Chip 2003 April/Chip_2003-04_cd1.bin/zkuste/mini/download/lnx-bbc-1.618.iso/ERRATA

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This file is currently outdated in 1.6.0 (and even more so in 1.618!):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:

    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:

     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:

    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.