Release.txt Driver File Contents (SiS900.zip)

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Release Note
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1.02 ==> 1.03

  1. Display message : SiS 900/7016 ....
  2. Diskette Name in readme file : SiS PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Drivers Disk
  3. Clear Multicast hash table when SW reset.
     ( 900 A2 fix this bug )
  4. Clear wake-up frame byte mask register.
     ( 900 A2 fix this bug )
  5. To improve server performance ( NT server & Novell server ),
     Modify interframe gap in TXCFG bit 26-27: 00 ==> 01

1.03 ==> 1.04

  1. Modify EEPROM read sequence.
  2. Support NT 5.0 driver.
  3. Support Netware 5.0 driver.
  4. Support SCO UNIX MDI driver.
  5. BootROM : add PCI data structure.
  6. Windows 9x driver: Enable magic packet support in driver.
  7. Add information for forcing mediatype in readme.txt.
  8. Fixed problems:
     DOS NDIS 2.0 driver: Remote-boot DOS from OS/2 server.
     OS/2 NDIS 2.0 driver : Remote-boot OS/2 from OS/2 server.
     ODI32: Fix Checksum error problem.

1.04 ==> 1.05

** Summary **
  1. Support MS LAN Manager 2.x for DOS.
  2. Support LINUX driver.
  3. Remove "install information" from diagnostic program.
  4. Modify readme.txt, dosbb.cnf, protocol.ini in \bootrom directory.
  5. Fixed problems:
     All drivers: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.
     ODI32: Novell Testcon fails in Frame Integrity test.

** DOS Diagnostic program **
   Remove "install information" from diagnostic program.

** Windows 95 driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows 95 OSR2 driver ** 
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows 98 driver ** 
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows NT 3.5x driver ** 
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows NT 4.0 driver ** 
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows 2000 or NT 5.0 driver ** 
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Windows for Workgroup 3.11 driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Netware 3.12 server **
   1.Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.
   2.Fix problem: Novell Testcon fails in Frame Integrity test.

** Netware 4.1x server **
   1.Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.
   2.Fix problem: Novell Testcon fails in Frame Integrity test.

** Netware 5.0 server **
   1.Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.
   2.Fix problem: Novell Testcon fails in Frame Integrity test.

** Netware client **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Netware client32 **
   1.Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.
   2.Fix problem: Novell Testcon fails in Frame Integrity test.

** DOS NDIS 2.0 driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** OS/2 NDIS 2.0 driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** SCO 5.0.0 driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** Packet driver **
   Fix problem: LED mismatch between SiS900 and NWAY hub/switch when
       forcing mediatype.

** BootROM **
   Modify readme.txt, dosbb.cnf, protocol.ini in \bootrom directory.

** MS LAN Manager **
   New.

** LINUX **
   New.

1.05 ==> 1.06
** Summary **
  1.Support AMD 79c901 PHY(10Base-T and HomePNA). WFW311, NT35, NT40,
    Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 2000 driver support this feature.
  2.Support Remote-boot Windows 95 from NT40 server.

** Windows 2000 driver **
** Windows 98 driver **
  1.Support AMD 79c901 PHY(10Base-T and HomePNA).
  2.Reduce the driver initialization time.
  3.Support 3 Wake-up frames, not 4.

** Windows for Workgroup **
** Windows 95 driver **
** Windows 95 OSR2 **
** Windows NT 3.5 **
** Windows NT 4.0 **
  1.Support AMD 79c901 PHY(10Base-T and HomePNA).
  2.Reduce the driver initialization time.

** Bootrom **
  1.support remote-boot Windows 95 from NT40.
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