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Updating the System and Package Management
The loading of modules is now configured by means of the file
/etc/modprobe.conf. The file /etc/modules.conf is obsolete.
YaST will try to convert the file (see also script /sbin/generate-
modprobe.conf).
Modules now have the suffix .ko.
The module ide-scsi is no longer needed for burning CDs.
The prefix snd_ has been removed from the ALSA sound module
options.
sysfs now complements the /proc file system.
Power management (especially ACPI) has been improved and can
now be configured by means of a YaST module.
Mounting VFAT Partitions
When mounting VFAT partitions, the parameter code= must be changed
to codepage=. If you have difficulties mounting a VFAT partition, check if
the file /etc/fstab contains the old parameter name.
Native POSIX Thread Library and glibc 2.3.x
Applications linked against NGPT (Next Generation POSIX Threading) do
not work with glibc 2.3.x. All affected applications that are not shipped
with SUSE LINUX must be compiled with linuxthreads or with NPTL (Na-
tive POSIX Thread Library). NPTL is preferred, as this is the standard for the
future.
If NPTL causes difficulties, the older linuxthreads implementation can be
used by setting the following environment variable (replace hkernel-versioni
with the version number of the respective kernel):
LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=kernel-version
The following version numbers are possible:
2.2.5 (i386, i586): linuxthreads without floating stacks
2.4.1 (AMD64, IPF, s390x, i586, i686):
linuxthread with floating stacks
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