
support, even if your machine is physically capable of using both at
@@ -13690,6 +13724,16 @@
The ACPI mailing list may also be of interest:
http://phobos.fs.tum.de/acpi/index.html

+Enable ACPI 2.0 with errata 1.3
+CONFIG_ACPI20
+ Enable support for the 2.0 version of the ACPI interpreter. See the
+ help for ACPI for caveats and discussion.
+
+ACPI kernel configuration manager
+CONFIG_ACPI_KERNEL_CONFIG
+ If you say `Y' here, Linux's ACPI support will use the hardware-level
+ system descriptions found on IA64 machines.
+
Advanced Power Management BIOS support
CONFIG_APM
APM is a BIOS specification for saving power using several different
@@ -15705,6 +15749,35 @@
you plan to use this kernel on an Amiga, say Y here and browse the
material available in Documentation/m68k; otherwise say N.

+Commodore A2232 serial support
+CONFIG_A2232
+ This option supports the 2232 7-port serial card shipped with Amiga 3000
+ and other Zorro-bus machines, dating from 1989. At a max of 19,200 bps,
+ the ports are served by a 6551 ACIA UART chip each, plus a 8520 CIA, and
+ a master 6502 CPU and buffer as well. The ports were connected with 8 pin
+ DIN connectors on the card bracket, for which 8 pin to DB25 adapters were
+ supplied. The card also had jumpers internally to toggle various pinning
+ configurations.
+
+ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+
+A3000 WD33C93A support
+CONFIG_A3000_SCSI
+ Support for the WD33C93A SCSSI controller on the Amiga 3000.
+ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+
+A4000T SCSI support
+CONFIG_A4000T_SCSI
+ Support for the NCR53C710 SCSI controller on the Amiga 4000T.
+
+A4091 SCSI support
+CONFIG_A4091_SCSI
+ Support for the NCR53C710 chip on the Amiga 4091 Z3 SCSI2 controller
+ (1993). Very obscure -- the 4091 was part of an Amiga 4000 upgrade plan
+ at the time the Amiga business was sold to DKB.
+
Atari support
CONFIG_ATARI
This option enables support for the 68000-based Atari series of
@@ -16824,6 +16897,25 @@
FBA devices
CONFIG_DASD_FBA
FBA devices are currently unsupported.
+
+Support for 3215 line mode terminal
+CONFIG_3215
+ Include support for IBM 3215 line-mode terminals. Can't be used
+ if 3270 support is compiled in statically.
+
+Support for console on 3215 line mode terminal
+CONFIG_3215_CONSOLE
+ Include support for using an IBM 3215 line-mode terminal as the
+ system console. Can't be used if 3270 support is compiled in statically.
+
+Support for 3270 line mode terminal
+CONFIG_3270
+ Include support for IBM 3270 line-mode terminals.
+
+Support for console on 3270 line mode terminal
+CONFIG_3270_CONSOLE
+ Include support for using an IBM 3270 line-mode terminal as the
+ system console. Excludes using 3215s.

SAB3036 tuner support
CONFIG_TUNER_3036

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