changelog

ndiswrapper工具

Version 1.26 2006-10-14
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* Removed debug flag in ndiswrapper script
* When HIGHMEM is enabled, allocate and copy URB buffers only if
  necessary. This prevents memory allocation failures.

Version 1.25 2006-10-04
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* Support for WE-21
* Bug fixes

Version 1.24 2006-10-01
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* Compilation issues with 2.4 fixed (yet again!)
* Devices are recognized when they are inserted, instead of registering when
  module is loaded. With this, new Windows drivers can be installed / updated
  without unloading ndiswrapper module, and any number of Windows drivers can
  be installed without overhead.
* Minor tweaks and optimizations
* Fixed issues with RT-Preempt patch
* 64-bit RT2500 USB driver works

Version 1.23 2006-08-10
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* Bug fixes to recent changes in 64-bit driver support.
* ZyDas ZD1211 driver uses interrupt-out URBs, so set them up properly.
* Bug fixes to Atheros USB driver support.

Version 1.22 2006-08-05
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* Added support for Broadcom 802.11n (draft) driver
* Added support for 64-bit Marvell driver
* Optimizations for 64-bit drivers
* If network interface name changes (through udev, ifrename etc),
  ndiswrapper notices it and changes entry in procfs
* Compilation issue with 2.4 issue fixed
	
Version 1.21 2006-07-15
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* Fix to a bug (in 1.20) that locked up when used with RT2500 with SMP.
* RT2500 is supported with 64-bit.

Version 1.20 2006-07-15
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* Fixes to 64-bit drivers; TI 1450 (used in AVM Fritz) is supported with 64-bit.
* Fix to SMP kernel crash when USB device is unplugged.

Version 1.19 2006-07-02
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* Calls to Miniport functions with serialized drivers (such as RT2500) are
  serialized, so they should work with SMP.
* Enable interrupts in IRQ handler; otherwise, some drivers (e.g., Marvell
  8335) don't work.
* Kernel crash with changing mac address (with 'ifconfig hw ether ...') fixed.

Version 1.18 2006-06-22
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* Kernel crash with RT2500 (and possibly other serialized drivers) under heavy
  traffic load fixed.
* Support for RNDIS driver with Vista drivers for 64-bit added.

Version 1.17 2006-06-04
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* netpoll support added; with this netconsole can be used with ndiswrapper.
* Suspend/resume improved: Until now devices are halted (which is similar to
  removing the device) during suspend and initialized during resume. Now,
  if a driver supports suspend and resume, that is used instead. With this,
  any wireless settings, such as encryption, may be preserved by the driver.
* Support for RNDIS was broken in 1.16; they work now.

Version 1.16 2006-05-06
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* Compilation issues 2.4 kernels fixed.
* Support for lck pathset (Con Kolivas's preempt patch) for 2.4 kernels added.
* Added workqueue functions for 2.4 kernels so drivers that need more
  than one workqueue work.
* Added support for more USB devices with 2.4 kernels (so far, devices
  which use interrupt URBs, such as ZyDas ZD1211, didn't work; now
  some of them do).

Version 1.15 2006-04-26
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* Memory allocation tracking support added; this should help find any
  memory leaks (with ALLOC_INFO and ALLOC_DEBUG options to 'make').
* Proper fix for drivers (Atheros PCI and USB drivers) allocating
  large chunk of memory in atomic context.
* Fix for crash when module is removed with new Atheros USB driver,
  which supports WPA2 and has no firmware driver (athfmwdl).
* Memory leaks plugged.
* Wireless statistics are enabled (inadvertantly disabled in version 1.14).
* Suspend/resume issues fixed - all devices, including USB devices,
  should work with suspend/resume.
* Plugging/unplugging/rmmod issues fixed; Marvell devices don't need
  to be unplugged before removing module.

Version 1.14 2006-04-17
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* Added support for Xpeed X400 ADSL adapter.
* Only wireless devices will be registered as wireless devices to
  kernel; others (e.g., X400 ADSL) will be registered as network
  devices, by default, with wlan%d.
* Issues with multicasting fixed.
* Issues with ZyDas ZD1211 fixed (broken since 1.9 or so).
* Fixed memory corruption issues, discovered with CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB.

Version 1.13 2006-04-08
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* Compilation issues with older kernels fixed.
* SMP issues fixed; Netgear WG111 USB (Prism54 chipset) works with SMP.
* Association to open networks (without encryption) is supported with 'wext'
  driver interface with wpa_supplicant.
* Workaround is provided for Atheros driver so large block of memory
  allocated by this driver in atomic context succeed.

Version 1.12 2006-04-04
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* Sis163 USB driver with version 1.11 failed to associate reliably. This is
  fixed.
* TI 1450 USB driver failed to initialize card if module is reloaded. This is
  fixed.
* WPA with TKIP with TI ACX100 driver now works with 'ap_scan=2' in
  wpa_supplicant's configuration file. Driver for D-Link DWL-650+ has support
  for WPA with TKIP for this chipset.
* Added support for non-encrypted networks with wpa_supplicant.
* Am1772 with WPA and TKIP authenticates reliably now.
* Compilation issue with 2.4 kernels fixed.
* Added support for WEP with wpa_supplicant through 'wext' driver
  interface. There is no need for 'ndiswrapper' interface with wpa_supplicant
  anymore.
* Fixed an issue with 64-bit USB drivers. No 64-bit USB driver is known to
  work, though.

Version 1.11 2006-03-25
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* Added support for newer RNDIS (USB) cards (e.g., USR5421, F5D7051uk,
  WUSB54GSv2, all based on Broadcom chip). These support WPA2, whereas
  older RNDIS cards support only WPA.
* Kernel crash when removing USB cards fixed.
* Fixed performance issues with SMP.
* Added support for AMD Am1772.

Version 1.10 2006-02-11
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* Added support for 64-bit USB drivers. Not tested with any driver,
  though.
* Bug fixes.

Version 1.9 2006-02-03
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* Added support for real-time preempt (RT) patch.
* Added support for TNETW1450 (TI's USB chipset).
* Added support for latest Windows Broadcom driver.
* Added support for Airgo Networks MIMO Pre-N driver.
* Added support for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG driver; this driver needs 16KB
  stacks in kernel.
* Bug fixes.

Version 1.8 2006-01-16
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* Issue with WEP with wpa_supplicant fixed (keys must be saved and
  restored).
* Support for newer kernels added.
* If USB support is not required, passing 'DISABLE_USB=1' option to
  'make' will not include USB layer (introduced in version 1.5, but
  broken in at least 1.7).
* Crash when removing ndiswrapper module with certain Windows drivers
  fixed.

Version 1.7 2005-12-07
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* Support for Atheros USB drivers natively (without the need for
  load_fw_ar5523 user space firmware layer introduced in 1.6 release) added.
* Drivers and driver files are dynamically loaded and unloaded as and when
  necessary; this should save memory.
* Bug fixes / improvements.

Version 1.6 2005-11-29
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* Support for Highmem with USB devices added.
* Bulk and interrupt URBs were being mixed up in earlier releases - this issue
  is fixed.
* Crashes due to 'divide by zero' error in update_wireless_stats fixed.
* Support for Atheros USB drivers, including RangeMAX MIMO,  added. This
  requires loading ar5523.bin firmware file with user-space tool
  load_fw_ar5523 in utils.
* Suspend and resume support improved; USB devices should now be able
  to suspend and resume.
* Bug fixes.

Version 1.5 2005-10-30
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* SMP issues fixed.
* Zero-copy for sending packets implemented.
* It is possible to compile ndiswrapper even if USB is not enabled in
  kernel, without support for USB devices.
* Even if USB is enabled in kernel, ndiswrapper can be compiled with
  'make DISABLE_USB=1' to disable support for USB devices.
* If a device doesn't resume properly (from suspend), de-initialize
  device so it can be initialized later. This fixes issue with
  suspend/resume with Marvell driver.
* Issues with WUSB11v4 (Ali chipset) fixed.
* Rtl string functions have been reimplemented.
* Resume from suspend works with Marvell chipset 8335.

Version 1.4 2005-10-06
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* WPA2 support added.
* Implemented most of IO manager, PnP manager and Obj manager.
* No need to update utils everytime ndiswrapper is updated but only when utils
  interface changes.
* USB layer has been rewritten with many fixes; e.g., USB devices no
  longer disconnect unexpectedly.
* New devices supported: sis162, sis163, ZyDas 1211, Linksys WUSB11v4
  (with Ali chipset). These are USB devices.
* Unplugging USB devices without removing ndiswrapper module
  supported.
* USB devices work with PREEMPT enabled.
* Separate workqueue is used in 2.6 kernels; this should prevent
  locking up keyboard etc. in case of kernel crash.
* Support for new kernels added.
* Many bug fixes.
* Added support for Inprocomm IPN2220 with 64-bit.
* Added support for RNDIS USB devices (tested with U.S. Robotics