[hcflinux-announce] New Linux HCF modem driver release (0.98mbsibeta02090200)
Marc Boucher
marc at mbsi.ca
Tue Sep 3 01:15:04 EDT 2002
Hi,
A new experimental version of the Conexant HCF (controllerless) driver for
Linux (PCI x86, and USB PPC hardware types) is now available from
http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv
A detailed list of changes is available below.
Please report any new or persisting problems.
Cheers
Marc
PS: Archived copies of previous releases are now available via a link
located at the bottom of the main download page.
Mon Sep 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcfpcimodem-0.98mbsibeta02090200.
* Released hcfusbmodem-0.98mbsibeta02090200ppc.
(see FAQ if you are looking for an x86 version of hcfusbmodem driver)
Mon Sep 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: added fix for hangup problems & fax workaround.
* inf/: ATI3 string changed to use new driver (target) name, restored
previous fAnalogSpeaker setting in OEM FLAGS.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: fixed awk strtonum issue. (Thanks to Edd Dumbill)
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: added @HCFTARGET@ inf substitution keyword.
Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcfpcimodem-0.98mbsibeta02090100.
* Released hcfusbmodem-0.98mbsibeta02090100ppc.
Sat Aug 31 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: various workarounds.
* makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: fixed more potential race conditions
and thread termination problems.
* modules/osspec/{osusb.c,include/oscompat.h}: applied 2.4.20-pre
compatibility patch from Benjamin Herrenschmidt.
* FAQ: updated.
Sun Aug 25 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-10 kernel.
* modules/osspec/include/oscompat.h: added kernel stack checker.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: mdmthrd startup/shutdown improvements.
Wed Aug 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: merged with latest code from Conexant.
* Integrated voice (AT+FCLASS=8) support.
* Added modules/kernelcompiler.sh, a small script which tries
to guess which compiler should be used to build kernel modules.
* modules/common.mak: use kernelcompiler.sh to determine default CC
* modules/common.mak, INSTALL: added notes about KERNELSRC for
Debian 3.0 users.
* modules/osspec/osnvm.c: NVM_Write() now returns COM_STATUS_SUCCESS
for unrecognized codes.
Sun Jul 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34 and 2.4.18-5 kernels.
* Updated BUGS file.
Thu Jul 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_hcf.c: retry OsUsbGetInstance(0) if it fails.
* modules/osspec/osusb.c: removed OsSleep(250) after
pmac_call_feature(PMAC_FTR_MODEM_ENABLE, NULL, 0, 1);
(Thanks to Benjamin Herrenschmidt for both fixes)
Fri Jul 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcfpcimodem-0.97mbsibeta02070500.
Fri Jul 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: merged with latest code from Conexant.
* Initial support for multiple machine architectures.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: use cmpxchg() as OsAtomicCompareAndSwap()
if available.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: implemented dedicated kernel thread,
replacing use of tq_scheduler and schedule_task(). This should address
problems under earlier 2.2 kernels.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: if called in interrupt context,
OsSleep() now complains and aborts.
* modules/osspec/osnvm.c: do not generate carriage returns.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: added crude big-endian inf file conversion hack,
and support for GNU awk invocation as gawk.
Tue Jun 25 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcfpcimodem-0.96mbsibeta02062500.
Tue Jun 25 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Renamed PCI driver package to hcfpcimodem in preparation for release
of hcfusbmodem. Most pathnames and script prefixes also changed from
'hcf' to 'hcfpci'.
* Silenced HwHdlcWrite: .. HW_HDLC_NONE messages.
* modules/osspec/include/oscompat.h: get rid of non-standard min/max
* modules/common.mak: added -Wno-multichar to CFLAGS.
* inf/hcfv90_linux.inf: added PCI ID 158b:0015 for
Allied Data Technologies modem (thanks to Dave Rodgman)
Tue Jun 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.95mbsibeta02061800.
Tue Jun 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Eliminated unwanted debug messages.
* OSTermPowerManagement(): use pm_unregister() under 2.4,
pm_unregister_all() only once under 2.2.
Mon Jun 17 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.95mbsibeta02061700.
Sun Jun 16 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: merged with latest code from Conexant.
* Added preliminary power-management support.
* More FAX/HDLC workarounds.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: OsSleep() and timer code tweaking.
Thu Jun 13 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.94mbsibeta02061300.
Thu Jun 13 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Implemented workarounds for HW HDLC problems affecting fax mode.
Class 1 FAX reception and transmission should now work.
Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02061100.
Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Added RIPTIDE HCF modem support.
* inf/, scripts/hcfconfig.in: small restructuration; use hcf_linux.cty
as default cty file unless one corresponding to selected inf file exists.
* makefile, hcflinmodem.spec.in: don't include big pdf file in tar pkgs.
Mon Jun 10 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: choose_pcicomctrl() should also list
PCI serial controllers to catch older HCF modems.
* makefile, hcflinmodem.spec.in: better error propagation for RPM builds.
Sun Jun 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02060200.
Sun Jun 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Restructured packaging once again to improve consistency with linux
distribution practices and further reduce space consumption.
Sat Jun 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02060100.
Sat Jun 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_hcf.c: hcf_tx_ready() should ignore hcf_evt_txempty
for now since atparser doesn't update STATUS_ATDTE_TX_CHAR for first
characters ('A', 'T') after +++.
* modules/osspec/osstdio.c: various enhancements to OsFOpen().
Fri May 31 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Removed extraneous prefixes from T.31 fax command responses.
* Added temporary workarounds to prevent crashes and freezes in fax mode,
which doesn't work yet but soon will.
Tue May 28 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_core.c: replaced MINOR() with minor() for 2.5.x and
added missing spin_lock_init(&info->lock) to uart_get().
* modules/osspec/include/oscompat.h: ensure minor() is defined.
Sun May 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02052600.
Sun May 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Restructured distribution-specific packaging to include
only needed kernel module binaries without unnecessary source.
This reduces package sizes and download times. Only the generic
packages now contain source code providing hcfconfig the ability
to re-link the kernel modules on-the-fly.
hcfconfig --auto is once again executed automatically during
installation of distribution-specific RPMs.
* Updated README, INSTALL and BUGS documentation files.
* modules/osspec/: minor cleanups
Thu May 23 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02052300.
Thu May 23 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: remove old /dev/modem after configuring devfs.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02052101.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/makefile: Added binary module support for SuSE 8.0 (2.4.18-4GB)
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02052100.
Mon May 20 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: Improved devfs configuration to hopefully solve
automatic module loading/device node visibility issues.
* modules/makefile: Added binary module support for RedHat 7.3
* modules/makefile, common.mak: implemented workaround for
obscure make bug causing compilation to fail with the error
"make: expand.c:489: allocated_variable_append:
Assertion `current_variable_set_list->next != 0' failed."
* inf/*.cty: use more generic relay parameters.
Sun May 19 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.93mbsibeta02051900.
Sat May 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Added preliminary support for 127A:100x (71DP) devices.
* Added preliminary support for 14F1:1813 and 1815 LAN/Modem combo.
* Revamped and updated INF files.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: proper ISO-3166 country map entries for
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CZECH_REPUBLIC, and NETHERLANDS.
* modules/osspec/osresour.c: rewrote OSGetPCIDeviceResources()
* modules/osspec/osnvm.c: added CALLERID2, CALLWAITING_PARMS, V92_CONTROL,
FLAGS2, CW, PIG, and MOH.
Mon May 06 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.92mbsibeta02050600.
Mon May 06 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: check_unsupported(): some 127a:102x devices
actually work.
* modules/osspec/include/oscompat.h: fixed memcpy issue for 2.2 users.
Sun May 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.92mbsibeta02050500.
Sun May 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Changed ttyHCF0 device name to ttySHCF0 for compatibility with wvdial.
Fri Apr 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/osspec/include/osuniqredef.h: added to solve name collision
problem with HSF and other modules.
Fri Apr 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: added OSKERNTYPE, which is set to the type
of kernel installed, not the architecture.
* modules/makefile: add i386 to REDHAT_MACHINES to accomodate people
still running i386 kernels and link-identical-binaries to save space..
Wed Apr 25 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.91mbsibeta02042500.
Wed Apr 24 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* imported/hcfengine.O: merged in new Conexant modem code, added
SmartDAA support.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: remove SmartDAA devices from check_unsupported().
* inf/: reorganized inf files, removed unnecessary sections,
added SmartDAA versions.
* modules/serial_hcf.c: handle new-style COMCTRL_EVT_RINGS events.
Mon Apr 22 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: re-enabled creation of /dev/modem symlink
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02042201.
Mon Apr 22 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02042200.
Sun Apr 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_hcf.c: Added /proc/driver/hcf/0/lastcallstatus and
loglastcallstatus parameter, which when set to a non-zero value will
make the driver automatically log the last call status (AT#UG) info.
* modules/osspec/osnvm.c: Use AT&D2 by default.
* imported/hcfengine.O: silenced various debug messages confusing users.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: added check_unsupported(), workaround for
bash's limited printf builtin and other small usability improvements.
* modules/common.mak: changed default KERNELSRC to match hcfconfig.
Sat Apr 20 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/osspec/osstdio.c: if f_op->llseek is NULL, call default_llseek.
(Thanks to Gratiniano S. de Haro for reporting this problem)
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: cut down size of default --dumpdiag output.
Wed Apr 13 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02041300.
Wed Apr 12 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/makefile: revamped directory structure for binaries and added
several mandrake kernels.
* makefile: add missing bracket to RPMTOPDIRDEFINED test.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: create /lib/modules/.../misc directory if it
doesn't exist and add build kernel-source check.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: really fix broken pipe messages in get_inf_section
Wed Apr 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02040500.
Wed Apr 03 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02040300.
Wed Apr 03 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: add check for binary modules with OSKERNVERS_NODASH.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: OsSleep() workaround to prevent crashes
on < 2.2.20 kernels.
Tue Mar 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* hcflinmodem.spec.in, makefile: add distribution-specific
packages containing module binaries for default kernels.
* modules/common.mak: add DISTRO_CFLAGS
* modules/makefile: add rules to build binaries for mainstream
distributions.
Sun Mar 24 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02032400.
Sun Mar 24 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* modules/osspec/osnvm.c: Added check for OsFOpen() return value.
* Improved test for awk strtonum() workaround.
(Thanks to Gratiniano S. de Haro)
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02030801.
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: workaround for awks that don't support strtonum().
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02030800.
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* hcflinmodem.spec.in: only run hcfconfig --auto in %post if
HCF_AUTOCONFIG env variable is set, so as to match INSTALL documentation.
* modules/serial_hcf.c: PCI vendor and device IDs of HCF modem can be
explicitely passed as modules parameters named pcivendorid and pcideviceid.
* T__ERROR messages always printk()ed when USE_TRACE_ONLY_ERRORS defined.
* /devicemanager/asiclib.c: fixed crash upon SysCreateDevResources()
failure due to AsicDisableHWEvent() being called.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: OsSleep() should call schedule_timeout()
or mdelay(), not udelay().
Tue Mar 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Released hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02030500.
Tue Mar 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Added "Conflicts: hsflinmodem" to RPM spec file as a temporary
measure until the symbol name collisions are fixed.
* scripts/hcfconfig.in: get_inf_section(): redirect stderr to /dev/null
for the preprocess_inf() call to ignore broken pipe errors.
Fri Mar 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc at mbsi.ca>
* Initial beta version (hcflinmodem-0.9mbsibeta02030100).
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