The files were repo copied from their original location and are part
way towards being portable.
This should unbreak the EISA support in the driver.
I have not updated files* yet as I'm not quite finished.
- Implement proper EISA probing.
- Better support for the new transputer based host cards.
- use standard termios settings, one can use the intial/lock devices.
- use a simple bcopy since some cards/systems apparently don't support
32 bit accesses.
- hard reset and halt host card CPU prior to download in case of a soft
restart.
- recognize new remote module types (ASIC vs. CD1400 based)
- a number of cosmetic changes (my fault, not Nick's)
Submitted by: Nick Sayer <nsayer@quack.kfu.com>
This will make a number of things easier in the future, as well as (finally!)
avoiding the Id-smashing problem which has plagued developers for so long.
Boy, I'm glad we're not using sup anymore. This update would have been
insane otherwise.
This was originally ported to BSDI by Andy Rutter <andy@acronym.co.uk>.
At the end of the day, this code has very little in common with Andy's
version, or the Specialix SYSV version. Essentially it has been gradually
and almost completely rewritten, with LOTS of advice and inspiration from
Bruce Evans. There are a couple of missing bits still, but they are minor.
The user-mode "sicontrol" program is in sad shape and will come in soon.
Transparent printing died a timely death.. Maybe later..
Jeremy Rolls @ Specialix (Development directory) has confirmed this is OK
to distribute, and Andy personally sent me his version that I started from.
Although this driver stood up to a nasty stress-test in this form, I am not
confident that there are no nasty bugs lurking.
People are welcome to try it, but dont go out and buy one just yet.. :-)
And *DONT* use it on a mission-critical machine... This is ALPHA QUALITY!
