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Mirrored linux.kernel.2.0 (ftp.cs.helsinki.fi:/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v2.0 -> /home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.0) can't do without the kernel now... @ Sat Nov 23 02:29:58 IST 1996
Got linux-2.0.26.tar.gz 6074836
Got patch-2.0.26.gz 64734
Got LATEST-IS-2.0.26 0


Linux 2.0.26 Patch - patch-2.0.26.gz 

    PCI Configuration Updates 
    Replaced rdmsr and wrmsr with the correct .byte instructions to allow
	kernel to compile with older GCC. 
    Turn off 4MB page table optimizations for SMP kernel. 
    Updates to IDE Tape Driver 
    Fix to IDE code to allow SCSI CD-ROM support to compile again. 
    MCD CD-ROM Update - Added retries on open for slow drives which take a
	while to recognize that they contain a CD. 
    ISDN Low-level ICN ISDN-Card update - Fixed race condition in
	writecmd, upd\ ated for compatibility to 2.0.x and 2.1.x kernel. 
    Added HiSax support to ISDN subsystem. 
    Additional bug fixes to ISDN subsystem common code. 
    Bug fixes and 2.1.x compatibility to ISDN network interfaces. 
    Now include AUI in cd32041 media printout for Tulip Driver (Ethernet). 
    DEPCA Ethernet driver update - improved module support. 
    Fix in Network Loopback driver - potential hang under some extreme
	cases has been removed. 
    Several TULIP Driver updates. 
    Updated AdvanSys SCSI Driver - Serveral enhancements! 
    Updated Low-Level driver for EATA/DMA SCSI host adapters - added
	support for EATA 2.0C, PCI, multichannel and wide SCSI. 
    Fixed NCR5380 - added 'EXTRA' check into pread function which fixes
	lockups on some machines. 
    Cleaned up command SCSI code. 
    Updated UltraStore 14F/34F SCSI Driver - Added multichannel support,
	portability cleanupds and "Data over/under-run" no
    longer implies a redo on all targets. Number of internal retries is
	now limited. 
    AppleTalk fix. 
    AF_AX25 Fix 
    ICMP Code Update. 
    IGMP Fix - wrong group leaving behaviour, backport fix from pending
	2.1.x patches. Now enable FDDI support. 
    IP Fragment Update - now handles oversized frames, fixed accounting
	error. 
    IPv4 TCP Updates. 

  Linux 2.0.25 Patch - patch-2.0.25.gz 

    I released 2.0.25 yesterday (but ftp.funet.fi was down, so it showed
		up there only an hour ago). The 25 release fixes 

        the X slowdown of 24 
        the tulip.c problem 

    along with some other minor stuff (mostly some ide tape filemark
		condition stuff). 

        Fix for P6 Local APIC Spurious Interrupt Bug 
        IDE Tape Update - Automatically cross encountered filemarks rather
		than requiring an explicit FSF command. Abort
        pending requests at end of media. MTTELL was sometimes returning
		incorrect results. 
        Keyboard Driver Update 
        3COM 3c59x Updates - Module support 
        NI6510 Ethernet Driver Update 
        TULIP Ethernet Driver Fix 
        Adaptec 1542 SCSI Driver Update 
        SMBFS Time Fix 
        ICMP Spoofing and junk protections added!