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- This file is currently outdated in 1.6.0 (and even more so in 1.618!):
-
-
- Documented errata fixed from the 1.5 release:
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- Two Kernel Monte now has the kernel module to allow it to run.
- Lynx now supports SSL.
- The eepro100 is now installed as a module at boot time however,
- not by the kernel so it can be removed if necessary to pass it
- specific parameters.
- The documentation has been updated.
- The Corner's Tool Kit is now operational with the exception
- of lazarus.
- A few bash completion bugs have been fixed.
- Ethereal has been added.
- IPSec now works.
- wvdial now probably works.
-
- Undocumented errata fixed:
-
- Lots.
-
- KNOWN ERRATA in this release:
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- Mozilla will fill your ram disk with cache unless you limit it.
-
- shutdown/reboot -- should complain if user gives any parameters,
- to avoid confusion with syntax of standard versions
-
- You can't make your machine an rsh server because in.rshd wants to
- run under inetd, which we didn't include. Can you make in.rshd work
- with something like netpipes? Comments? (We prefer sshd, which is
- included, but we know that rsh may be faster; we do now have an rsh
- client. If you don't care for encryption, try "-c none" with ssh if
- client and server both support it. The server we included doesn't,
- sorry!)
-
- There are many things included that need polish and refinement.
- As we have stated this is a tool for use by experts and we hope
- that we will get suggestions of fixes needed as well as what other
- tools you would like to see on the BBC. Here is partial list of
- issues we have uncovered but haven't addressed fixed yet.
-
- We had to sacrifice some drivers to make a much more common
- piece of hardware work. An example of this was in the SCSI
- drivers.
-
- Some superfluous modules will give errors if you try to insert
- them. Most such modules are already compiled into the kernel,
- and do not need to be inserted.
-
- plip might not work; you will need to understand what to do with
- the parallel port modules.
-
- The user can start sshd on a public network without changing
- root's password, if he or she so insists. :-) We however, will
- warn you again if you should try. You should really run the
- bbcpasswd command to change the password to one not know by
- many thousands of people ;-)
-
- If PCMCIA Ethernet cards are removed and then re-inserted, it may
- be necessary to kill dhcpcd by hand ("dhcpcd -k"), if you wish to
- use it to set up the new PCMCIA card(s).
-
- We have had a few laptops require booting with out a PCMCIA
- card inserted in order to successfully boot. Boot and insert your
- PCMCIA card afterwards if this happens to you.
-
- This new release utilizes a kernel frame buffer module which can be
- used to give a presentable Xsession. If you do not use frame buffer,
- in all likelihood you will need to edit and adjust /etc/X11/XF86Config,
- in order to have an Xsession you can stand to look at. There are a few
- examples given but no guarantees. If the default doesn't work try
- XF86Config-old.
-
- X itself can be considered errata in that there are opinions that
- it doesn't belong on a rescue disk. If you feel this way don't run
- it. We have used conservative settings in efforts to prevent any
- hardware damage.
-
- SVGATextMode sometimes cuts characters strangely, just start it again
- with the SVGATextMode command. Never run SVGATextMode under frame
- buffer.
-
- We feel the entire BBC needs more documentation on what to do
- with it and how to use some of the more obscure but still very
- useful tools.
-
- To be continued, and we would like your suggestion. Please feel
- free and encouraged to send us any suggestions and or comments you
- might have. We especially like stories on how you used it, of
- course postcards, sushi and vegetables.
-
- Documented errata fixed from the 1.2 release:
-
-
- extract_compressed_fs now works
-
- The extract_compressed_fs binary on the 1.2.1 Bootable Business
- Card now works.
-
- This is mostly of interest to people who are curious about how the
- Bootable Business Card works internally or would like to make
- modifications to the Bootable Business Card.
- The issue with the copy released on version 1.2 was as follows:
- extract_compressed_fs expected the first network ordered word it
- found at the block offset to be the size of the block, unfortunately,
- the block struct is reversed, the size comes after the data. The
- patch does it the same way cloop.c does,
- using offset[b+1] - offset[b].
-
- PCMCIA script doesn't fork into background
-
- The "pcmcia" script no longer puts itself into the background and just
- continues to run, this was confusing to some users. (The script's
- functionality was never affected.) You no longer need to hit enter at
- the end of the script.
-
-
- trivial-net-setup now does prompt users about PCMCIA
-
- Users with PCMCIA network interfaces needed to know that they must
- run "pcmcia start" in order to use those interfaces, (although this
- is documented in the Bootable Business Card README file). The
- trivial-net-setup program now does mention PCMCIA and prompts the
- user to run "pcmcia start" to get networking to work on a PCMCIA
- equipped laptop. Once PCMCIA card services have been started,
- trivial-net-setup is capable of configuring a supported PCMCIA
- Ethernet interface just like any other network interface.
-
-
- Documented errata fixed from the 1.0 release:
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- Libraries are now executable.
-
- Loopback network interface is now created automatically.
-
- sshd now works; ptys are now available and /etc/ssh now exists.
-
- PCMCIA support is now present.
-