QuasarII USB engineering driver release for Linux
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Product : QuasarII/Cafe USB
OS : Linux ( Fedora Core 3, SuseLinux 9.2, Mandrake 10.1 )
Driver version : 1.02.0002E
8051 Run-Time Version : 1.00.0004
Bootcode version : 1.00.0003
Control Panel Version : 1.1
Firmware Version : Y1.58.5 (Annex A)
REASON FOR RELEASE(new features / bug fixes):
1) This new release of driver has support for new firmware 1.58.5 with runtime firmware deployment option with Retrain.
Release Notes
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Current
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-> v1.02.0002E (08/17/2005)
Firmware version: Y1.58.5 (Annex A)
-Added the support the new Zeus DSP firmware in Centragate 2. The driver now support both Centragate 1 and Centragate 2 driver
-Added support for firmware deployment option at runtime
-Added Mutex locks to synchronize access to firmware
-Added support for enabling new firmware at run time via control panel
History
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-> v1.02.0001E-Beta (02/28/2005)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-Support for Linux kernel 2.6 series (Fedora Core 3, Mandrake 10.1, SuseLinux 9.2) with backwards compatibility with
Linux Kernel 2.4.20.x series.
-> v1.01.0006E-Beta (01/04/2005)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-Support for multiple PPPOA interfaces using different VPI/VCI
-> v1.01.0005E (12/01/2004)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-> v1.01.0005E (12/01/2004)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-Support for multiple ethernet interfaces using different VPI/VCI (Rfc1483 mode only)
-> v1.01.0004E (05/07/2004)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-Endianness Related Fix in USB Interrupt Pipe processing (VTAen36951)
-> v1.01.0003E (08/07/2003)
Firmware version: Y1.8.1 (Annex A)
-Firmware has been updated to Y1.8.1
-Merged changes from ATM library
-> v1.01.0002E (06/18/2003)
Firmware version: Y1.4.8 (Annex A)
-Firmware has been updated to Y1.4.8 which contains following fixes:
1) Removed the forced re-handshake that was used for cafe biquad training.
Known issues:
2) Watch out for cafe bridged-tap performance.
-VTAen25931: Improper "training" state shown in Cetragate driver.
Driver indicates "training" when the DSL cable is not plugged in.
-> v1.01.0001E (04/28/2003)
- Initial release of driver with support for Linux-2.4 kernels.
NEW FEATURES:
-- Added mutex lock to protect multiple access to DSP status
-- Added support for new firmware
-- Added support for choosing firmware deployment options at runtime
MRs/DDTS CORRECTED:
VTArb04339
KNOWN ISSUES:
1) In Linux kernel 2.6 series there is an issue related to usage of
"interruptible_sleep_on" kernel API which results in crash of the driver. To
resolve this issue (specifically in Fedora Core 3) we have used Semaphores as
IPC mechanism. This would introduce some latency in SMP systems.
PACKAGE TEST RESULTS:
1) Installed on Fedora core 3 ( kernel version 2.6.9-1.667 ) and Compiled
using GCC version 3.4.2
2) Installed on Mandrake 10.1 ( kernel version 2.6.8.1-12mdk ) and Compiled
using GCC version 3.4.1
3) Installed on SuseLinux 9.2 ( kernel version 2.6.8.8-24.10 ) and Compiled
using GCC version 3.3.4
4) Obtained data mode and network connection in LAN and WAN mode, support for multiple PVCs is for both LAN and WAN mode in this release of driver.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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