$Id: linux.txt,v 1.30 1997/01/16 19:43:05 bobf Exp bobf $

Release: 2.2
Last Updated: 1/15/97
Copyright (c) 1995-1997 

The MOSEL Linux Host Driver supports all currently available
MOSEL SCSI Adapters. The source file advansys.c lists each
adapter. The driver has been tested on Linux v1.2.13, v1.3.57,
v2.0.28, and v2.1.12 kernels. Starting with v1.3.58 the MOSEL
driver has been included in the Linux distribution.
  
The following files make up the Linux release. The latest versions of
these files are maintained on the MOSEL FTP site. If the date 
listed in this file is more than a few months old, please check the 
FTP site for newer versions.
  
  linux.txt     This File

  linux.tgz     gzip compressed tar archive containing the latest advansys.h
                and advansys.c source files. The driver can be added to a
                system after an installation has been done. Instead of
                installing the driver using the source files in this gzip
                compressed archive you can use one of the patch files
                listed below. The patch files include the latest advansys.c
                and advansys.h. Note that if you have a different kernel
                version from the ones that patches exist for, you may need
                to modify advansys.c or advansys.h for your kernel to compile.
                There is versioning in the driver between v1.2.x and v1.3.x,
                but not for intermediate releases. Refer to the installation
                comments in advansys.c for more information.

  v1_2_13.gz    Patch for the Linux v1.2.13 kernel. If you have a
                v1.2.13 kernel you can execute the following command
                to add the AdvanSys driver to your kernel source:
                   cd /usr/src; zcat v1_2_13.gz | patch -p0

  v1_3_57.gz    Patch for the Linux v1.3.57 kernel. If you have a
                v1.3.57 kernel you can execute  the following command
                to add the AdvanSys driver to your kernel source:
                   cd /usr/src; zcat v1_3_57.gz | patch -p0

  NOTE: The following DOS .exe files are too large to include on our software
        release diskette. Please obtain them from our FTP site.

  slakwar2.exe  DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing Slackware Linux 2.X. The kernel
                on the boot diskette is configured with the AdvanSys driver.
                You will also need to create a root diskette from the
                Slackware CD.

  slakwar3.exe  DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing Slackware Linux 3.X. The kernel
                on the boot diskette is configured with the AdvanSys driver.
                You will also need to create a root diskette from the
                Slackware CD.

  redhat2.exe   DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing Red Hat 2.X. The kernel on the
                diskette was built from v1.2.13 kernel tree which Caldera
                modified and distributes with CND 1.0. You will also need
                to create the two ramdisk floppy diskettes from the Red Hat
                or Caldera CD. For Caldera these files are on the CD at
                /images/ramdisk1.img and /images/ramdisk2.img.

  redhat3.exe   DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing Red Hat 3.X. The kernel on the
                diskette was built from v1.2.13 kernel tree which Caldera
                modified and distributes with CND 1.0. You will also need
                to create the two ramdisk floppy diskettes from the Red Hat CD.

  redhat4.exe   DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing Red Hat 4.0. Because this
                image was built by Red Hat Software it does not contain the
                latest AdvanSys Linux driver. You may need to get a boot
                diskette with the latest AdvanSys driver from Red Hat.

  caldera.exe   DOS self-extracting archive that can be used to create a
                boot diskette for installing CND 1.0. Because this image
                was built by Caldera it does not contain the latest AdvanSys
                Linux driver. You may need to get a boot diskette image with
                the latest AdvanSys driver from Caldera. Note: With the
                Caldera CND 1.0 CD you may install either CND 1.0 or Red
                Hat 2.X. 


The advansys.c file in addition to including a list of supported adapters,
has directions for installing the driver, comments on the source, compile-time
options, driver options, and other documentation.



