This announces the release of Linux/68k-2.0.18. This release is compatible with the native 2.0.18 kernel. Besides the native patches the most important changes since the last release is that it contains some important bug-fixes for the Atari, it allows you to compile the kernel with 68060 support and a new SCSI driver for the CyberStorm SCSI module. Support for the old static ramdisk system has been removed, which means that you must include `initrd' support in order to boot with an initial ramdisk. Using initrd is almost as simple as using the old fashioned ramdisk, the only difference is that you must specify the following option to your bootstrap program: `root=/dev/ram' It seems that ramdisks do work on the Amiga after all, at least it works for me now, so please test it with this kernel and let me know if you still have problems. This time I even did a set of pre-compiled kernels, containing all drivers, one for the Atari and one for the Amiga (vmlinux-2.0.18-Atari.tar.gz and vmlinux-2.0.18-Amiga.tar.gz respectively). Here is a list of the most important changes: Jesper Skov: o A driver for the CyberStorm SCSI module, based on David Miller's esp.c driver for the Sparc. Guenther Kelleter: o Some important fixes for the Atari. Andreas Schwab: o A couple of minor fixes. Geert Uytterhoeven: o Updated the Makefiles for the Amiga bootstrap programs. Myself: o Various memcpy/memset optimizations for the 68040. o Changed the allocation of vertical-blank interrupts in amigamouse.c and amiga_ser.c, so the isrs are only requested when the device is actually in use. Thats all folks, the new kernel is available at SunSITE.auc.dk, under /pub/os/linux/680x0/v2.0, and its mirrors. 09/08/96 Jes Sorensen (jds@kom.auc.dk).