fxload 2002_04_11 release

fxload 2002_04_11 release

[David Brownell]

I'm pleased to announce that the "fxload" package, split out from
the core hotplug utilities (latest release 2002_04_01), now has
its own release available at

    http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/linux-hotplug/

Formats for the current release include

    fxload-2002_04_11.tar.gz ... tarball
    fxload-2002_04_11-1.i386.rpm... x86 rpm (rh7)
    fxload-2002_04_11-1.src.rpm... source rpm (rh7)

The "fxload" utility is used with USB devices based on Cypress
EZ-USB microcontrollers (original, FX, and FX2).  It's used to
download firmware to those devices, using "usbfs" rather than
needing to tie down kernel memory with those images.  And it
can also ease licensing concerns about linking non-GPL'd code
into the Linux kernel ... :)

This program will be interesting to you if you're providing Linux
support (including a driver) for USB products based on those
EZ-USB controllers, or are developing such products.

Features of this updated version include:

    - Understands two stage loading, as needed by devices
      that require off-chip memory.  The package now includes
      the "a3load.hex" image from Cypress, which installs into
      a new /usr/share/usb directory.

    - Supports use of Cypress "Vend_Ax" loader for writing
      to the I2C boot EEPROMs; handy during development.

    - Bugfixes, including correct merging of adjacent records
      for faster downloads (or EEPROM programming).

    - Source code compiles against 2.5 kernel headers.

    - "fxload -V" tells you what version you're using.

The release also includes an updated manual page; an
example showing how to use this is towards the end of:

    http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/?selected=usb

Followups to the linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 
or linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net lists as appropriate.

- Dave




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