From marc@mbsi.ca Wed Jun 12 02:23:40 2002 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) (authenticated bits=128) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g5C6NeDg011157 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:23:40 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [127.0.0.1]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g5C6Ndsc004988 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:23:39 -0400 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id g5C6NdTW004986; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:23:39 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:23:39 -0400 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Cc: hcflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, hsflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20020612062339.GA4939@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.0-current-20020421i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100 linux driver available Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, I am pleased to announce the first public open-source release of the Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux. It is now available for download from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv The README file is appended below. Cheers Marc ---- This package contains Linux drivers for the Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller. It was developed by Conexant Systems Inc (Konstantin Lazarev) and Marc Boucher , who is the current maintainer. If you have a RipTide HCF modem (127A:4321 or 127A:4331), you need to install *both* the RIPTIDE and HCF drivers, otherwise the modem will *not* work. RipTide HSF modems (127A:4311 or 14F1:4311) require only the HSF driver, on top of which the RIPTIDE driver can be optionally installed to add audio, synth, midi, and gameport functionality. RIPTIDE driver Features: ----------------------- 1. OSS compatible. 2. Full duplex PCM playback and record. 3. Multiple playback channels (/dev/dsp). 4. Mixer support (/dev/mixer). 5. Supports direct access interface for games such as Quake2. 6. Supports OPL3 synthesis (/dev/sequencer) 7. Supports MPU401 external MIDI (/dev/midi) 8. Supports joystick at port 0x201 with system driver (joy-analog.o should be loaded) 9. Interoperates with HCF and HSF modem drivers. The latest version and related information are available at http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv on the web. These drivers should work on most current Linux distributions, based on the 2.2.x or 2.4.x kernels. On some systems, it might be necessary to disable the "PnP OS" BIOS option if it exists. See the INSTALL file for installation instructions. THIS IS PRELIMINARY SOFTWARE WHICH MAY CONTAIN BUGS THAT COULD CAUSE CRASHES AND DATA CORRUPTION. THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE DO NOT PRESENTLY RECOMMEND USING IT ON CRITICAL SYSTEMS AND ONLY AFTER DOING COMPLETE BACKUPS. Some features may not be implemented or work as expected. Bug reports are welcome. (see section "REPORTING PROBLEMS" in INSTALL file) Most files in this package are released under terms similar to the BSD license. See the files LICENSE for details. From marc@mbsi.ca Sun Sep 1 23:49:49 2002 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g823nmYO032312 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:49:49 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [192.168.73.1] (may be forged)) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g823nqk9013741 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:49:52 -0400 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g823nqcb013739; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:49:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:49:51 -0400 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Cc: hsflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, hcflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20020902034951.GA13638@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100 linux driver release Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, A new experimental version of the open-source Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux is now available from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv This release incorporates significant fixes. Keep in mind however that the driver is still very preliminary. Nonetheless we recommend that all users of the previous version upgrade. A detailed list of changes since the first release in June is available below. Please report any new or persisting problems. Cheers Marc PS: Archived copies of previous releases are available via a link located at the bottom of the main download page. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: rt_poll(): finally implemented! Debug msgs gone. Driver should now work with desktop audio daemons, such as KDE's artsd. * modules/riptidem.c: rt_read_dsp(), rt_write_dsp(): don't sleep if O_NONBLOCK. * scripts/ripconfig.in: added extra /etc/modules.conf aliases for automatic devfs module loading. * makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34, 2.4.18-5, and 2.4.18-10 kernels. * 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. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061200. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * scripts/ripconfig.in: dynamically allocate sound-slot-N alias names. * modules/rt_mdl.c: do not request_region() for hwIOSynth as it conflicts with opl3 module. * modules/: silenced some debugging messages. Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Initial beta version (riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100). From marc@mbsi.ca Thu Oct 10 20:39:04 2002 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g9B0ckKw028767 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL); Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:38:50 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [127.0.0.1]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id g9B0cn4S031311 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:38:49 +0200 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g9B0cni2031310; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:38:49 +0200 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:38:49 +0200 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Cc: hsflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, hcflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20021011003849.GC31233@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101000 linux driver release Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, A new experimental version of the open-source Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux is now available from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv This release provides pre-compiled binaries for RedHat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0. An important bug has also been fixed. Keep in mind however that the driver is still very preliminary. Nonetheless we recommend that all users of the previous version upgrade. A detailed list of changes is available below. Please report any new or persisting problems. Cheers Marc PS: Archived copies of previous releases are available via a link located at the bottom of the main download page. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101000. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 8.0 linux-2.4.18-14 kernel. * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-16mdk kernel and removed obsolete SuSE 2.4.4-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: added gcc-2.96 (for Mandrake 9) and RPM_BUILD_ROOT support. Sun Sep 29 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: tardist: changed way tar.gz files are generated to avoid gzip "decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored" messages. Wed Sep 18 2002 Marc Boucher * rt_hw.c:RipTideCreateChannel(): initialize pChannelInfo->sgdList to NULL. (Thanks to nokos@gmx.net for this fix) Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: rt_poll(): finally implemented! Debug msgs gone. Driver should now work with desktop audio daemons, such as KDE's artsd. * modules/riptidem.c: rt_read_dsp(), rt_write_dsp(): don't sleep if O_NONBLOCK. * scripts/ripconfig.in: added extra /etc/modules.conf aliases for automatic devfs module loading. * makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34, 2.4.18-5, and 2.4.18-10 kernels. * 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. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061200. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * scripts/ripconfig.in: dynamically allocate sound-slot-N alias names. * modules/rt_mdl.c: do not request_region() for hwIOSynth as it conflicts with opl3 module. * modules/: silenced some debugging messages. Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Initial beta version (riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100). From marc@mbsi.ca Mon Nov 4 09:38:48 2002 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id gA4Ecl7G019241 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:38:48 -0500 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [127.0.0.1]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id gA4Eckon030759 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:38:46 -0500 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id gA4EcjlN030758 for riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:38:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:38:45 -0500 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20021104143845.GA30733@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110301 linux driver release Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, A new experimental version of the open-source Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux is now available from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv This release provides pre-compiled binaries for SuSE 8.1 and the latest RedHat update kernels. A module configuration issue on Gentoo was also fixed. A detailed list of changes is available below. Please report any new or persisting problems. Cheers Marc PS: Archived copies of previous releases are available via a link located at the bottom of the main download page. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110301. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for SuSE's 2.4.19-4GB kernel. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110300. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-17.7.x and 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernels. * makefile: added SuSE 2.4.19-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernel. * scripts/ripconfig.in: put module configuration in /etc/modules.d and run update-modules if present (for gentoo). Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101001. Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-14 kernel. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101000. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 8.0 linux-2.4.18-14 kernel. * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-16mdk kernel and removed obsolete SuSE 2.4.4-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: added gcc-2.96 (for Mandrake 9) and RPM_BUILD_ROOT support. Sun Sep 29 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: tardist: changed way tar.gz files are generated to avoid gzip "decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored" messages. Wed Sep 18 2002 Marc Boucher * rt_hw.c:RipTideCreateChannel(): initialize pChannelInfo->sgdList to NULL. (Thanks to nokos@gmx.net for this fix) Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: rt_poll(): finally implemented! Debug msgs gone. Driver should now work with desktop audio daemons, such as KDE's artsd. * modules/riptidem.c: rt_read_dsp(), rt_write_dsp(): don't sleep if O_NONBLOCK. * scripts/ripconfig.in: added extra /etc/modules.conf aliases for automatic devfs module loading. * makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34, 2.4.18-5, and 2.4.18-10 kernels. * 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. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061200. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * scripts/ripconfig.in: dynamically allocate sound-slot-N alias names. * modules/rt_mdl.c: do not request_region() for hwIOSynth as it conflicts with opl3 module. * modules/: silenced some debugging messages. Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Initial beta version (riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100). From marc@mbsi.ca Sat Dec 28 19:04:45 2002 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id gBT04i1R017968 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:04:45 -0500 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [127.0.0.1]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id gBT04iRt016815 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:04:44 -0500 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id gBT04i6F016814 for riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca; Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:04:44 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:04:44 -0500 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20021229000444.GB16733@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.4mbsibeta02122500 linux driver release Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, A new experimental version of the open-source Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux is now available from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv This release provides pre-compiled binaries for the latest Redhat and Mandrake kernel updates. A detailed list of changes is available below. Marc PS: Archived copies of previous releases are available via a link located at the bottom of the main download page. Wed Dec 25 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02122500. Wed Dec 25 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-19mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-19.7.x and 2.4.18-19.8.0 kernels. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110301. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for SuSE's 2.4.19-4GB kernel. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110300. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-17.7.x and 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernels. * makefile: added SuSE 2.4.19-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernel. * scripts/ripconfig.in: put module configuration in /etc/modules.d and run update-modules if present (for gentoo). Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101001. Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-14 kernel. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101000. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 8.0 linux-2.4.18-14 kernel. * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-16mdk kernel and removed obsolete SuSE 2.4.4-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: added gcc-2.96 (for Mandrake 9) and RPM_BUILD_ROOT support. Sun Sep 29 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: tardist: changed way tar.gz files are generated to avoid gzip "decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored" messages. Wed Sep 18 2002 Marc Boucher * rt_hw.c:RipTideCreateChannel(): initialize pChannelInfo->sgdList to NULL. (Thanks to nokos@gmx.net for this fix) Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: rt_poll(): finally implemented! Debug msgs gone. Driver should now work with desktop audio daemons, such as KDE's artsd. * modules/riptidem.c: rt_read_dsp(), rt_write_dsp(): don't sleep if O_NONBLOCK. * scripts/ripconfig.in: added extra /etc/modules.conf aliases for automatic devfs module loading. * makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34, 2.4.18-5, and 2.4.18-10 kernels. * 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. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061200. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * scripts/ripconfig.in: dynamically allocate sound-slot-N alias names. * modules/rt_mdl.c: do not request_region() for hwIOSynth as it conflicts with opl3 module. * modules/: silenced some debugging messages. Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Initial beta version (riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100). From marc@mbsi.ca Thu Apr 17 15:09:49 2003 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h3HJ9mPT015920 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL); Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:09:49 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h3HJ9mkK030854 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:09:48 -0400 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h3HJ9mrX030852; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:09:48 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:09:47 -0400 From: Marc Boucher To: hsflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, hcflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20030417190947.GA30844@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] Linuxant to pursue development of Linux drivers for Conexant chipsets Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: [this is very exciting and positive news for the project, with more to come -Marc] LINUXANT TO PURSUE DEVELOPMENT OF LINUX DRIVERS FOR CONEXANT CHIPSETS MONTREAL, QC Apr. 16, 2003 - Linuxant inc., a world-class supplier of consulting, software development and professional support services is announcing today that it has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Conexant Systems, Inc. to make enhanced drivers available to the Linux community. Linuxant has licensed core modem and ADSL technologies from Conexant and intends to invest significant resources to perfect and extend the pioneering softmodem driver development work started by Conexant and Linux kernel developer Marc Boucher. "The overwhelming demand for Linux drivers has outgrown the scope of Marc's initial experimental project and we are now delighted to see Linuxant taking it to the next level", said Zeev Collin, Vice-President, Conexant PCD. "We are thrilled to be at the cornerstone of providing Linux users with high quality drivers for Conexant's ubiquitous chipsets", said Marc Boucher, founder and President of Linuxant. "Support for softmodems, sometimes referred to as 'winmodems' has traditionally been lacking in the open-source Linux operating-system, due to the proprietary aspects of the technology. Our goal is to bring it on par with commercial platforms, while respecting the nature of Linux and the interests of all parties involved". Advanced features such as V.92, FAX and other functionality currently missing will be added to enhanced versions of the HSF (softmodem) and HCF (controllerless) drivers, to become available to millions of Linux users in the near future. Companies will also be able to take advantage of Linuxant's professional support, development, and customization services. For more information, please go to http://www.linuxant.com About Linuxant Linuxant is a world-class supplier of consulting, software development and professional support services. Linuxant works closely with leading vendors and OEMs of semiconductor, PC, embedded and communication/wireless products, as well as with companies in other industries, providing technological expertise and solutions to maximize the potential of Linux and open-source. Additionally, Linuxant develops and distributes specialized system software, such as device drivers for specific applications. About Conexant Conexant Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses. The Broadband Communications business develops and delivers integrated solutions that enable digital entertainment and information networks for the home and small office. Mindspeed Technologies, the company's Internet infrastructure business, designs, develops and sells a complete portfolio of semiconductor networking solutions that facilitate the aggregation, transmission and switching of data, video and voice from the edge of the Internet to linked metropolitan area networks. Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, visit www.conexant.com or www.mindspeed.com. From marc@mbsi.ca Thu Apr 17 18:02:02 2003 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h3HM22dJ028180 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:02:02 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h3HM22kK032583 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:02:02 -0400 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h3HM22Id032581 for riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:02:02 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:02:02 -0400 From: Marc Boucher To: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-ID: <20030417220202.GD32355@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Subject: [riptide-announce] New riptide-0.5lnxtbeta03041600 linux driver release Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, A new experimental version of the open-source Conexant (Rockwell) RipTide Audio/Communication Controller driver for Linux is now available from http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/ This release includes support for RedHat 9, Mandrake 9.1, and SuSE 8.2 kernels. A few critical problems were also fixed. Special thanks to Frederic.NYER@wanadoo.fr for his contributions. The detailed list of changes is available below. Please report any new or persisting problems. Marc PS: Archived copies of previous releases are available via a link located at the bottom of the main download page. Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.5lnxtbeta03041600. Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * FAQ: major update. * makefile: added rule to sign rpm packages. * modules/rt_hw.c: RipTideSetFragment(): limit fragsize to MAX_FRAG_SIZE to prevent lockups when applications such as xmcd in CDDA playback mode request very large fragment sizes. (thanks to Frederic.NYER@wanadoo.fr) Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * Added pre-built binary packages for the following distributions/kernel versions: Mandrake 9.1 linux-2.4.21-0.13mdk Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-32mdk RedHat 9 linux-2.4.20-8 and -9 RedHat 8.0 linux-2.4.18-27.8.0 SuSE 8.2 2.4.20-4GB * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: updated. * modules/rp_cmdif.h: added parentheses to eliminate gcc warnings. Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: comment-out code to obtain init_mm_ptr since it isn't used right now and causes problems under RedHat 9. * modules/linux.c: #include for kernels >= 2.4. This should solve the kmap_pagetable unresolved symbol problem. * modules/linux.c: changed sysObj->spinlock to sysObj->lock in init_spinlock() and release_spinlock(). Thanks to Jason Anderson for reporting this problem. Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: incorporated bug fixes and changes by Frederic.NYER@wanadoo.fr: - Can't change cd volume Line 408 should be "read = 1;" - Setting video volume changes line volume Lines 455 and 460 should be "wId = MXMIX_VIDEO" - Muting Rec Level mutes line Line 678 computes MXMUTE wId through "wId - MXMIX_MASTER + MXMUTE_MASTER" This works for any mixer input but MXMUX_MASTER which has a non adjacent ID I have added a mutewId variable which is computed earlier on. - Can't set speaker (i.e. modem) volume It isn't linked to any mixer channed. (Actually, there is nothing to be done at line 372). I've linked it to MXMIX_PHONE - Can't select video as record source (under kmix) This looks like a kmix bug. However, renaming video into line2 makes it selectable. This affects the lines 140, 300, 452, 454, 457, 459, 509, 551, 595, 652 - Mic and speaker should be mono I have added a mono variable which is set when dealing with speaker or mic. This variable makes the OSS left channel to be sent to both right and left hardware channels. - Xine crashes at first startup This happens when it try to auto-probe the hardware capabilities. In fact, it issues a dsp ioctl (SNDCTL_DSP_GETODELAY) which is not implemented and which makes it crash. I've added a 'printk' to be a bit more explicit about it. Also, the dsp ioctl handler is calling the mixer ioctl handler on unknown ioctl (Line 1739)... I found it strange and I removed it. Wed Apr 16 2003 Marc Boucher * Now officially maintained and distributed by Linuxant. Wed Dec 25 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02122500. Wed Dec 25 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-19mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-19.7.x and 2.4.18-19.8.0 kernels. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110301. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for SuSE's 2.4.19-4GB kernel. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02110300. Sun Nov 03 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.18-17.7.x and 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernels. * makefile: added SuSE 2.4.19-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-17.8.0 kernel. * scripts/ripconfig.in: put module configuration in /etc/modules.d and run update-modules if present (for gentoo). Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101001. Fri Oct 11 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: use gcc 3 to build modules for RedHat's 2.4.18-14 kernel. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02101000. Thu Oct 10 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: added RedHat 8.0 linux-2.4.18-14 kernel. * makefile: added Mandrake 9.0 linux-2.4.19-16mdk kernel and removed obsolete SuSE 2.4.4-4GB kernel. * modules/kernelcompiler.sh: added gcc-2.96 (for Mandrake 9) and RPM_BUILD_ROOT support. Sun Sep 29 2002 Marc Boucher * makefile: tardist: changed way tar.gz files are generated to avoid gzip "decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored" messages. Wed Sep 18 2002 Marc Boucher * rt_hw.c:RipTideCreateChannel(): initialize pChannelInfo->sgdList to NULL. (Thanks to nokos@gmx.net for this fix) Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.4mbsibeta02090100. Sun Sep 01 2002 Marc Boucher * modules/riptidem.c: rt_poll(): finally implemented! Debug msgs gone. Driver should now work with desktop audio daemons, such as KDE's artsd. * modules/riptidem.c: rt_read_dsp(), rt_write_dsp(): don't sleep if O_NONBLOCK. * scripts/ripconfig.in: added extra /etc/modules.conf aliases for automatic devfs module loading. * makefile: added Mandrake 2.4.18-8.1mdk kernel. * makefile: added RedHat 2.4.9-34, 2.4.18-5, and 2.4.18-10 kernels. * 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. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * Released riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061200. Wed Jun 12 2002 Marc Boucher * scripts/ripconfig.in: dynamically allocate sound-slot-N alias names. * modules/rt_mdl.c: do not request_region() for hwIOSynth as it conflicts with opl3 module. * modules/: silenced some debugging messages. Tue Jun 11 2002 Marc Boucher * Initial beta version (riptide-0.3mbsibeta02061100). From modem.support@linuxant.com Thu Jul 31 16:22:05 2003 Received: from VL-MO-MR005.ip.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h6VKM4DE001242; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:22:05 -0400 Received: from outage ([24.200.111.123]) by VL-MO-MR005.ip.videotron.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003)) with SMTP id <0HIW0006ROKIUN@VL-MO-MR005.ip.videotron.ca>; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:21:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:25:37 -0400 From: Linuxant modem support To: hcflinux@lists.mbsi.ca, hcflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, hsflinux@lists.mbsi.ca, hsflinux-announce@lists.mbsi.ca, riptide@lists.mbsi.ca, riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca Message-id: <522c01c357a1$e8369bf0$1300a8c0@outage> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Subject: [riptide-announce] mailing lists host change Sender: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca Errors-To: riptide-announce-admin@lists.mbsi.ca X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.mbsi.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dear list members, we are sending this email to inform you that the mailing lists will soon be moved to a new server and the hostname will change to "lists.linuxant.com". This means that the 3 user list addresses will be changed to: hcflinux@lists.linuxant.com hsflinux@lists.linuxant.com riptide@lists.linuxant.com Also, the announcement list addresses will be changed to: hcflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com hsflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com We will send you another email after making the change. You will then need to update your email software's address book and filters if necessary. Thank you, Jean-Simon Durand Technical specialist / Linuxant www.linuxant.com modem.support@linuxant.com From modem.support@linuxant.com Fri Aug 1 03:58:53 2003 Return-Path: X-Original-To: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Delivered-To: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Received: from localhost (localhost.linuxant.com [127.0.0.1]) by oasis.linuxant.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47D18154025; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 03:58:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oasis.linuxant.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (oasis.linuxant.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 03540-03; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 03:58:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from VL-MO-MR004.ip.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by oasis.linuxant.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD3A2154022; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 03:58:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from outage ([24.200.111.123]) by VL-MO-MR004.ip.videotron.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003)) with SMTP id <0HIX0071TKU7UH@VL-MO-MR004.ip.videotron.ca>; Fri, 01 Aug 2003 03:58:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:02:08 -0400 From: Linuxant modem support To: hcflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com, hsflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com, riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Message-id: <553d01c35803$35c20600$1300a8c0@outage> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at linuxant.com X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:22 -0400 Cc: Subject: [riptide-announce] Re: mailing lists host change X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 07:58:53 -0000 Dear list members, we would like to inform you that the mailing lists are now hosted on lists.linuxant.com. For a description of the currently available lists, please see this page: http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/maillists.html You should update your address book and your email filters if necessary to reflect the hostname change. Also, please update your HTML links if you maintain a web page that has references to our mailing lists. The new addresses for the lists are: hcflinux@lists.linuxant.com hsflinux@lists.linuxant.com riptide@lists.linuxant.com Also, the new addresses for the announcement lists (moderated) are: hcflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com hsflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Please contact support@linuxant.com if you have any questions. Thank you for noting these changes, Jean-Simon Durand Technical specialist / Linuxant www.linuxant.com support@linuxant.com From marc@mbsi.ca Mon Sep 8 16:04:44 2003 Return-Path: X-Original-To: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Delivered-To: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Received: from valve.mbsi.ca (modemcable198.171-130-66.que.mc.videotron.ca [66.130.171.198]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by oasis.linuxant.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BE2E1C03E; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:04:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by valve.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h88K4cUd020330 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL); Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:04:39 -0400 Received: from endlich.mbsi.ca (endlich.mbsi.ca [198.168.101.5]) by endlich.mbsi.ca with ESMTP id h88K4cdo012653 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:04:38 -0400 Received: (from marc@localhost) by endlich.mbsi.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h88K4cPe012651; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:04:38 -0400 Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:04:38 -0400 From: Marc Boucher To: hcflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com, hsflinux-announce@lists.linuxant.com, riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com Message-ID: <20030908200438.GA12576@endlich.mbsi.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Cc: Subject: [riptide-announce] Linuxant releases significantly enhanced Conexant HCF and HSF drivers X-BeenThere: riptide-announce@lists.linuxant.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list Reply-To: marc+riptide@mbsi.ca List-Id: Official announcements about Linux RipTide driver releases List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:04:44 -0000 Hi! We are excited to announce that new, significantly enhanced versions of the Conexant HCF and HSF drivers are now available from: http://www.linuxant.com/ Highlights: - V.92 support in full version (new for HSF) - Class 1.0 FAX support in full version (new for HSF), compatible with HylaFAX, efax-gtk, and efax - Digital Call Progress for HSF (playing the modem dialing sound through the Linux audio system) - Implementation of Conexant's SDK2K (for upcoming Modem On Hold) - Better hardware support, including latest Conexant devices - Multiple device instances (several modems can now be simultaneously used) - Linux 2.6 kernel compatibility - Improved SMP and preemptible kernel support - Prebuild RPM packages for the latest Mandrake/RedHat/SuSE kernels - Debian packages - Many bug fixes The detailed changelog is available from our web-site. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to the latest version. Linux 2.2 kernels are no longer supported. Please switch to 2.4 or later. Please report any new or persisting problems. Because the scope of the project has grown beyond the capacity of a single volunteer and legal issues prevent us from using a classic open-source development model, the modem drivers are now available in two editions: - a free version (limited to 14.4kbps data), available at no cost. Please use it to test if your hardware is compatible. - a full version (with 56K and FAX), available for a modest price. Proceeds will be used to further improve the drivers. Getting the full version is the best way to encourage us and ensure that this project continues. Thank you for your support! Marc