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@@ -1578,6 +1578,16 @@
   more details about the Baget see the Linux/MIPS FAQ on 
   http://oss.sgi.com/mips .
 
+Support for Cobalt Microserver
+CONFIG_COBALT_MICRO_SERVER
+  This enables support for the Cobalt Microserver.  For more information
+  see the Linux/MIPS FAQ on http://oss.sgi.com/mips .
+
+Support for 2800
+CONFIG_COBALT_28
+  This adds support for the Cobalt Microserver 2800.  A kernel with this
+  option selected will only work on the 2800.
+
 Support for DECstations
 CONFIG_DECSTATION
   This enables support for DEC's MIPS based workstations.  For details
@@ -2126,6 +2136,20 @@
 
   If unsure, say N.
 
+Legacy kernel start address
+CONFIG_ALPHA_LEGACY_START_ADDRESS
+  The 2.4 kernel changed the kernel start address from 0x310000
+  to 0x810000 to make room for the Wildfire's larger SRM console.
+
+  If you're using aboot 0.7 or later, the bootloader will examine
+  the ELF headers to determine where to transfer control.  Unfortunately,
+  most older bootloaders -- APB, or MILO -- hardcoded the kernel
+  start address rather than examining the ELF headers, and the result
+  is a hard lockup.
+
+  Say Y if you have a broken bootloader.  Say N if you do not, or
+  if you wish to run on Wildfire.
+
 Non-standard serial port support
 CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD
   Say Y here if you have any non-standard serial boards -- boards
@@ -2745,7 +2769,7 @@
      SL/SLC/SLC2/SLC3/SX/SX2 and UMC U5D or U5S.
    - "586" for generic Pentium CPUs, possibly lacking the TSC 
      (time stamp counter) register.
-   - "Pentium" for the Intel Pentium/Pentium MMX.
+   - "Pentium-Classic" for the Intel Pentium/Pentium MMX.
    - "Pentium-Pro" for the Intel Pentium Pro/Celeron/Pentium II.
    - "Pentium-III" for the Intel Pentium III.
    - "K6" for the AMD K6, K6-II and K6-III (aka K6-3D).
@@ -2753,7 +2777,7 @@
    - "Crusoe" for the Transmeta Crusoe series.
    - "Winchip-C6" for original IDT Winchip.
    - "Winchip-2" for IDT Winchip 2.
-   - "Winchip-2A/3" for IDT Winchips with 3dNow! capabilities.
+   - "Winchip-2A" for IDT Winchips with 3dNow! capabilities.
 
   If you don't know what to do, choose "386".
 
@@ -3250,6 +3274,14 @@
  
   If unsure, say N.
 
+CONFIG_FB_SA1100
+  This is a framebuffer device for the SA-1100 LCD Controller.
+  See http://www.linux-fbdev.org/ for information on framebuffer
+  devices.
+
+  If you plan to use the LCD display with your SA-1100 system, say
+  Y here.
+
 Advanced low level driver options
 CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED
   The frame buffer console uses character drawing routines that are
@@ -4286,12 +4318,10 @@
   modem), in order to send and receive AX.25 packet radio network
   traffic.
 
-  Currently, this driver supports Ottawa PI/PI2
-  (http://hydra.carleton.ca/info/pi2.html ) and Gracilis PackeTwin
-  (http://www.paccomm.com/gracilis.html ) boards. They are detected
-  automatically. If you have one of these cards, say Y here and read
-  the AX25-HOWTO, available from
-  http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto .
+  Currently, this driver supports Ottawa PI/PI2, Paccomm/Gracilis
+  PackeTwin, and S5SCC/DMA boards. They are detected automatically.
+  If you have one of these cards, say Y here and read the AX25-HOWTO,
+  available from http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto .
 
   This driver can operate multiple boards simultaneously. If you
   compile it as a module (by saying M instead of Y), it will be called
@@ -4307,7 +4337,9 @@
   certain parameters, such as channel access timing, clock mode, and
   DMA channel. This is accomplished with a small utility program,
   dmascc_cfg, available at
-  http://www.nt.tuwien.ac.at/~kkudielk/Linux/ .
+  http://www.nt.tuwien.ac.at/~kkudielk/Linux/ . Please be sure to get
+  at least version 1.27 of dmascc_cfg, as older versions will not
+  work with the current driver.
 
 Z8530 SCC driver for AX.25
 CONFIG_SCC
@@ -6430,6 +6462,14 @@
 
   If unsure, say N.
 
+Support for non-IEEE1394 local ports
+CONFIG_IEEE1394_PCILYNX_PORTS
+  This option enables driver code to access the RAM, ROM and AUX ports
+  of the PCILynx through character devices in /dev.  If you don't know
+  what this is about then you won't need it.
+  
+  If unsure, say N.
+
 Adaptec AIC-5800 IEEE 1394 support
 CONFIG_IEEE1394_AIC5800
   Say Y here if you have a IEEE 1394 controller using the Adaptec
@@ -9800,7 +9840,38 @@
 USB Keyspan PDA Single Port Serial Driver
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_PDA
   Say Y here if you want to use a Keyspan PDA single port USB to
-  serial converter device.
+  serial converter device.  This driver makes use of firmware
+  developed from scratch by Brian Warner.
+
+USB Keyspan USA-xxx Serial Driver
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
+  Say Y here if you want to use Keyspan USB to serial converter
+  devices.  This driver makes use of Keyspan's official firmware
+  and was developed with their support.  You must also include
+  firmware to support your particular device(s). 
+
+  See http://www.linuxcare.com.au/hugh/keyspan.html for 
+  more information.
+ 
+USB Keyspan USA-28 Firmware
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28
+  Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28 converter.
+
+USB Keyspan USA-28X Firmware
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28X
+  Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28X converter.
+
+USB Keyspan USA-19 Firmware
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19
+  Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19 converter.
+
+USB Keyspan USA-18X Firmware
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA18X
+  Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-18X converter.
+
+USB Keyspan USA-19W Firmware
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19W
+  Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19W converter.
 
 USB ZyXEL omni.net LCD Plus Driver
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OMNINET
@@ -10039,8 +10110,9 @@
 Microtek USB scanner support
 CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK
   Say Y here if you want support for the Microtek X6USB and possibly
-  some other scanners. The scanner will appear as a scsi device to the
-  rest of the system. A patched version of SANE is necessary to use the
+  some other scanners by that vendor. The scanner will appear as a
+  scsi generic device to the rest of the system.
+  A patched version of SANE is necessary to use the
   scanner. It's available at 
   http://fachschaft.cup.uni-muenchen.de/~neukum/scanner.html
   This driver can be compiled as a module.
@@ -12425,10 +12497,15 @@
   below, then ACPI has precedence in the sense that, if your hardware
   supports ACPI, it will be used and APM won't.
 
-  To compile this driver as a module ( = code which can be inserted in
-  and removed from the running kernel whenever you want), say M here
-  and read Documentation/modules.txt. The module will be called 
-  acpi.o.
+ACPI interpreter (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER
+  If you say Y here, an ACPI interpreter will be included in your
+  kernel, eventually making the full range of ACPI features
+  available on systems that support ACPI.  Note, this option will
+  enlarge your kernel by about 120K.
+
+  The interpreter is currently experimental so only say Y if
+  you know what you are doing.
 
 Enter S1 for sleep (EXPERIMENTAL)
 CONFIG_ACPI_S1_SLEEP
@@ -15440,6 +15517,20 @@
   If you have any questions or comments about the  Compaq Personal
   Server, send e-mail to skiff@crl.dec.com
 
+Include support for Assabet
+CONFIG_SA1100_ASSABET
+  Say Y here if you are using the Intel(R) StrongARM(R) SA-1110
+  Microprocessor Development Board (also known as the Assabet).
+
+Include support for the Compaq iPAQ 3600
+CONFIG_SA1100_BITSY
+  Say Y here if you intend to run this kernel on the Compaq iPAQ 3600
+  handheld computer.  Information about this machine and the Linux
+  port to this machine can be found at:
+
+  http://www.handhelds.org/Compaq/index.html#iPAQ_H3600
+  http://www.compaq.com/products/handhelds/pocketpc/
+
 Math emulation
 CONFIG_NWFPE
   Say Y to include the NWFPE floating point emulator in the kernel.
@@ -15495,6 +15586,17 @@
   footprint of the running kernel but it can increase the amount of
   time and disk space needed for compilation of the kernel. If in
   doubt say N.
+
+Kernel low-level debugging functions
+CONFIG_DEBUG_LL
+  Say Y here to include definitions of printascii, printchar, printhex
+  in the kernel.  This is helpful if you are debugging code that
+  executes before the console is initialized.
+
+Kernel low-level debugging messages via footbridge serial port
+CONFIG_DEBUG_DC21285_PORT
+  Say Y here if you want the low-level print routines to direct their
+  output to the serial port in the DC21285 (Footbridge).
 
 Split initialisation functions into discardable section
 CONFIG_TEXT_SECTIONS
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