ERROR: [PATCH] moxa: Update status of Moxa Smartio driver

ERROR: [PATCH] moxa: Update status of Moxa Smartio driver

[Alan Cox]

This changeset is incorrect. The "1.8" version is for the Moxa mxser
driver. Moxa haven't released any 2.6 driver for the ancient "smartio"
hardware. (Checked this while fixing mxser).

In the mxser case that change and update has now been done.

Please revert this changeset.

Alan (with tty layer hat on)


> ChangeSet 1.2371, 2005/01/08 14:09:24-08:00, james4765@gmail.com

> +***NOTE*** - The driver included in the kernel is not maintained by Moxa.  They
> +have a version 1.8 driver available from:
> +
> +http://www.moxa.com
> +
> +that works with 2.6 kernels.  Currently, Moxa has no plans to have their updated
> +driver merged into the kernel.
> +
> +James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com> - 12-12-2004
> +

Re: ERROR: [PATCH] moxa: Update status of Moxa Smartio driver

[Jim Nelson]

Alan Cox wrote:
> This changeset is incorrect. The "1.8" version is for the Moxa mxser
> driver. Moxa haven't released any 2.6 driver for the ancient "smartio"
> hardware. (Checked this while fixing mxser).
> 
> In the mxser case that change and update has now been done.
> 
> Please revert this changeset.
> 
> Alan (with tty layer hat on)
> 
> 

Actually, per

http://web4.moxa.com/support/download.asp#mxser.tgz

the mxser driver supports the smartio boards - and from the 1.8 mxser package 
readme.txt:

    The Smartio/Industio/UPCI family Linux driver supports following multiport
    boards.
 

     - 2 ports multiport board
         CP-102U, CP-102UL
         CP-132U-I, CP-132UL,
         CP-132, CP-132I, CP132S, CP-132IS,
         CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS,
         (C102H, C102HI, C102HIS, C102P, CP-102, CP-102S)
 

     - 4 ports multiport board
         CP-104UL, CP-104JU,
         CP-134U, CP-134U-I
         C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI,
         CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS,
         C104H, C104HS,
         CI-104J, CI-104JS
         CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS,
         (C114HI, CT-114I, C104P)
 

     - 8 ports multiport board
         CP-118U
         CP-168U,
         C168H/PCI,
         C168H, C168HS,
         (C168P)

and Documentation/moxa-smartio says:

    The Smartio family Linux driver, Ver. 1.1, supports following multiport
    boards.

     -C104P/H/HS, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CI-104J 4 port multiport board.
     -C168P/H/HS, C168H/PCI 8 port multiport board.

Granted, the mxser driver supports many more boards - but it also supports the 
boards mentioned in the smartio driver.

This just means that the smartio driver needs to be marked "obsolete" if mxser is 
merged.  Not that I'm complaining - it's a bit of a mess.

Jim

> 
>>ChangeSet 1.2371, 2005/01/08 14:09:24-08:00, james4765@gmail.com
> 
> 
>>+***NOTE*** - The driver included in the kernel is not maintained by Moxa.  They
>>+have a version 1.8 driver available from:
>>+
>>+http://www.moxa.com
>>+
>>+that works with 2.6 kernels.  Currently, Moxa has no plans to have their updated
>>+driver merged into the kernel.
>>+
>>+James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com> - 12-12-2004
>>+
> 
> 
> 
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Re: ERROR: [PATCH] moxa: Update status of Moxa Smartio driver

[Alan Cox]

On Sul, 2005-01-09 at 06:56, Jim Nelson wrote:
> the mxser driver supports the smartio boards - and from the 1.8 mxser package 
> readme.txt:

Read the code 8)

>          (C102H, C102HI, C102HIS, C102P, CP-102, CP-102S)
>          (C114HI, CT-114I, C104P)
>          (C168P)

Note the brackets - they are not supported. I'm not sure what Moxa were
trying to indicate but I have actually pulled all their latest drivers
(and merged mxser). Their last moxa driver is for old old kernels.

Alan

Re: ERROR: [PATCH] moxa: Update status of Moxa Smartio driver

[Jim Nelson]

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Sul, 2005-01-09 at 06:56, Jim Nelson wrote:
> 
>>the mxser driver supports the smartio boards - and from the 1.8 mxser package 
>>readme.txt:
> 
> 
> Read the code 8)
> 
> 

</foot-in-mouth> I was going off of what their website said was the proper driver. 
  Oops.

Please revert the patch, Linus.

Jim