================================================================================ Perle Speed Driver for SCO UnixWare Copyright 2006 Perle Systems Limited readme.txt ================================================================================ Driver release : 2.3.0 Date : August 2006 O/S Compatibility : UnixWare 7.x ================================================================================ Installation : -------------- 1. Copy the driver image file - Use the 'cp' command to copy it to a directory on your target system like /tmp. 2. Type the following command to install the driver pkgadd -d /tmp/spd-uw- For detailed installation instructions see the User Guide which can be found on the CDROM that came with your serial card or the Perle Web Site at http://www.Perle.com/ EIA-422/EIA-485 Configuration of UltraPort SI Cards : ----------------------------------------------------- The default configuration for the port interface protocol of UltraPort SI cards is EIA-232. If you wish to configure any of the UltraPort SI ports for EIA-422 or EIA-485 then a command line utility program called /etc/setultrap is supplied with this driver. Type "/etc/setultrap -h" for usage. The commands may be added to a startup script to cause them to run automatically whenever the system is started. A sample commented out startup script /etc/rc.setultrap is supplied with this driver. For detailed instructions on UltraPort SI card's port interfaces configuration please see the User Guide which can be found on the CDROM that came with your serial card or the Perle Web Site at http://www.Perle.com/ . Known issues in this release : ------------------------------ * If driver is installed with no cards installed, a reconfiguration boot will be required before all ports are detected These issues are currently under investigation. Driver Updates : ---------------- This driver will be updated from time-to-time. Please visit the Perle Web-Site at http://www.Perle.com/ to ensure you have the latest release. ================================================================================ Release History --------------- Version Description ------- ----------- 2.3.0 * Added support for new PCI UltraPort SI cards which have Perle as the VENDOR ID. The UltraPort16 SI is not affected by this change. The serial number of the UltraPort SI cards has the following form: 57-xxWWYYxnnnn where WW is the week of production and, YY is the year of production. If the serial number on an UltraPort SI card shows that it has been produced on or after the first week of Sept. (WW=36) of the year 2006 (YY=06), then a driver of version 2.3.0 or later is required to recognize the card. 2.2.0 * UltraPort 8i cards will now always report the DSR signal as active. 2.1.0 * Added support for Perle UltraPort Express cards 2.0.0 * Added support for Perle UltraPort SI cards 1.3.1 * Modem Manager hangs forever when scanning a spd port. 1.3.0 * Added support for Perle UltraPort1, PCI-FAST 4,8,16 and 16FMC, PCI-RAS4, PCI-RAS8, PCI-RAS4 V.92 and PCI-RAS8 V.92 cards 1.2.0 * Added support for the UltraPort2, UltraPort8i PCI cards 1.1.0 * Added support for the UltraPort 4, 8 and 16 port PCI cards * Updated for UnixWare 7.1.3 * Proper support for INPCK, -IGNPAR, PARMRK flags with parity or framing errors occur * When CREAD flag set receiver was not turned off * Modem type devices would only raise DTR * RTS signal would remain active after port closing when RTS/CTS flow control was enabled * only small files could be printed to auxilary printers * resolved several auxilary printer panic conditions * Did not properly support TCSETA IOCTL command * Did not properly support Break key * Added support for TCSBRK IOCTL command 1.0.1 * Driver is not fully DDI 7 compliant. * Driver will not install on UnixWare 2.x * On UnixWare 2.x systems a kernel panic occurs during reboot. * SPEED device nodes are not automatically maintained during system startup. * Driver does not uninstall cleanly on UnixWare 2.x systems. 1.0.0 * Initial driver release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************** *** END README *** ********************