[driverloader-announce] DriverLoader 1.42 released

Marc Boucher marc at linuxant.com
Fri Nov 14 10:37:10 EST 2003 

Hi,

A new version of the Linuxant DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices
is now available from:

	http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/

Many important issues have recently been fixed.

We therefore recommend that everyone upgrade to the latest version.

A detailed list of changes is available below.

Please report new or persisting problems to support at linuxant.com.

Cheers
Marc


Fri Nov 14 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.42.

Fri Nov 14 2003 -
	* Fixed INF parsing issue which affected Intersil Driver for
	3COM OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cards.
	* Fixed 64-bit arithmetic shift functions.
	* Added missing functions for some ACX100 drivers.

Thu Nov 13 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.41.

Thu Nov 13 2003 -
	* Improved timer, thread, and init/halt procedures.
	* Fixed subtle WEP issue causing "netndis_xmitcomplete_handler: err -5".
	* Fixed minor transmit issue with serialized drivers (Atheros).

Wed Nov 12 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.40.

Wed Nov 12 2003 -
	* Fixed irq synchronization problem.
	* Fixed packet flow suspension after temporary link interruption
	(such as when client leaves AP range and later comes back to reassociate).
	* Fixed multicast issues and re-enabled netndis_set_multicast_list().
	* dldrconfig --remove now deletes driverloader kernel module from all
	/lib/modules/*/misc directories (not just current one) but not the contents
	of /var/lib/driverloader/ so as to preserve drivers across upgrades.
	* Merged kcompat.h into oscompat.h and removed extraneous stuff.

Wed Nov 12 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.39.

Wed Nov 12 2003 -
	* Fixed issue with regParmUsed() causing crashes on kernels
	built without CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER.
	* Implemented legacy functions Hal[Get|Set]BusData[ByOffset]()
	still needed by some Atheros drivers.
	* Documented that newer versions of the bcmwl5.sys Broadcom driver
	solve WEP problems sometimes seen with BCM4301 used in cards like
	the Linksys WMP11 2.7, Dell TrueMobile 1180 MiniPCI and others.

Mon Nov 10 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.38.

Mon Nov 10 2003 -
	* Fixed minor issue with NdisMQueryAdapterResources().
	* Added obsolete NdisMPciAssignResources(), which some drivers still need.
	* Fixed bug causing init process to consume 100% of CPU under 2.6.0-test.
	* Silenced "probe of [device] failed with error -5" messages.

Sun Nov 09 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.37.

Sun Nov 09 2003 -
	* Added workaround for INFs in unicode format (such as the ones supplied
	with RavoTek W54-CB and W54-PCI cards).

Sun Nov 09 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.36.

Sun Nov 09 2003 -
	* Updated FAQ.

Sat Nov 08 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.35.

Sat Nov 08 2003 -
	* Fixed some issues affecting 2.6.0-test kernels
	* Revised thread concept.
	* Various small improvements.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.34.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Improved shutdown procedure.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.33.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Revised locking scheme to avoid EBUSY.
	* Tweaked module configuration in dldrconfig.
	* Fixed "cannot schedule task" during shutdown.
	* Temporarily disabled netndis_set_multicast_list() until some issues
	are resolved.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.32.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Eliminated cause of remaining mmu_cr4_features cases.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.31.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Added workaround for mmu_cr4_features problem with some kernels.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.30.

Fri Nov 07 2003 -
	* Major stability improvements.
	* Fixed free_netdev() issue with Fedora kernel.

Mon Nov 03 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.25.

Mon Nov 03 2003 -
	* Made INF matching always case-insensitive.
	* "iwconfig netif key [key] open|restricted" now sets authentication mode.
	* "iwconfig netif rate <speed>" now sets desired speed if supported.
	* Changed default netif name prefix from "eth" to "wlan" under SuSE 9.0.
	* Revamped device selection, added --netdevname option, and removed unused
	code in dldrconfig.
	* Fixed more WEP issues.
	* Enabled NDIS error code decoding.
	* Added missing functions for some Atheros driver variants.
	* Successfully tested with Cisco Aironet 352 MiniPCI card in
	IBM Thinkpad T40 notebook after tweaking NdisMRegisterIoPortRange()
	and installing version 3.4.9 of the Windows driver.
	(Thanks to Nickolai Zeldovich)

Sat Nov 01 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.24.

Sat Nov 01 2003 -
	* Fixed NdisWrapGetBSSIDList() bug affecting iwlist accesspoints/scanning.
	* Fixed WEP issue with Intersil Prism GT driver.
	* Added support for Texas Instruments ACX100-based Adapters.
	(PCI ID 104C:8400 and others)
	* Added some missing functions for Cisco Aironet (802.11a/b) drivers.
	* Implemented proper support for NdisWriteConfiguration().
	* Improved module reference count management and time reporting.

Thu Oct 30 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.23.

Thu Oct 30 2003 -
	* Fixed INF matching issue.
	* Added [Refresh] to update page contents without reloading in webconf.
	* Implemented workaround for "OsForkWait: Waiting for pid failed (errno=1)"
	problem on SuSE 9.0.
	* Modified config script to put module aliases in
	/etc/{modules,modprobe}.conf.local if present (SuSE 9.0).
	Thanks to Johannes Endres for suggesting this.

Thu Oct 30 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.22.

Thu Oct 30 2003 -
	* Fixed locking issue that could cause occasional system hangs.
	* Fixed minor INF parsing bug.

Wed Oct 29 2003 -
	* Implemented required functionality to support TI ACX100 drivers.

Tue Oct 28 2003 -
	* Solved "HOSWORKSTORAGE too small" problem seen under 2.6.0-test kernels.

Tue Oct 28 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.21.

Tue Oct 28 2003 -
	* Implemented required functionality to support Realtek RTL8180L
	chipset (Tested with D-Link DWL-510 card, thanks to Adam Sjøgren).
	* Corrected various INF parsing issues.
	* Added check for CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK, which we cannot support
	since it makes spinlocks and other structures containing them too large
	to fit in NDIS objects.
	* Added perl syntax check to dldrconfig to detect missing perl-CGI
	modules.

Sun Oct 26 2003 -
	* Released driverloader-1.20.

Sun Oct 26 2003 -
	* Reorganized package to reflect new multiple driver capabilities.
	* Fixed issues related to SuSE 9.0 and licensing.
	* Added support for Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN (Centrino) Adapters
	(PCI ID 8086:1043 and others)
	* Added support for Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo-based Adapters
	(PCI ID 1260:3890 and others)
	* Added support for Atheros-based Adapters (PCI ID 168C:0013 and others)
	* Fixed automatic ESSID handling and suspend/resume issues.
	* modules/GPL/kcompat.h: don't provide free_netdev if HAVE_FREE_NETDEV.
	* Restructured INF parser.
	* Updated FAQ.
	* Added pre-built binary packages for Mandrake 9.2 and SuSE 9.0.
	* Numerous other improvements.

Mon Oct 13 2003 -
	* Released bcmwl5driverloader-1.05.

Mon Oct 13 2003 -
	* BUGS: Added note about transmit issue with some 802.11b 4301 chips, which
	should be fixed soon.

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* Released bcmwl5driverloader-1.04.

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* modules/GPL/netndis.c: disable WEP if not supported by card.

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* Released bcmwl5driverloader-1.03.

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* Added NdisTerminateWrapper().

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* Released bcmwl5driverloader-1.02.

Sat Oct 11 2003 -
	* bcmwl5/dldrpci_tbl.h, README: Added other PCI devices known to
	Broadcom's BCMWL5 driver (4301, 4307, 4325, 4321, 4324, 4311).

Fri Oct 10 2003 -
	* Released bcmwl5driverloader-1.01.

Fri Oct 10 2003 -
	* Silenced a few benign messages, clarified webconf help text and solved
	refresh issue when configuring without the device being present.

Fri Oct 10 2003 -
	* Initial release (bcmwl5driverloader-1.00).

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