Does anyone at U of M have the path to the new Linux-afs? Thanks.
- jared
> If you are running Linux and were waiting for AFS to run the Linux 2.0
> kernel, never fear! I have just released Linux-AFS 2.0 through the
> Transarc AFS Cell.
>
> Linux-AFS 2.0 is an ELF distribution, which means you don't need a.out
> compatibility to run it. It requires Linux 2.0.1 or higher to run.
> It will not work with Linux 2.0.0; it was tested with Linux 2.0.4. It
> is currently available for Linux/i386 only (anyone have a 2.0.4
> Linux/axp or Linux/sparc I can borrow? ;)
>
> To get Linux-AFS 2.0, you should contact your AFS Site Contact. Only
> an authorized AFS Site Contact can obtain Linux-AFS for you. If you
> don't know who your site contact is, contact your system
> administrator(s) who should know whom to ask. Do NOT contact Transarc
> yourself if you are not a site contact.
>
> Site Contacts should perform the following operations (international
> Transarc Customers may need to contact Transarc before following this
> procedure):
> klog -c transarc.com
> cd /afs/transarc.com/public/afs-contrib/bin/linux.client
> more MIT_COPYRIGHT
> more README
> more Notes-2.0.4
> cp -p * <local site>
>
> You should read the new README file as well as the Notes files for the
> Linux-AFS distribution before installing it on your machine.
>
> Major visible changes:
> * the distribution is ELF, rather than a.out
> * the @sys value changed to i386_linux2
>
> If you have any questions, please ask on [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you
> are not subscribed to linux-afs, please send mail to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get added. If you have a kernel oops,
> please use ksymoops and send the output to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Enjoy!
>
> -derek
>
