unslung-kernel, unslung-image: Now that 6.8-beta is released, moved mainline to R63 and dropped R29 (people can get it from SVN if they want to build old versions)

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/packages/nslu2-binary-only/unslung-rootfs/NOTES b/packages/nslu2-binary-only/unslung-rootfs/NOTES
index 8d6908c74d..ae9d7c607c 100644
--- a/packages/nslu2-binary-only/unslung-rootfs/NOTES
+++ b/packages/nslu2-binary-only/unslung-rootfs/NOTES
@@ -168,8 +168,14 @@ Also not that telnet is not enabled by default - there is an openssh package
 and a dropbear package that either can replace telnet access with secure shell
 access.
 
-     - Dropbear package details on NSLU2-Linux wiki at:
+OpenSSH is the simplest to install:
+
+     - OpenSSH package details on NSLU2-Linux wiki at:
+          http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseOpenSSHForRemoteAccess
+
+Dropbear is preferred by some:
 
+     - Dropbear package details on NSLU2-Linux wiki at:
           http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/UseDropBearForRemoteAccess
 
 The rationale behind not enabling telnet by default is ensure that an Unslung
@@ -333,7 +339,8 @@ Split from 3.x stream to allow parallel development.
 
 4.2:
 
-New switchbox implementation with NFS and external USB disk root filesystem support.
+New switchbox implementation with NFS and external USB disk root filesystem
+support.
 
 4.3:
 
@@ -448,47 +455,35 @@ Added disk auto-wait countdown to /linuxrc (courtesy of glc).
 
 First public release of 5.x firmware.
 
-6.1:
-
-Upgraded to Linksys firmware V2.3R63.
-
-6.1 to 6.7:
-
-"Unslung" status (i.e. Unslung to disk, or running from internal
-flash) is now displayed on the home page in the Web GUI, as well as
-displayed at login.
-
-Using "ipkg" when running from internal flash now displays a helpful
-message indicating why ipkg won't run.
-
-The unsling script now contains a number of sanity checks, and prints
-(hopefully) helpful error messages if the system will be unlikely to
-unsling correctly.
-
-The unsling script now prompts for a new root password, and sets the
-password for both booting with as well as without drives attached. (A
-new argument "-nopw" can be given to unsling to have it skip prompting
-for and setting the root password.)
-
-The "Enable Telnet" web gui page can now be reached from the home page
-in the Linksys Web GUI.
-
-The new Unslung logo is now featured in the Web GUI.
+6.0:
 
-The special handling for unslinging to flash devices now works for
-both USB Port 1 and 2.
+First alpha release of 6.x Unslung firmware, based on Linksys V2.3R63 firmware.
 
-The utmp and wtmp files are now created by unsling, and will be
-"emptied" at each boot. Additionally, the .pid files in /var/run and
-/var/log are cleaned out at boot; this avoids a number of strange and
-difficult-to-reproduce problems.
+6.5:
 
-The following additional kernel modules are provided: loop.o isofs.o 
-keyspan.o netconsole.o 
+Unsling script now prompts for a root password to be used, additional sanity
+checks added to minimize the chance of an improper unsling.  User feedback
+added to indicate the status (running from internal flash or booted up from
+an external drive) via /etc/motd, ipkg, as well as the main web page.  Improved
+diagnostic messages from unsling.  Added the Linksys custom code to the "mount"
+code in the slingbox version of mount.
 
-Sundry bugfixes. 
+6.6:
 
-6.8:
+Changed the code that handles the ".ext3flash" functionality so that it can
+handle booting from either /dev/sda or /dev/sdb.
+Cleanup of the "telnet.htm" management page.
+Unsling now creates the wmtp and utmp files.
+Unsling now "edits" the .../conf/passwd file instead of replacing it.
+Ipkg dependencies fixed so that kernel-modules no longer need "force-install".
+Support for loopback mounting ISO images (loop.o and isofs.o are now created).
+The keyspan.o USB serial kernel-module is also created at build time.
+README file updated to reflect the new unsling script as well as the
+change in preferred port for the primary external disk.
 
-First public release of 6.x firmware.
+6.7:
 
+Added original "netconsole" code as a kernel module
+Fixed problem with password changing from the GUI and automatic mounting of
+drives and flash devices in port 1.
+Remove unnecessary directory /lib/modules/2.4.22-xfs/pcmcia.