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Date: Wed Feb 16 15:42:05 2000
Orig file: v2.3.45/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
Orig date: Thu Feb 10 17:11:01 2000

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@@ -8079,6 +8079,17 @@
   The module will be called usb-uhci.o. If you want to compile it as a
   module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
   
+USB-UHCI High Bandwidth support
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HIGH_BANDWIDTH
+  This option enables the so called reclamation loop in usb-uhci, thus
+  allowing much higher transfer bandwidth for USB-bulk and control
+  messages; isochronous transfers (audio, video etc.) are not affected.
+  Due to a very simple design of the UHCI controller, this may cause
+  a significant PCI congestion under certain conditions. If you are
+  experiencing a system slowdown, disable this option.
+  
+  If unsure, say N.
+  
 UHCI (intel PIIX4, VIA, ...) alternate (JE) support?
 CONFIG_USB_UHCI_ALT
   This is an alternate driver for UHCI support. It has been commonly
@@ -8247,17 +8258,8 @@
 USB Handspring Visor Driver
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_VISOR
   Say Y here if you want to connect to your HandSpring Visor through
-  its USB docking station.
-
-USB Belkin Single Port Serial Driver
-CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN
-  Say Y here if you want to use a Belkin single port USB to serial 
-  converter device.
-  
-USB Peracom Single Port Serial Driver
-CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_PERACOM
-  Say Y here if you want to use a Peracom single port USB to serial 
-  converter device.
+  its USB docking station. See http://usbvisor.sourceforge.net for
+  more information on using this driver.
 
 USB Printer support
 CONFIG_USB_PRINTER
@@ -8397,6 +8399,14 @@
   The module will be called dabusb.o. If you want to compile it as a
   module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
  
+PLUSB driver
+CONFIG_USB_PLUSB
+  A driver for the Prolific PL-2302 USB to USB network device. This 'USB
+  cable' connects two hosts via a point to point network with bandwidth of
+  5Mbit/s.  Configure this driver after connecting the USB cable via
+  ifconfig plusb0 10.0.0.1 pointopoint 10.0.0.2 
+  (and vice versa on the other host).
+ 
 ACPI support
 CONFIG_ACPI
   Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an interface
@@ -8663,6 +8673,24 @@
   This option will enlarge your kernel by about 67 KB. Several
   programs depend on this, so everyone should say Y here.
 
+/dev filesystem support (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
+  This is another virtual filesystem (like /proc) which provides the
+  filesystem interface to device drivers, normally found in /dev.
+  Devfs does not depend on major and minor number allocations. Device
+  drivers register entries in /dev which appear automagically. Without
+  devfs you need to populate /dev with hundreds, even thousands of
+  inodes.
+  This is work in progress. If you want to use this you *must* read
+  Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README
+
+Enable devfs debugging output
+CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG
+  This option appears if you have CONFIG_DEVFS_FS enabled. Setting
+  this to 'Y' enables devfs debugging output. See the file
+  Documentation/filesystems/devfs/boot-options for more details.
+  The default is 'N'.
+
 NFS filesystem support
 CONFIG_NFS_FS
   If you are connected to some other (usually local) Unix computer
@@ -9081,6 +9109,8 @@
   mode of operation; you also need client programs that use the Unix98
   API.
 
+  Note that CONFIG_DEVFS_FS is a more general facility.
+
 UnixWare slices support (EXPERIMENTAL)
 CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL
   Like some systems, UnixWare uses its own slice table inside a
@@ -10742,6 +10772,25 @@
   module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Most people
   will say N.
 
+Intel P6 CPU Microcode Update Support
+CONFIG_MICROCODE
+  If you say Y here you will be able to update microcode on 
+  Intel processors in P6 family, e.g.  Pentium Pro, Pentium II, 
+  Pentium III, Xeon etc. You will obviously need the actual microcode
+  binary data itself which is not shipped with the Linux kernel. 
+  Contact Intel to obtain the latest revision of microcode for 
+  your CPU(s). With this support compiled you can use dd(1) to write
+  microcode, for example:
+
+     # dd if=/etc/microcode of=/proc/driver/microcode bs=98304 count=1
+
+  You need to be superuser to do that.
+
+  This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+  inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+  The module will be called microcode.o. If you want to compile it as a
+  module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt.
+
 Enhanced Real Time Clock Support
 CONFIG_RTC
   If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
@@ -11730,11 +11779,16 @@
   If you have trouble with some ugly exchanges try to select this
   option.
 
+Disable keypad protocol option
+CONFIG_HISAX_NO_KEYPAD
+  If you like to send special dialstrings including * or # without
+  using the keypad protocol, select this option.
+
 HiSax Support for german 1TR6
 CONFIG_HISAX_1TR6
   Enable this if you have a old german 1TR6 line.
 
-HiSax Support for Teles 16.0/8.0
+Teles 16.0/8.0
 CONFIG_HISAX_16_0
   This enables HiSax support for the Teles ISDN-cards S0-16.0, S0-8
   and many compatibles. 
@@ -11743,7 +11797,7 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port/shmem settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Teles 16.3 or PNP or PCMCIA
+Teles 16.3 or PNP or PCMCIA
 CONFIG_HISAX_16_3
   This enables HiSax support for the Teles ISDN-cards S0-16.3 the
   Teles/Creatix PnP and the Teles PCMCIA.
@@ -11752,17 +11806,17 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Teles PCI
+Teles PCI
 CONFIG_HISAX_TELESPCI
   This enables HiSax support for the Teles PCI.
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it.
 
-HiSax Support for Teles S0Box
+Teles S0Box
 CONFIG_HISAX_S0BOX
   This enables HiSax support for the Teles/Creatix parallel port
   S0BOX.  See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it.
 
-HiSax Support for AVM A1 (Fritz)
+AVM A1 (Fritz)
 CONFIG_HISAX_AVM_A1
   This enables HiSax support for the AVM A1 (aka "Fritz").
   
@@ -11770,17 +11824,17 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for AVM PnP/PCI (Fritz!PNP/PCI)
+AVM PnP/PCI (Fritz!PNP/PCI)
 CONFIG_HISAX_FRITZPCI
   This enables HiSax support for the AVM "Fritz!PnP" and "Fritz!PCI".
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it.
 
-HiSax Support for AVM A1 PCMCIA (Fritz)
+AVM A1 PCMCIA (Fritz)
 CONFIG_HISAX_AVM_A1_PCMCIA
   This enables HiSax support for the AVM A1 "Fritz!PCMCIA").
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it.
 
-HiSax Support for Elsa cards
+Elsa cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_ELSA
   This enables HiSax support for the Elsa Mircolink ISA cards, for the
   Elsa Quickstep series cards and Elsa PCMCIA.
@@ -11789,7 +11843,7 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for ITK ix1-micro Revision 2
+ITK ix1-micro Revision 2
 CONFIG_HISAX_IX1MICROR2
   This enables HiSax support for the ITK ix1-micro Revision 2 card.
 
@@ -11797,7 +11851,7 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Eicon.Diehl Diva cards
+Eicon.Diehl Diva cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_DIEHLDIVA
   This enables HiSax support for the Eicon.Diehl Diva none PRO
   versions passive ISDN cards.
@@ -11806,16 +11860,16 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for ASUSCOM cards
+ASUSCOM ISA cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_ASUSCOM
   This enables HiSax support for the AsusCom and their OEM versions
-  passive ISDN cards.
+  passive ISDN ISA cards.
 
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using the
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for TELEINT cards
+TELEINT cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_TELEINT
   This enables HiSax support for the TELEINT SA1 semiactiv ISDN card.
 
@@ -11823,7 +11877,7 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for HFC-S based cards
+HFC-S based cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_HFCS
   This enables HiSax support for the HFC-S 2BDS0 based cards, like
   teles 16.3c.
@@ -11832,7 +11886,7 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Sedlbauer cards
+Sedlbauer cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_SEDLBAUER
   This enables HiSax support for the Sedlbauer passive ISDN cards.
 
@@ -11840,21 +11894,21 @@
   different cards, a different D-channel protocol, or non-standard
   IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for USR Sportster internal TA
+USR Sportster internal TA
 CONFIG_HISAX_SPORTSTER
   This enables HiSax support for the USR Sportster internal TA card.
 
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for MIC card
+MIC card
 CONFIG_HISAX_MIC
   This enables HiSax support for the ITH MIC card. 
 
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for NETjet card
+NETjet card
 CONFIG_HISAX_NETJET
   This enables HiSax support for the NetJet from Traverse
   Technologies.
@@ -11862,62 +11916,67 @@
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Niccy PnP/PCI card
+Niccy PnP/PCI card
 CONFIG_HISAX_NICCY
   This enables HiSax support for the Dr. Neuhaus Niccy PnP or PCI. 
 
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Siemens I-Surf card
+Siemens I-Surf card
 CONFIG_HISAX_ISURF
   This enables HiSax support for the Siemens I-Talk/I-Surf card with
   ISAR chip.
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for HST Saphir card
+HST Saphir card
 CONFIG_HISAX_HSTSAPHIR
   This enables HiSax support for the HST Saphir card.
   
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Telekom A4T card
+Telekom A4T card
 CONFIG_HISAX_BKM_A4T
   This enables HiSax support for the Telekom A4T card.
   
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Scitel Quadro card
+Scitel Quadro card
 CONFIG_HISAX_SCT_QUADRO
   This enables HiSax support for the Scitel Quadro card.
   
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Gazel cards
+Gazel cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_GAZEL
   This enables HiSax support for the Gazel cards.
 
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for HFC PCI-Bus cards
+HFC PCI-Bus cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_HFC_PCI
   This enables HiSax support for the HFC-S PCI 2BDS0 based cards.
   
   For more informations see under Documentation/isdn/README.hfc-pci.
 
-HiSax Support for Winbond W6692 based cards
+Winbond W6692 based cards
 CONFIG_HISAX_W6692
   This enables HiSax support for Winbond W6692 based PCI ISDN cards.
   
   See Documentation/isdn/README.HiSax on how to configure it using a
   different D-channel protocol, or non-standard IRQ/port settings.
 
-HiSax Support for Am7930 (EXPERIMENTAL)
+HFC-S+, HFC-SP, HFC-PCMCIA cards (EXPERIMENTAL)
+CONFIG_HISAX_HFC_SX
+  This enables HiSax support for the HFC-S+, HFC-SP and HFC-PCMCIA cards.
+  This code is not finished yet.
+
+Am7930 (EXPERIMENTAL)
 CONFIG_HISAX_AMD7930
   This enables HiSax support for the AMD7930 chips on some SPARCs.
   This code is not finished yet.
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