----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brownell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 8:50 AM Subject: fxload 2002_04_11 release
> 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or [EMAIL PROTECTED] lists as appropriate. > > - Dave > > > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
