Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Ondrej Zary <> | Subject | Re: New ark3116 driver - testers needed | Date | Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:49:10 +0200 |
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On Sunday 23 August 2009 14:46:16 Bart Hartgers wrote: > Hi All, > > I managed to write an improved ark3116 driver after I figured out that > it is just an 16450 UART with some USB glue logic. > > Compared to the old ark3116 driver it offers the following improvements: > - cts/rts handshake support > - break signalling > - line error detection > > Since it is a big step from the previous driver, it made little sense > to modify that one, so I created new driver, named ark316new. Also > this means that both could coexist if the new one doesn't work for > someone. > > I have no datasheet, so the driver is entirely based on reverse > engineering, and some testing by others would be a good idea. > > I also tried to include the IrDA fixes for the old ark3116.c driver > that were posted on this list recently, but I could not test if > these work, since I don't have the proper hardware. > > Because of this, I would appreciate reports of both success and > failure in using this driver.
Good work. I'll try the driver during the week with that USB-to-IrDA thing.
Added LKML to CC.
-- Ondrej Zary
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