Hi,
A new experimental version of the Conexant HSF (softmodem) driver for
Linux is now available from
http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv
The detailed list of changes is available below.
Enjoy
Marc
Mon Jun 17 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L3mbsibeta02061700.
Sun Jun 16 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Added preliminary power-management support.
* Improved hardware interrupt initialization.
* modules/osspec/ostime.c: OsSleep() and MSECS_TO_TICKS() tweaking.
Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* makefile, hcflinmodem.spec.in: don't include big pdf file in tar pkgs.
Mon Jun 10 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* makefile, hsflinmodem.spec.in: better error propagation for RPM builds.
Sun Jun 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060200.
Sun Jun 02 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Restructured packaging once again to improve consistency with linux
distribution practices and further reduce space consumption.
* Merged latest VIA MC97 controller code, fixing RING detection
on some newer AC-link modems.
Sat Jun 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100.
Sat Jun 01 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_hsf.c: hsf_tx_ready() should ignore hsf_evt_txempty
for now.
* modules/osspec/osstdio.c: various enhancements to OsFOpen().
Fri May 31 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Added initial support for VIA MC97 controller (1106:3068)
with Conexant AC-Link modems.
* Fixed delay calculation issue affecting Intel MC97 driver.
* modules/osspec/linuxres.c: added LinuxPci{Read,Write}Config{w,b}
* modules/osspec/osmemory.c: OsMemDMAAllocate() should safely
ignore a NULL pMemHandle.
* Removed extraneous prefixes from T.31 fax command responses.
Tue May 28 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@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@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02052600.
Sun May 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@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 hsfconfig the ability
to re-link the kernel modules on-the-fly.
hsfconfig --auto is once again executed automatically during
installation of distribution-specific RPMs.
* Updated README, INSTALL and BUGS documentation files.
Thu May 23 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02052300.
Thu May 23 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Merged new improved Conexant modem code (v5.03.03.L2).
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: remove old /dev/modem after configuring devfs.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02052102.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Fixed EPRINTF() macro so that notice about unsupported AC97 codec
is printed.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02052101.
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/makefile: Added binary module support for SuSE 8.0 (2.4.18-4GB)
Tue May 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02052100.
Mon May 20 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.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/linux_hsfi.inf: adjusted RELAYS to fix RING detection
on AOpen FM56-SV (VEN_14F1&DEV_2F01&SUBSYS_00C1A0A0&REV_01) and added
PCI\VEN_14F1&DEV_2F01.
Sat May 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* inf/linux_hsf.inf: added PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_2114&SUBSYS_21141436
(Thanks to Martin Breuer)
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: proper ISO-3166 country map entries for
ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CZECH_REPUBLIC, and NETHERLANDS.
Mon May 6 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: warn that some 127a:1025/2005 modems might be HCF
Sun May 5 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02050500.
Sun May 5 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Changed ttyHSF0 device name to ttySHSF0 for compatibility with wvdial.
Fri May 3 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02050300.
Fri May 3 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Merged new Conexant modem code (v5.03.03.01).
Thu May 2 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/osspec/include/osuniqredef.h: added to solve name collision
problem with HCF and other modules.
Fri Apr 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02042600.
Fri Apr 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: incorporated hsfsysid, added OSKERNTYPE
which is set to the type of kernel installed, not the architecture.
* modules/makefile: add i386 to REDHAT_MACHINES to accomodate people
running i386 kernels on i586/i686 machines, and link-identical-binaries
to save space.
Mon Apr 22 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02042200.
Sun Apr 21 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* general: Use AT&D2 by default.
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: added check_unsupported() and other small
usability improvements.
* modules/common.mak: changed default KERNELSRC to match hsfconfig.
Sat Apr 20 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@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)
* imported/hsfich.O: emit error message when encountering unsupported
AC'97 devices.
* modules/osspec/osdebug.c: added OsErrorPrintf() and OsErrorVPrintf().
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: cut down size of default --dumpdiag output.
Wed Apr 13 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02041300.
Wed Apr 12 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/makefile: revamped directory structure for binaries and added
several mandrake kernels.
* makefile: add missing bracket to RPMTOPDIRDEFINED test.
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: create /lib/modules/.../misc directory if it
doesn't exist and add build kernel-source check.
Wed Apr 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02040500.
Wed Apr 03 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02040300.
Wed Apr 03 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: add check for binary modules with OSKERNVERS_NODASH.
* modules/osspec/osservices.c: OsSleep() workaround to prevent crashes
on < 2.2.20 kernels.
Thu Mar 28 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Added 3COM/USR 14f1:2f14 device type to linux_hsf.inf.
(thanks to Rob Clark and Bill Ferguson)
Tue Mar 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* hsflinmodem.spec.in, makefile: add distribution-specific
packages containing module binaries for default kernels.
* modules/osspec/osfloat.c: provide replacement load_mxcsr
macro for 2.2 if cpu_has_xmm.
* modules/common.mak: add DISTRO_CFLAGS
* modules/makefile: add rules to build binaries for mainstream
distributions.
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02030800.
Fri Mar 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* hsflinmodem.spec.in: only run hsfconfig --auto in %post if
HSF_AUTOCONFIG env variable is set, so as to match INSTALL documentation.
Thu Mar 05 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Added "Conflicts: hcflinmodem" to RPM spec file as a temporary
measure until the symbol name collisions are fixed.
Thu Feb 26 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02022600.
Thu Feb 12 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* inf/linux_hsf[i].inf: use generic relay parameters.
Thu Feb 10 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: if /dev/modem is in use, do not create symlink.
Fri Feb 08 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* inf/linux_intel_smartmc.inf: added 8086:2486 device (thanks to
Lane Thorne <lthorne@techmate.com> who reported successfully using this inf
file with his Gateway SoftK56 modem.)
Tue Jan 28 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: added check for <linux/modversions.h>.
* makefile, hsflinmodem.spec.in: added qtmodemon utility (present in
debug versions only) to tar and rpm packages.
Thu Jan 20 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02022000.
Fri Jan 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/osspec/osfloat.c: Rewrote OSFloatPrefix/Suffix() to hopefully
fix the bad interactions with processes using floating point code.
(Thanks to Christopher Mason <cmason@cmason.com> for reporting this)
Fri Jan 18 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/common.mak: Always use gcc by default due to problems
with kgcc on mandrake8.
Thu Jan 17 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* inf/linux_intel_smartmc.inf: Added entry for Sony Vaio FX101 ICH modem
(Thanks to Michael Vogt <mvogt@acm.org>)
Thu Jan 17 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Merged new Conexant modem code (v4.06.06.02).
Thu Jan 16 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: remove modules, devfs configuration and
/dev/ entries upon de-installation.
Thu Jan 10 2002 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/serial_hsf.c: comment-out message about unsupported BREAK
sending because it confuses people.
Tue Dec 19 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: update-modules support for debian.
(Thanks to Julien Gaulmin <julien23@free.fr>)
Tue Dec 15 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* makefile: move uninstall target calling hsfconfig -remove before
subdirs (removing hsfconfig).
Tue Dec 14 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.01mbsibeta01121400.
Tue Dec 14 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Fixed module use count incrementation/decrementation to prevent
crashes under 2.2.
* Fixed AT&F command.
* Improved devfs support.
Tue Dec 09 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* scripts/hsfconfig.in: initial devfsd support, improved dump_diagnostics
Tue Dec 04 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Released hsflinmodem-4.06.06.01mbsibeta01120400.
Tue Dec 04 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Merged new Conexant modem code (v4.06.06.01).
many fixes to modulation code- modem should be more stable now;
also added Yukon (aka Athens PCI ID 14f1:1631) board support (untested).
* Added old rockwell (127a) device types to linux_hsf.inf.
* Added riptide (4311) device type to linux_hsf.inf (experimental).
* Include version string in new nvram.bin file header to prevent
inconsistencies.
* Various other minor changes and improvements.
Mon Dec 03 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* INSTALL: rectify and mention more hsfconfig options.
* modules/osspec/include/oscompat.h: Added parentheses to try_inc_mod_count.
Thu Nov 29 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Makefile: Added pkgclean target, which is like 'clean' but also
removes tar and RPM package files.
Thu Nov 29 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Makefile, hsflinmodem.spec.in: Automatically append CHANGES file
to hsflinmodem.spec (%changelog section).
Wed Nov 28 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/common.mak: Don't bail out with $(error) if version.h
doesn't exist under KERNELSRC.
Wed Nov 28 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* modules/common.mak: Fixed CONFIG_MODVERSIONS check for distributions
that don't use standard autoconf.h.
Wed Nov 28 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* hsfconfig: Use /boot/vmlinuz.{version,autoconf}.h over KERNELSRC/
files if the former correspond to the running kernel and the later don't.
* hsfconfig: Use /usr/local/src/linux as KERNELSRC dir if it exists and
/usr/src/linux doesn't.
Tue Nov 27 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Fixed oscompat.h problem with INIT_TQUEUE() macro affecting 2.4.[0-2]
Tue Nov 27 2001 Marc Boucher <marc@mbsi.ca>
* Initial beta release (hsflinmodem-4.06.00mbsibeta01112702).
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