src/hwinfo/ChangeLog

   1 22/3/2005:      v10.16
   2         - updated X11 data (#74130)
   3
   4 21/3/2005:      v10.15
   5         - mls: faster hwscand
   6
   7 21/3/2005:      v10.14
   8         - updated X11 data (#74022)
   9
  10 19/3/2005:      v10.13
  11         - fix wrong entry for Fritz!Card DSL SL USB and
  12           make ppp mode detection safer (#71995)
  13         - adjusted ltmodem info (#71979)
  14
  15 18/3/2005:      v10.12
  16         - updated nongpl info
  17         - reverting slamr patch (#72301)
  18         - pcmcia info updated (#73057)
  19         - pci dev names updated
  20         - read /proc/modules less often
  21         - updated X11 data
  22         - aic7xxx/aic79xx driver info update
  23         - fix Fritz!Box Fon entry in database
  24
  25 17/3/2005:      v10.11
  26         - another notebook (#67412)
  27         - do wlan detection for --netcard (#73077)
  28         - remove Eicon cards from 64 bit archs, the driver does not support
  29           64 bit yet (#55722)
  30
  31 16/3/2005:      v10.10
  32         - updated notebook display data
  33         - fix udev db reading
  34         - updated X11 data
  35         - ltmodem device id update
  36         - no check for gfx card changes (#72907)
  37
  38 14/3/2005:      v10.9
  39         - hardware detection for ISDN PCMCIA cards (#71208)
  40         - updated ISDN data
  41         - updated X11 data
  42         - better network type detection (#70991, #71231, #67325)
  43         - load some acpi modules on hp notebook (#72146)
  44         - fixed isapnp sound card detection (#67303)
  45         - slamr: ttySL0 -> ttyLT0 (#72301)
  46
  47 7/3/2005:       v10.8
  48         - updated X11 data
  49
  50 4/3/2005:       v10.7
  51         - s390: made ccwgroup walking more robust
  52         - fixed bios base mem detection
  53         - allow device class in 'hwinfo --db' request
  54         - updated X11 data
  55
  56 28/2/2005:      v10.6
  57         - jg: improved wlan patch (no dependency on libiw)
  58
  59 28/2/2005:      v10.5
  60         - fixed model name for some SGI hardware (#63973)
  61         - fix Fritz!Card DSL SL USB ID (#66674)
  62         - better heuristics to assign BIOS driver numbers (#66669)
  63         - removed ahci vs. ata_piix hack (#65218)
  64
  65 25/2/2005:      v10.4
  66         - report pci class 0x403 as audio devices (#66466)
  67         - load ahci *and* ata_piix (#65218)
  68         - symlink /dev/fb might be missing; trying fb0, too (#66501)
  69         - reorder modules.pcimap entries so that more specific matches are
  70           considered first (#66594)
  71         - ensure nvida network cards are network cards (#65852)
  72         - updated X11 data
  73
  74 23/2/2005:      v10.3
  75         - reworked pcmcia code to give cardbus devices sysfs ids
  76
  77 21/2/2005:      v10.2
  78         - jg: added wlan feature detection
  79
  80 17/2/2005:      v10.1
  81         - notebook lcd data update
  82         - build shared tiny lib
  83
  84 15/2/2005:      v10.0
  85         - libhd interface changes: geometry values
  86         - prepare for wlan feature detection
  87         - x11 db update
  88         - better disk geometry handling
  89
  90 8/2/2005:       v9.36
  91         - added '--kernel-version' option
  92
  93 31/1/2004:      v9.35
  94         - updated X11 data
  95
  96 14/12/2004:     v9.34
  97         - fixed access to undefined memory (#39238)
  98         - fix segfault when using 'x11=foo' boot option (#46367)
  99         - add additional check to catch broken BIOSes (#48665)
 100         - abort BIOS code execution if it takes too long (#48665)
 101         - find usb serial lines
 102
 103 2/12/2004:      v9.33
 104         - s390: identify new CU types 2107, 1750 as DASD
 105         - fixed some dvb entries (#47057)
 106         - s390: added new prog_if ID pif_dasd_fba to identify FBA DASDs
 107           (reqd. by fehr)
 108         - less agressively assume scsi devs are disks (#47654)
 109         - fixed external hardware db parser (#47606, comment 6)
 110         - ibm notebook data updated
 111         - avoid libsysfs accidentally reading pci config space
 112         - fixed parsing of scsi serial id (#48757)
 113         - look at /sys/class/net/*/type, too (#48812)
 114
 115 13/10/2004:     v9.32
 116         - report network interfaces correctly even though udev lists them
 117
 118 12/10/2004:     v9.31
 119         - report usb host-to-host links as network devs (#22739)
 120
 121 11/10/2004:     v9.30
 122         - find ide devices != cdrom & disk (#39911, #45229)
 123         - return special ids for synaptics touchpad (#46649)
 124
 125 7/10/2004:      v9.29
 126         - fixed segfault with large /proc/interrupt entries (e.g. 512 cpus) (#46582)
 127
 128 1/10/2004:      v9.28
 129         - list bluetooth isdn box as bt device, too (#46626)
 130
 131 1/10/2004:      v9.27
 132         - smartlink-softmodem is back (#46594)
 133         - added some dvb cards (#46612)
 134
 135 30/9/2004:      v9.26
 136         - updated X11 data (#45870)
 137
 138 29/9/2004:      v9.25
 139         - removed obsolete module info; reworked pcmcia info
 140
 141 29/9/2004:      v9.24
 142         - updated pcmcia & usb network data (#33647)
 143         - updated pci device names
 144
 145 29/9/2004:      v9.23
 146         - use SG_IO for SCSI device accesses (#46058)
 147
 148 28/9/2004:      v9.22
 149         - added gen-hwcfg-disk.sh (#46311)
 150
 151 27/9/2004:      v9.21
 152         - updated ancient audio info (#46096)
 153         - add ipw/atmel firmware packages (#45960)
 154         - updated X11 data
 155         - added new isdn cards to database
 156
 157 27/9/2004:      v9.20
 158         - report bluetooth devices (#45893)
 159
 160 24/9/2004:      v9.19
 161         - return package info for sony notebooks, too (35245)
 162
 163 23/9/2004:      v9.18
 164         - added --pcmcia option to hwscanqueue (#44290)
 165         - return package info in system entry (#35245)
 166
 167 22/9/2004:      v9.17
 168         - updated X11 data
 169
 170 21/9/2004:      v9.16
 171         - drop workaround for multiple hotplug events by broken kernel
 172
 173 21/9/2004:      v9.15
 174         - replaced raiddetect with dmraid
 175
 176 20/9/2004:      v9.14
 177         - sata info update (#45551)
 178         - look at smbios data for smp detection, too
 179
 180 17/9/2004:      v9.13
 181         - added some epson scanners (#45074)
 182         - adaptec module info update
 183
 184 13/9/2004:      v9.12
 185         - kernel-nongpl stuff only for i386 (#45099)
 186         - updated megaraid module info
 187         - ibm notebook info update (#45038)
 188
 189 13/9/2004:      v9.11
 190         - clear hd_data struct after it has been released (#44855)
 191         - updated X11 data
 192         - changed sata vendor name handling a bit
 193         - isdn: remove old bluetooth packages from database
 194
 195 10/9/2004:      v9.10
 196         - sata driver seems to generate a dummy scsi vendor name (#44286)
 197
 198 6/9/2004:       v9.9
 199         - updated tv-card info
 200
 201 6/9/2004:       v9.8
 202         - removed ancient function hd_has_special_eide()
 203         - use edd module to get extended BIOS features (#44649)
 204         - 'hwinfo --map' includes a hardware scan
 205
 206 3/9/2004:       v9.7
 207         - win modem dev name change (#44253)
 208         - added nongpl module info
 209         - fixed /tmp file handling (#44538)
 210
 211 30/8/2004:      v9.6
 212         - changed hwbootscan to use bash (#44199)
 213         - fixed hd.ids parser bug
 214         - updated X11 data
 215
 216 23/8/2004:      v9.5
 217         - updated X11 data
 218         - added display sizes for a number of IBM notebooks
 219
 220 18/8/2004:      v9.4
 221         - new wlan data (#42759, #39481, #43921)
 222         - hwscan now really moved to /sbin
 223
 224 16/8/2004:      v9.3
 225         - move hwscan* to /sbin (#43601)
 226
 227 5/8/2004:       v9.2
 228         - push/pop don't work with 32bit regs on amd64 (#43531)
 229
 230 4/8/2004:       v9.1
 231         - get netcard link state via ethtool ioctl
 232
 233 6/7/2004:       v9.0
 234         - ids/src/s390: changed "OSA Express Ethernet card" to "OSA Express
 235           Network card" (can be Token Ring, too)
 236         - joined changes up to 8.60 from 9.1 branch:
 237         - major 229, minors >= 128 are hvsi%u devies (host virtual
 238           serial interface) (requested by IBM)
 239         - ids/src/s390: use subclass 0x86 for OSA Express (bug #41461)
 240         - changed Broadcom netcard name (#42362)
 241         - dac960 data corrected (#41659)
 242         - s390: set status.available to yes for IUCV devs (bug #41525)
 243         - s390: give bus_iucv a name (bug #41525)
 244         - s390: give the IUCV "controller" subclass ID and name (bug #41525)
 245         - ia64: fixed unaligned accesses (#41589)
 246         - check file size so we don't read outside mmap()-ed region
 247         - ppc: handle iseries_veth correctly in loaded and unloaded module
 248           state. #41347/LTC#8984
 249         - send smaller scsi INQUIRY command (#38731)
 250         - added scsi.noserial probe option; useful for some usb sticks (#40485)
 251         - adding pci id fix from #40175
 252         - updated b44 vs. bcm4400 data
 253         - s390: fixed several DASD IDs
 254         - s390: fixed --disk filtering (bug #41231)
 255         - made --only more effective (#37933)
 256         - hwscanqueue: closing file descriptors to allow parent to terminate
 257         - added debug option to cpu emulation to help tracing bios related system
 258           crashes (#40644)
 259         - use sysfs_bus_id for unique ID calculation on CCW devices to avoid
 260           duplicate IDs (bug #40587)
 261         - read /proc/iSeries/config to get number of veth devs (#40527)
 262         - load sg module before looking for scanners (#40478)
 263         - updated usb scanner data (#40480)
 264         - got latest pci device names from pciutils
 265         - use mmap() to access /dev/mem & re-enable bios access
 266           on ia64 (#34550)
 267         - take out ips (#39993)
 268         - fixed cdb_x11 script (#40335)
 269         - updated X11 data (#40335)
 270         - fixed UML fix (#40271)
 271         - don't check alternate settings (#40266)
 272         - added functions necessary to build a model name to tiny version;
 273           this is needed by linuxrc (#39092)
 274         - detect IUCV pseudodevices (bug #39456)
 275         - added hd_busid_to_hwcfg() (bug #39456)
 276         - updated X11 data (#39767)
 277         - fixed strange side effect of UML detection (#39946)
 278         - s390: enhance grouped channel detection using ccwgroup bus
 279         - use *last* console parameter for serial console
 280         - look for usb network cards (#37870)
 281         - network class id cleanup (#39456)
 282         - add bus.name for bus.id == bus_ccw
 283         - avoid unspecific network types (#38874)
 284         - fixed memory size detection (#34895, #38758)
 285         - report UML network (#39521)
 286         - 'hwinfo --map' returns mapping new -> old block
 287           device names (#39437)
 288         - s390: set is.notready flag on unformatted DASDs (bug #39174)
 289         - rewrote serial console handling (#39029, #23322, #35824)
 290         - updated X11 data (#39282)
 291         - subclass 0x83 for xpnet card (#35867)
 292         - add UML keyboard (#38922)
 293         - s390: add bus id bus_ccw
 294         - s390: set bus.id, sysfs_bus_id and sysfs_device_link for all devices
 295         - s390: do not do pr_s390disks by default, and run it after pr_s390
 296           to keep already detected non-disk devices from being deleted
 297         - s390: implement rw/ro info properly
 298         - s390: fake geometry and size of unformatted DASDs to most likely
 299           values
 300         - removed veth.* (not needed)
 301         - fixed bug in modules.alias conversion script (#38800)
 302         - fixed linmodem data (#38800)
 303         - handle veth devices on iSeries (#38696, #37981)
 304         - another de4x5 vs. tulip case (#39127)
 305         - fixed cdrom config segfault (might happen while reading inconsistent
 306           cdrom config data)
 307         - support pSeries vscsi (#36029)
 308         - bcm5700, not tg3 on ppc* (#38647)
 309         - add Acer TravelMate 660 & Asus S5200N LCD sizes (#38149)
 310         - make SGI IOC4 known as storage controller (#38628)
 311         - support SGI XPNET (#35867)
 312
 313 6/4/2004:       v8.38
 314         - do call --partion with --fast in hwscand polling code
 315
 316 6/4/2004:       v8.37
 317         - fixed unique ids for pci devs (#37570)
 318
 319 6/4/2004:       v8.36
 320         - run raiddetect only on x86-like archs (#36157)
 321         - don't run raiddetect if we didn't find any disks
 322
 323 5/4/2004:       v8.35
 324         - don't run raiddetect if --fast option is used
 325
 326 5/4/2004:       v8.34
 327         - make --only accept device names, too (#38265)
 328         - check return value from hd_sysfs_id() (#38266)
 329         - make it more resistant against strange libsysfs data (#38259)
 330         - tg3 vs bcm5700 again (#38268)
 331
 332 2/4/2004:       v8.33
 333         - another wlan card (#38119)
 334
 335 2/4/2004:       v8.32
 336         - store driver list & sysfs info in hardware config files
 337
 338 2/4/2004:       v8.31
 339         - add Fritz!Card DSL SL USB in database
 340         - hwbootscan: move icon creation from coldplug
 341         - lt modem (#36552)
 342         - fixed some module names (#37285, #37518)
 343         - added dvb cards (#32730)
 344         - use old bios disk assign code if there's no edd info
 345
 346 1/4/2004:       v8.30
 347         - wlan card detection fix (#37872)
 348         - updated X11 data
 349         - read isapnp from sysfs (#35157)
 350
 351 1/4/2004:       v8.29
 352         - hwscanqueue: remember commands and ignore the same commands for 20
 353           seconds (workaround some unexpected signals from kernel)
 354         - hwscand: set long timeout to 10 seconds
 355         - hwscan*: add --partition command
 356
 357 31/3/2004:      v8.28
 358         - rewrote input device handling
 359         - load ide-cd, sd_mod, sr_mod before looking for block devs (#37558)
 360         - fixed usb printer detection
 361         - run 'raiddetect' to tag ide soft raid devices
 362         - minor vbe bios fixes
 363
 364 30/3/2004:      v8.27
 365         - changed bios probing to do less things
 366         - added duplicate DASD detection code from the late dasd.c
 367           to block.c (bug #37068)
 368         - changed bios probing to do less things
 369         - another winmodem (#37335)
 370
 371 29/3/2004:      v8.26
 372         - don't run modprobe if it doesn't exist
 373
 374 29/3/2004:      v8.25
 375         - add edd support
 376
 377 28/3/2004:      v8.24
 378         - added hwscand hwscanqueue
 379         - use sysfs for usb devices
 380         - scsi tapes detected again
 381         - added hardware class 'tape'
 382         - added getsysinfo script (collect data to debug hw detection)
 383
 384 25/3/2004:      v8.23
 385         - added hd_is_uml() to report if we're running in an UM kernel
 386         - b44 vs. bcm4400 (#36763)
 387         - fix inconsitency in device name list
 388         - allow device names in 'hwscan --show'
 389
 390 22/3/2004:      v8.22
 391         - removed Intel-v92ham support (#36667)
 392         - worked on new sysfs block code
 393
 394 21/3/2004:      v8.21
 395         - use sysfs for block devices
 396
 397 15/3/2004:      v8.20
 398         - fixed 8139cp/too module info (#36028)
 399
 400 15/3/2004:      v8.19
 401         - do not reverse sysfs order (libsysfs does it)
 402         - updated X11 data
 403         - return real device name, not udev symlink
 404         - DSL hardware detection for none pppoe (kkeil)
 405
 406 14/3/2004:      v8.18
 407         - s390: added two missing DASD device types
 408         - added '--root' option (for testing)
 409         - added '--db' option for database queries
 410         - fixed 'x11i' parameter handling
 411         - read pci.handmap
 412
 413 9/3/2004:       v8.17
 414         - udevinfo moved to /usr/bin
 415
 416 8/3/2004:       v8.16
 417         - added host info for s390 SCSI devices
 418         - added disk-only probing method for s390
 419         - added WWPN, FCP LUN for s390 SCSI devices
 420         - updated X11 data
 421
 422 4/3/2004:       v8.15
 423         - s390: added LCSS info to ccw_t
 424         - link libhd against libsysfs
 425         - added hw item for quick DASD rescanning
 426         - updated digital camera ids.
 427         - pci from sysfs finished
 428         - network interfaces from sysfs
 429
 430 1/3/2004:       v8.14
 431         - fix smp detection on ia32e (#34742)
 432         - store some new fields in unique-id files
 433         - better error logging for vbios init
 434         - disable all BIOS related things on ia64 (#34550)
 435         - updated X11 data
 436         - use sysfs for pci data (not default)
 437
 438 24/2/2004:      v8.13
 439         - include x86emu into libhd.so
 440         - don't segfault if we couldn't get a shared memory segment
 441
 442 23/2/2004:      v8.12
 443         - fixed Makefile
 444
 445 23/2/2004:      v8.11
 446         - added '--version' (#31925)
 447
 448 23/2/2004:      v8.10
 449         - check for hyperthreading on amd64 (#34742)
 450         - removed last references to ataraid from hardware db
 451         - added new x86 emulator (#34545)
 452         - return MacRISC<n> (#34591)
 453
 454 17/2/2004:      v8.09
 455         - handle '-' vs. '_' in module names
 456
 457 17/2/2004:      v8.08
 458         - isdn database optional read from /usr/share/hwinfo/ISDN.CDB.hwdb
 459         - mk_isdnhwdb tool to convert CDB data to ISDN.CDB.hwdb
 460         - fixed Makefile
 461
 462 16/2/2004:      v8.07
 463         - fixed ia64 unaligned access (#32396)
 464         - use modprobe for tulip (#32911)
 465
 466 11/2/2004:      v8.06
 467         - fixed segfault on s390*
 468         - removed special ia64 hardware data: new kernel, new game
 469
 470 9/2/2004:       v8.05
 471         - nvnet -> forcedeth (#25531)
 472         - sata module data updated
 473         - moved psaux mice to input/mice
 474         - make convert_hd understand modules.alias files
 475
 476 6/2/2004:       v8.04
 477         - sysfs includes moved
 478         - usb modules renamed
 479         - really basic udev & sysfs support for block devs
 480
 481 4/12/2003:      v8.03
 482         - proper multichannel device detection (finally...)
 483         - identify virtual reader/punch/printer
 484
 485 2/12/2003:      v8.02
 486         - build with "-pipe"
 487         - accommodated to changes in format of /proc/dasd/devices
 488         - ditched storage subclass dasd, introduced s390disk prog_if instead
 489         - ditched fake CTC controller generation
 490         - deal with unsorted bus trees in multichannel device detection
 491
 492 18/11/2003:     v8.01
 493         - converted s390 HW detection to sysfs
 494         - moved CU/device models to separate data structure
 495         - added more s390 devices
 496         - rewrote parsing of SMBIOS data structures
 497
 498 28/10/2003:     v8.00
 499         - get pci config type from kernel log (#30704)
 500         - add new flag 'cpuemu' to use cpu emulation on i386
 501
 502 22/9/2003:      v7.30
 503         - updated usb scanner & webcam data
 504         - updated X11 data
 505         - hwbootscan: split 'hwscan --pci --disk' call to avoid
 506           wrong unique ids for some pci devices (#31545)
 507
 508 21/9/2003:      v7.29
 509         - updated X11 data
 510
 511 18/9/2003:      v7.28
 512         - set ATA RAID bus type to 'RAID' (#31235)
 513
 514 17/9/2003:      v7.27
 515         - don't make every parport into a printer (#31161)
 516         - some driver data updated
 517
 518 16/9/2003:      v7.26
 519         - default to 'printer' if a class tag is missing in parport
 520           autoprobe data (#30982)
 521         - fixed serial console detection (#30936)
 522
 523 15/9/2003:      v7.25
 524         - pcmcia data update
 525
 526 15/9/2003:      v7.24
 527         - report pci modems (#30887)
 528         - don't get fooled by removed pcmcia cards
 529         - wlan data update (#30886, #30823, #30501)
 530         - driver data update (#30384, #29468, #30745)
 531
 532 15/9/2003:      v7.23
 533         - ignore alternative usb interface settings
 534
 535 11/9/2003:      v7.22
 536         - updated X11 data
 537         - don't read from cd drives that don't exist (#23248)
 538
 539 10/9/2003:      v7.21
 540         - fixed monitor data interpretation bug (#29718)
 541
 542 9/9/2003:       v7.20
 543         - more ltmodem ids
 544         - uli: implementation of S/390 hardware detection
 545
 546 8/9/2003:       v7.19
 547         - updated driver info (#25457, #29481, #25531)
 548         - updated X11 data
 549         - added --combine option to check_hd to assist in creating
 550           driver data
 551         - fixed minor typos
 552
 553 6/9/2003:       v7.18
 554         - updated usb mouse data (#29719)
 555         - better touch pad/track point reporting for notebooks
 556         - fork() for serial mouse & modem detection (#25843, #26513)
 557         - fixed hwbootscan (#29959)
 558         - don't load imm.o module (#14175)
 559
 560 2/9/2003:       v7.17
 561         - catch more vm86() faults (#28381)
 562         - added 'active' status flag (not modified by libhd)
 563
 564 1/9/2003:       v7.16
 565         - update ISDN CDB data
 566         - catch faults inside vm86() code (#29571)
 567         - give wlan cards their own subclass (#29506)
 568         - updated X11 data
 569
 570 28/8/2003:      v7.15
 571         - iopl() may fail even if we're root (#29494)
 572
 573 27/8/2003:      v7.14
 574         - probe for multiple hardware classes at a time
 575
 576 26/8/2003:      v7.13
 577         - default ISDN data for all ARCH
 578         - update ISDN CDB data
 579
 580 26/8/2003:      v7.12
 581         - updated X11 data (#29316)
 582         - add ISDN database for ia64
 583         - fix minor warnings
 584
 585 25/8/2003:      v7.11
 586         - don't try BIOS things on SGI Altix (#28663)
 587
 588 25/8/2003:      v7.10
 589         - added lots of new camera ids.
 590         - new isdn data taken from cdb
 591         - updated X11 data
 592
 593 18/8/2003:      v7.09
 594         - add ChildIDs field (reverse of ParentID)
 595
 596 12/8/2003:      v7.08
 597         - better internal hwclass handling
 598
 599 11/8/2003:      v7.07
 600         - define HARDWARE_DIR in hd.h
 601
 602 8/8/2003:       v7.06
 603         - use modprobe instead of insmod for scsi modules
 604
 605 5/8/2003:       v7.05
 606         - ltmodem is back
 607         - parent id, again
 608
 609 5/8/2003:       v7.04
 610         - hp officejet scanner gets package info & own subclass
 611
 612 1/8/2003:       v7.03
 613         - reworked usb things
 614
 615 18/7/2003:      v7.02
 616         - changed disk size reading for 2.6
 617         - more 2.6 header fixes
 618
 619 17/7/2003:      v7.01
 620         - store parent id (#27508) and hotplug field
 621         - new attempt to work around broken cciss_ioctl.h inclue file
 622
 623 16/7/2003:      v7.00
 624         - detect pcmcia cards
 625         - updated x11 data
 626
 627 16/4/2003:      v6.20
 628         - fixed megaraid info (#26325)
 629
 630 27/3/2003:      v6.19
 631         - scan for partitions
 632
 633 13/3/2003:      v6.18
 634         - ltmodem stuff makes trouble, removed (#25309)
 635
 636 13/3/2003:      v6.17
 637         - updated X11 data (#25217)
 638
 639 12/3/2003:      v6.16
 640         - be more careful when joining feature flags of
 641           ide-scsi handled devices (#25169)
 642
 643 12/3/2003:      v6.15
 644         - limit the maximum amount of data we expect looking
 645           for serial mice (#25153)
 646
 647 11/3/2003:      v6.14
 648         - updated ide raid info (#25010)
 649
 650 10/3/2003:      v6.13
 651         - added more notebook data
 652
 653 8/3/2003:       v6.12
 654         - fixed ide-scsi detection bug (device names mixed up if more than
 655           one device is handled by ide-scsi)
 656
 657 8/3/2003:       v6.11
 658         - updated data from pci utils
 659
 660 8/3/2003:       v6.10
 661         - detect wlan cards (#23491)
 662
 663 7/3/2003:       v6.09
 664         - usb multiple interfaces again: only for HID devices (#24824)
 665         - add monitor vendor & device name
 666         - allow hwscan to be disabled at boot time via 'hwprobe=-scan'
 667
 668 6/3/2003:       v6.08
 669         - updated X11 data
 670         - added '--dsl' option to hwscan
 671
 672 6/3/2003:       v6.07
 673         - write ff to /dev/lp0 if imm.o didn't load (#14175)
 674         - probe for scsi cache even in fast mode, else we miss scsi cd writers
 675         - better Epson scanner detection (#20837)
 676         - fixed stupid '\0'-missing-at-end-of-buffer bug
 677         - added '--slient' option to hwscan (don't show ids)
 678         - cleaned up notebook lcd detection and added more data
 679
 680 4/3/2003:       v6.06
 681         - fixed floppy detection (#24283)
 682
 683 4/3/2003:       v6.05
 684         - fixed ataraid detection (format of /proc/ide/ide?/config
 685           changed, #23057, #24528)
 686
 687 3/3/2003:       v6.04
 688         - bcm instead of tg3 (request by ak)
 689         - reenable mouse probing, but without serial mice and no dialog (#20309)
 690         - support some winmodems
 691         - updated X11 data
 692
 693 26/2/2003:      v6.03
 694         - better ZIP drive handling
 695         - handle usb devices with multiple interfaces (#21487, #22223, #22843)
 696         - removed 'Looking for braille...' line
 697         - fixed multi-CDROM bug (#24280)
 698         - save/restore feature flags (#23364)
 699         - keep feature flags for ide-scsi handled drives (#23550)
 700
 701 25/2/2003:      v6.02
 702         - fixed 64 bit int -> pointer gcc warnings
 703         - fixed minor database lookup bug
 704         - database parser logs to logfile, not stderr
 705         - support serial mice with really strange vendor ids (#24137)
 706
 707 24/2/2003:      v6.01
 708         - add fibre channel adapters to storage controller list (#23686)
 709
 710 24/2/2003:      v6.00
 711         - fixed gcc warnings
 712         - updated module info
 713         - increased major version
 714
 715 18/2/2003:      v5.55
 716         - added pppoe detection
 717         - updated X11 data
 718
 719 18/2/2003:      v5.54
 720         - removed experimental code causing segfault on compaq machines
 721
 722 10/2/2003:      v5.53
 723         - remove mouse probing from hwbootscan, it sometimes
 724           hangs and takes too long.
 725         - add --fast to --cdrom probe, so the cdrom is not opened.
 726         - updated X11 data
 727
 728 4/2/2003:       v5.52
 729         - fixed pci base addresses on 64bit archs (#21075)
 730
 731 20/1/2003:      v5.51
 732         - detection of more Microcom modems
 733         - updated the pcmcia controllers fallback list
 734         - added a minimal man page
 735         - add AVM Fritz!Card DSL USB
 736         - updated X11 data
 737
 738 13/1/2003:      v5.50
 739         - added Myrinet support (#21130)
 740         - make it compile on !(x86_64 & ia64) again
 741
 742 9/1/2003:       v5.49
 743         - fixed some network card names (#22795)
 744         - added wheel mouse data (#22797)
 745         - make it compile on x86_64 & ia64 again
 746
 747 13/12/2002:     v5.48
 748         - cdrom feature list (dvd, cdr, etc)
 749
 750 27/11/2002:     v5.47
 751         - changed tg3/bcm* on ia64 (#21984)
 752         - one ncr53c8xx vs. sym53c8xx issue (#21984)
 753         - cleanup ISDN ids, remove unsupported protocols (#22179)
 754
 755 25/11/2002:     v5.46
 756         - rewrote assignment of BIOS driver numbers
 757         - slight cleanup of int10 code
 758
 759 19/11/2002:     v5.45
 760         - use eepro100 instead of e100 on ia64 (#21055)
 761
 762 18/11/2002:     v5.44
 763         - fixed qla* module info (#21567)
 764
 765 6/11/2002:      v5.43
 766         - joined with 8.1 branch
 767
 768 4/11/2002:      v5.42
 769         - check for REDIRECT in hwscan init script (in case it gets called
 770           from the commandline). #17773
 771
 772 4/11/2002:      v5.41
 773         - do some consistency checks on legacy data from BIOS area (#21462)
 774
 775 17/10/2002:     v5.40
 776         - updated megaraid info (#21043)
 777
 778 10/10/2002:     v5.39
 779         - updated tg3/bcm5700 driver info (#19913)
 780
 781 7/10/2002:      v5.38
 782         - added aacraid driver info (#20592)
 783         - don't run yast if no keyboard is attached (#19768)
 784
 785 30/9/2002:      v5.37
 786         - add "Virtual" to veth description string (#20319)
 787
 788 27/9/2002:      v5.36
 789         - fixed floppy detection (#20269)
 790         - x11 data update (#20182)
 791         - added IBM ServeRAID ids (#20268)
 792
 793 23/9/2002:      v5.35
 794         - 'hwscan --pci' should add prom id (#19648)
 795
 796 20/9/2002:      v5.34
 797         - ia64: switch back to reading ACPI tables for SMP detection.
 798
 799 18/9/2002:      v5.33
 800         - fixed chksum call causing hwinfo to hang in some cases on ia64
 801         - don't overwrite vga modelist
 802
 803 10/9/2002:      v5.32
 804         - avoid alignment problems on ia64
 805         - fixed usb-cdrom probing (#19407, #19440)
 806         - removed '--fast' for disk probing; instead, fixed i2o & cciss
 807
 808 10/9/2002:      v5.31
 809         - probe for cdrom & disk at boot (#19297)
 810         - '--fast' option has effect on disk probing (no i2o & cciss)
 811         - dmfe instead of tulip (#19271)
 812         - convert_hd now understands XML properly
 813         - removed outdated docs
 814
 815 9/9/2002:       v5.30
 816         - probe also USB isdn controllers (#18830)
 817         - added '--help' option to check_hd & convert_hd
 818         - converted pci info to utf8
 819
 820 7/9/2002:       v5.29
 821         - make sure usb floppies are reported as such (#12262)
 822
 823 6/9/2002:       v5.28
 824         - new x11 data
 825         - report s390x arch properly
 826
 827 5/9/2002:       v5.27
 828         - added amd-8111 info
 829         - fixed dpt info (#18914)
 830         - always smp on s390* (#18990)
 831         - changed pcnet32 description (#18892)
 832
 833 4/9/2002:       v5.26
 834         - show boot catalog address in cd info
 835
 836 4/9/2002:       v5.25
 837         - switched escon adapter from 0x70 to 0x8
 838         - corrected number for CTC, IUCV, HSI and QETH
 839         - fix usb isdn adapter detection (#18829)
 840         - updated pci & usb data
 841
 842 3/9/2002:       v5.24
 843         - fixed ata raid code
 844         - new usb mouse (#18296)
 845
 846 3/9/2002:       v5.23
 847         - updated x11 data
 848
 849 02/9/2002:      v5.22
 850         - code for detekting configured CTC, IUCV, HSI and QETH
 851           adapters on s390/s390x
 852         - fixed iSeries network id
 853
 854 29/8/2002:      v5.21
 855         - braille detection on sparc
 856         - fixed script that reads CDB data
 857         - log error messages from vm86 code
 858         - better chipcard reader support
 859         - use _exit instead of exit on some more places.
 860         - prepared for uclibc
 861         - save & restore resource data
 862
 863 28/8/2002:      v5.20
 864         - got rid of gcc warning
 865
 866 28/8/2002:      v5.19
 867         - added x86_64 x11 data
 868
 869 27/8/2002:      v5.18
 870         - changed dasd.c to accept old and new format of /proc/dasd/devices
 871         - better serial mouse detection (#18384)
 872
 873 27/8/2002:      v5.17
 874         - msvec: detect some microcom modems (#15359)
 875
 876 26/8/2002:      v5.16
 877         - use "reprobe" as yast2 argument, not (.reprobe)
 878         - added some new hardware types
 879         - fixed usb & ieee1394 controller detection
 880
 881 22/8/2002:      v5.15
 882         - check cpuid for hyperthreading (#13532)
 883         - add new bus id 'Virtual IO' for DASD (#18202)
 884         - use grub on x86_64
 885         - fixed s390 cpu detection
 886
 887 20/8/2002:      v5.14
 888         - mls: x86 emu for BIOS calls on ia64
 889
 890 19/8/2002:      v5.13
 891         - mls: x86 emu for BIOS calls on x86_64
 892         - updated x11 data
 893
 894 16/8/2002:      v5.12
 895         - changes in libhd interface
 896
 897 15/8/2002:      v5.11
 898         - segfault in hwinfo, part 2
 899         - fixed symbios module entry
 900
 901 13/8/2002:      v5.10
 902         - get isdn model name from isdn database
 903         - updated megaraid info
 904         - make install creates /etc/init.d
 905
 906 13/8/2002:      v5.09
 907         - added info for firewire module
 908         - fixed convert_hd to work with perl 5.8
 909
 910 12/8/2002:      v5.08
 911         - fixed evil segfault in hwinfo
 912         - updated docs
 913
 914 9/8/2002:       v5.07
 915         - moved unique key file to var/lib/hardware/unique-keys
 916         - moved things from var/lib/libhd to var/lib/hardware
 917         - added HD_VERSION #define to hd.h
 918
 919 8/8/2002:       v5.06
 920         - extended isdn package info
 921         - detect dvb cards
 922         - fixed reading driver info
 923         - updated driver info
 924         - changed tv card detection code
 925
 926 6/8/2002:       v5.05
 927         - minor libhd interface changes
 928
 929 5/8/2002:       v5.04
 930         - gmac -> sungem
 931         - don't source rc.config
 932         - report cardbus cards
 933         - _exit instead of exit to avoid calling QT destructors in Yast2
 934         - activated new database code
 935
 936 22/7/2002:      v5.03
 937         - updated x11 data
 938
 939 22/7/2002:      v5.02
 940         - run hwbootscan rc script after "kbd" script
 941         - don't _change_ config status in hwbootscan
 942         - save %gs register around vm86() syscall (%gs may be used in glibc)
 943         - isdn changes
 944         - better handling of dasd devs
 945         - grub instead of lilo on ix86
 946
 947 13/6/2002:      v5.01
 948         - made ia64 cpu model entry more useful
 949         - get bios led status
 950
 951 6/6/2002:       v5.00
 952         - assign hardware added via 'hwprobe' a proper inital status
 953         - added alsa driver info
 954         - dropped old pnpdump() code
 955
 956 24/4/2002:      v4.26
 957         - add x86-64 support
 958
 959 27/3/2002:      v4.25
 960         - prevent doubled cdrom hardware items
 961
 962 27/3/2002:      v4.24
 963         - fixed cdrom device detection (#15553)
 964         - don't assign lp8 to nonexistent usb printers
 965
 966 25/3/2002:      v4.23
 967         - updated help texts
 968
 969 25/3/2002:      v4.22
 970         - recognize fibre channel controllers as storage controllers
 971
 972 24/3/2002:      v4.21
 973         - read bios data in libhd_tiny (to allow vaio handling in linuxrc, #12075)
 974         - read /etc/module.pcimap, too (it's there during installation)
 975         - new x11 data
 976         - de4x5.o vs. tulip.o issue (#15303)
 977         - added Netgear WLAN-Card data (#14848)
 978
 979 21/3/2002:      v4.20
 980         - remove /var/lib/hardware/LOCK in hwbootscan (#15217)
 981         - updated X11 data
 982         - prefer tg3 over bcm5700
 983         - fixed broken framebuffer detection: reenabled & fixed pci setup code
 984
 985 18/3/2002:      v4.19
 986         - fixed segfault in ide code
 987
 988 16/3/2002:      v4.18
 989         - fixed bug that caused 'Processor' scsi devices to be treated
 990           as disks (mentioned in #15007)
 991
 992 14/3/2002:      v4.17
 993         - udated mptbase driver info (#14732)
 994         - better handling of usb-storage devices
 995         - add mouse info we got from smbios
 996         - use info from modules.pcimap
 997         - detect memory size > 4GB (#14287)
 998
 999 9/3/2002:       v4.16
1000         - made hwbootscan an init script again, started after hotplug.
1001         - do not delete the reconfig.needed files, but set configured=no
1002           and needed=no to avoid problems with unsupported graphic cards.
1003         - added usb ids from usbutils
1004         - fixed network module info (#14529)
1005         - improved smbios parser
1006         - updated x11 driver info
1007         - isdn: fix wrong names (AVM) and add more USB devices
1008         - disabled pci setup code that caused infinite loops on
1009           some systems with isa gfxcards
1010
1011 4/3/2002:       v4.15
1012         - new isdn data
1013         - look at /proc/apm, too
1014         - updated network driver info
1015         - detect fujitsu siemens notebook lcd
1016         - updated x11 driver info
1017         - updated pci device list
1018         - check for isapnp devs in boot.hwscan, too
1019
1020 1/3/2002:       v4.14
1021         - detect USB scanner by just looking if the module is usbscanner
1022         - new scanner ids
1023         - camera subclass ids were 1 off from enumeration
1024         - added some new hardware classes: bios, bridge, hub, usb_ctrl
1025         - added '--pci' and '--isapnp' options to hwscan
1026         - fixed evil segfault caused by reading some hardware configs
1027         - added '--fast' option to hwscan: don't check for tricky hardware
1028           as serial mice or parport zips unless they had been found
1029           previously
1030         - boot.hwscan: probe for mice & pci hardware only (to be faster)
1031         - don't try to access 'not available' devices
1032
1033 25/2/2002:      v4.13
1034         - meissner: boot.hwscan:
1035           probe for storage, network, tv, sound handware
1036         - updated x11 data
1037         - handle usb ehci controller
1038         - added basic smbios parser
1039
1040 21/2/2002:      v4.12
1041         - meissner: boot.hwscan: fixed confused curses output
1042         - new isdn database
1043         - update 'not available' state
1044         - changed unique_id algorithm for usb devices
1045
1046 18/2/2002:      v4.11
1047         - added new scanner
1048         - updated x11 data
1049         - experimental support for hpt3* ideraid
1050
1051 12/2/2002:      v4.10
1052         - meissner: mouse probing is in choose_mouse
1053         - meissner: added arguments for light probing '(.reprobe)' as suggested by tom
1054
1055 11/2/2002:      v4.09
1056         - isdn database now in libhd, support for multiple isdn driver
1057
1058 7/2/2002:       v4.08
1059         - renamed a function to avoid conflicts with linuxrc
1060
1061 7/2/2002:       v4.07
1062         - fixed dac960 detection: we used to return just the 1st disk
1063
1064 7/2/2002:       v4.06
1065         - first attempt to handle ide raid controller
1066         - use /proc/partitions to find disks, too
1067
1068 6/2/2002:       v4.05
1069         - make hd_list() work properly if LIBHD_TINY is defined
1070         - added new braille display
1071         - hwinfo accepts '--netcard' as alias to '--network_ctrl'
1072
1073 4/2/2002:       v4.04
1074         - store a config string along with the config status
1075
1076 4/2/2002:       v4.03
1077         - changed hd_change_status() prototype
1078
1079 20/1/2002:      v4.02
1080         - fixed bug that prevented hwprobe env var to work in some cases
1081
1082 28/1/2002:      v4.01
1083         - hwscan: touch /var/lib/hardware/.update if things have changed
1084         - meissner: added boot scripts
1085
1086 21/1/2001:      v4.00
1087         - increased major version number, as we're incompatible to v3 meanwhile
1088         - added function to set hardware config status data directly
1089
1090 20/1/2002:      v3.40
1091         - updated hwscan so it does something useful
1092         - updated x11 data
1093
1094 14/1/2002:      v3.39
1095         - next try with dietlibc on sparc
1096
1097 14/1/2002:      v3.38
1098         - olh: assume veth always present
1099         - make it work with dietlibc on sparc
1100         - new class: hw_usb_ctrl
1101
1102 4/1/2002:       v3.37
1103         - reimplemented iSeries veth device detection (#12680)
1104
1105 14/12/2001:     v3.36
1106         - create version for linking against dietlibc
1107         - mls: continue even if some vbe calls fail
1108
1109 26/11/2001:     v3.35
1110         - prepare for arm
1111
1112 22/11/2001:     v3.34
1113         - call cpu probe for keyboard query
1114         - reduced libhd_tiny size
1115
1116 2/11/2001:.     v3.33
1117         - read country code from usb devices
1118
1119 30/10/2001:     v3.32
1120         - handle iSeries network and storage devices
1121           return ppc64 when uname -m returns it
1122
1123 18/10/2001:     v3.31
1124         - gmac controllers are powered off when unconfigured, so
1125           we have to provide the class id ourself (#11733)
1126
1127 15/10/2001:     v3.30
1128         - don't load parport modules on pmac (#11743)
1129         - provide monitor sync data if they are missing
1130
1131 10/10/2001:     v3.29
1132         - more apple monitor fixes
1133
1134 9/10/2001:      v3.28
1135         - work around incorrect iMac monitor data
1136
1137 8/10/2001:      v3.27
1138         - ppc: detect swim3 floppy (#11643)
1139         - ppc: pr_prom needs pr_pci in some cases
1140         - add monitor entry based on fbdev data, if we have
1141           nothing better (#11344)
1142
1143 5/10/2001:      v3.26
1144         - fix the check for active framebuffer (ppc)
1145           the current one is a hack and doesnt work in all cases
1146         - use pc104 instead of powerpcps2 (ppc)
1147         - longer timeouts in modem detection (#11432)
1148         - don't merge pci and proc data on ppc (#10435)
1149         - pci data are inconsistent on ppc, remove consistency check (#11551)
1150         - new x11 data (ppc)
1151
1152 24/9/2001:      v3.25
1153         - updated X11 data
1154         - no longer default to XF3 for installation on ppc (#11260)
1155
1156 24/9/2001:      v3.24
1157         - added LSIFC9xx/LSI409xx Fibre Channel (#11251)
1158
1159 24/9/2001:      v3.23
1160         - use aic7xxx_old one some controllers (#11202)
1161         - use de4x5 instead of tulip for one card (#11093)
1162         - updated X11 data
1163
1164 20/9/2001:      v3.22
1165         - make AIPTEK tablet a mouse again
1166         - added old_unique_id field
1167         - updated driver info
1168
1169 19/9/2001:      v3.21
1170         - new sound card
1171         - new x11 data
1172
1173 18/9/2001:      v3.20
1174         - rewrote floppy detection to make it work on non-i386 archs
1175         - new x11 data
1176
1177 11/9/2001:      v3.19
1178         - updated X11 data
1179         - get current video mode
1180
1181 10/9/2001:      v3.18
1182         - updated X11 data
1183         - make it work with diet-libc
1184         - should correctly report vmware cards now
1185
1186 4/9/2001:       v3.17
1187         - changed unique_id calculation (#10139)
1188         - introduced arch_ppc64, CHRP64 -> CHRP
1189         - new X11 data
1190
1191 3/9/2001:       v3.16
1192         - usb printer device names have changed
1193         - new x11 data
1194         - fixed segfault bug in ide-scsi handling
1195
1196 29/8/2001:      v3.15
1197         - new x11 data
1198         - ignore obviously broken ddc info
1199
1200 27/8/2001:      v3.14
1201         - new qlogic driver info (#9868)
1202         - completely new x11 data
1203
1204 23/8/2001:      v3.13
1205         - fixed to work with the new cpqarray driver
1206         - fixed evil database bug (#9798)
1207
1208 20/8/2001:      v3.12
1209         - removed usb network module info
1210         - added iSeries disks
1211
1212 17/8/2001:      v3.11
1213         - added usb network data
1214
1215 17/8/2001:      v3.10
1216         - install in $DESTDIR
1217         - handle ide-scsi drives
1218         - fix segfault bug in apm detection
1219
1220 9/8/2001:       v3.09
1221         - fixed some drivers.audio entries
1222
1223 6/8/2001:       v3.08
1224         - added sungem
1225         - fixed qlogicfc entry
1226         - fixed tv card detection
1227
1228 1/8/2001:       v3.07
1229         - fixed typo in short model name calculation
1230
1231 31/7/2001:      v3.06
1232         - make now builds shared version per default
1233
1234 30/7/2001:      v3.05
1235         - integrated hwscan
1236
1237 27/7/2001:      v3.04
1238         - added chipcard reader support
1239         - added camera (webcam) support
1240         - added framebuffer support (currently: VESA)
1241
1242 26/7/2001:      v3.03
1243         - support (usb) joysticks
1244
1245 25/7/2001:      v3.02
1246         - added access functions for /var/lib/hardware/ to libhd
1247         - hwinfo: no progress info if output is redirected
1248         - hwinfo: multiple arguments allowed
1249         - assign a hw_class
1250
1251 24/7/2001:      v3.01
1252         - report smp capability only if >1 processors are active
1253
1254 23/7/2001:      v3.00
1255         - SMP code can now handle empty MP tables
1256         - support module lists in driver info
1257         - new 'manual' flag indicating hardware that was not
1258           detected but entered manually
1259         - report usb capability only if the controller has an irq assigned
1260
1261 27/6/2001:      v2.22
1262         - added usb scanner detection
1263         - set gpm protocol to imps2 for wheel mice
1264         - bios based monitor detection enabled per default
1265         - made usb module loading default
1266
1267 25/6/2001:      v2.21
1268         - sndirsch: corrected 3D info for geforce3 cards
1269
1270 21/6/2001:      v2.20
1271         - updated driver info for new gdth.o
1272
1273 19/6/2001:      v2.19
1274         - fixed for s390x
1275
1276 13/6/2001:      v2.18
1277         - schwab: don't dereference free'd pointer
1278         - prefer e100.o over eepro100.o (#8797)
1279         - fixed framebuffer mode detection bug (#8620)
1280
1281 7/6/2001:       v2.17
1282         - fixed keyboard detection on sparc
1283
1284 22/5/2001:      v2.16
1285         - dan: fix usb modem bug (#8490)
1286         - remove 3d & xf_v3 driver info for ia64
1287
1288 14/5/2001:      v2.15
1289         - use isapnp_reset=0 for loading isa-pnp.o
1290
1291 11/5/2001:      v2.14
1292         - new driver data for 3c509
1293         - X11 data updated
1294         - have i2o cards listed as storage controllers (#6335)
1295
1296 10/5/2001:      v2.13
1297         - increase /dev/psaux timeout
1298         - adapted missing keyboard detection for kernel 2.4
1299
1300 10/5/2001:      v2.12
1301         - less things in libhd_tiny.a
1302         - read block 0 from disks _before_ going to look for the boot device
1303         - vmware detection clobbers %ebx; fixed
1304         - completely new monitor data base (#7536)
1305
1306 7/5/2001:       v2.11
1307         - preserve %ebx in i10_v86.c::vm86_rep
1308
1309 7/5/2001:       v2.10
1310         - rewrote isapnp detection for 2.4 kernel
1311         - updated driver info data
1312         - added "Baum" braille display detection
1313
1314 3/5/2001:       v2.09
1315         - support vbe bios calls to get monitor data (default: disabled)
1316         - added more usb wheel mice
1317
1318 3/5/2001:       v2.08
1319         - added vmware check
1320         - don't do scsi write cache detection in vmware
1321         - added ia64 smp detection
1322         - ia64 x11 data added
1323         - use tulip instead of de4x5 (#7317)
1324
1325 30/4/2001:      v2.07
1326         - updated x11 data
1327         - fixed multi-head display handling
1328         - adapted compaq smart array detection for kernel 2.4
1329
1330 25/4/2001:      v2.06
1331         - parport detection updated for kernel 2.4
1332         - add scsi hostadapter info to debug output
1333         - usb-storage again
1334         - boot_ia64 -> boot_elilo
1335
1336 24/4/2001:      v2.05
1337         - worked on usb-storage support
1338         - no isa-pnp probing in linuxrc
1339
1340 20/4/2001:      v2.04
1341         - better usb-storage support
1342
1343 19/4/2001:      v2.03
1344         - reworked floppy detection
1345         - identify devices with removable media
1346         - zip drives are always reported as floppies
1347
1348 18/4/2001:      v2.02
1349         - reworked ps/2 mouse code
1350         - provide number of buttons/wheels for mice
1351         - X11 data updated (ia32)
1352
1353 7/4/2001:       v2.01
1354         - new output format for support tool
1355         - more options for hwinfo
1356         - include pcmcia/cardbus cards in device lists
1357
1358 5/4/2001:       v2.00
1359         - new major version due to incompatible interface changes
1360         - integrated experimental changes (split was after v1.90)
1361
1362 3/4/2001:       v1.99
1363         - fixed segfault bug in alpha smp code
1364
1365 26/3/2001:      v1.98
1366         - unique id format changed
1367
1368 21/3/2001:      v1.97
1369         - fixed src/ids/Makefile for axp
1370         - slightly changed display detection code on axp
1371
1372 20/3/2001:      v1.96
1373         - new axp x11 data
1374
1375 28/2/2001:      v1.95
1376         - stepan: removed ISDN on alpha
1377         - avoid trigraphs while generating the data base
1378
1379 22/2/2001:      v1.94
1380         - fixed hd_copy() segfault bug (ppc)
1381
1382 21/2/2001:      v1.93
1383         - implemented SMP detection on ppc
1384
1385 20/2/2001:      v1.92
1386         - backport of new SMP detection code (ia32)
1387         - get console speed from kernel command line (ppc)
1388
1389 15/2/2001:      v1.91
1390         - fixed evil scsi device detection bug
1391           (missing scsi devices under some strange circumstances)
1392         - don't probe physical scsi geometry
1393
1394 12/2/2001:      v1.90
1395         - changed display adapter detection code to prefer sbus cards
1396
1397 9/2/2001:       v1.89
1398         - kkaempf: "ld -shared" is forbidden, changed to "gcc"
1399
1400 7/2/2001:       v1.88
1401         - new x11 data (sparc)
1402
1403 31/1/2001:      v1.87
1404         - mls: new oem stuff
1405
1406 30/1/2001:      v1.86
1407         - new x11 data (sparc)
1408
1409 29/1/2001:      v1.85
1410         - kukuk: sparc keyboard patches
1411
1412 23/1/2001:      v1.84
1413         - mls: added '--packages' option to hwinfo
1414
1415 21/1/2001:      v1.83
1416         - new x11 data (sparc)
1417
1418 19/1/2001:      v1.82
1419         - ncr*.o instead of sym*.o for 53c895a
1420         - new x11 data (ia32)
1421
1422 18/1/2001:      v1.81
1423         - fixed ISAPnP device name handling
1424         - back to ncr*.o for 53c875 [devid 0xf] (#5816)
1425         - added new tulip card
1426
1427 17/1/2001:      v1.80
1428         - updated dac960 driver info
1429
1430 17/1/2001:      v1.79
1431         - new x11 data
1432         - added '--help' option to hwinfo
1433         - implemented a basic getopt-style hwinfo interface
1434         - activate pr_bios if pr_misc is set
1435
1436 16/1/2001:      v1.78
1437         - updated driver info (starfire/qla2x00)
1438
1439 16/1/2001:      v1.77
1440         - back to old version scheme to avoid update problems
1441
1442 15/1/2001:      v1.0.76
1443         - updated scsi driver info
1444
1445 15/1/2001:      v1.0.75
1446         - new x11 data
1447         - make XF 4 default if no X11 info is found (ia32 only)
1448         - fixed serial line detection bug
1449
1450 14/1/2001:      v1.0.74
1451         - updated pci name list
1452         - updated scsi/network driver info
1453
1454 12/1/2001:      v1.0.73
1455         - new x11 data
1456         - sym*.o instead of ncr*.o for 53C875
1457         - quick fix for Wacom tablets
1458
1459 12/1/2001:      v1.0.72
1460         - fix minor bug in printer detection
1461         - fix bios disk number detection
1462
1463 11/1/2001:      v1.0.71
1464         - arvin: made res_pppd_option work
1465         - arvin: fixed detection of terminal adapters
1466         - sped up new modem stuff if no modem is connected
1467
1468 11/1/2001:      v1.0.70:
1469         - new x11 data (sparc)
1470
1471 10/1/2001:      v1.0.69
1472         - introduced res_pppd_option
1473         - new x11 data (ia32)
1474
1475 9/1/2001:       v1.0.68
1476         - smid@suse.cz: improved modem init string code
1477
1478 8/1/2001:       v1.0.67
1479         - fixed color depth handling
1480         - fixed multi-soundcard bug
1481         - new x11 data
1482
1483 7/1/2001:       v1.0.66
1484         - kendy@suse.cz: use BIOS port info for parport
1485         - new x11 data for all archs
1486         - 8139too instead of rtl8139 whenever possible
1487
1488 20/12/2000:     v1.0.65
1489         - added modem init string patch from smid@suse.cz
1490
1491 19/12/2000:     v1.0.64
1492         - added cciss stuff
1493         - updated x11 data
1494
1495 18/12/2000:     v1.0.63
1496         - BIOS lba stuff now works
1497
1498 18/12/2000:     v1.0.62
1499         - updated x11 data
1500
1501 14/12/2000:     v1.0.61
1502         - updated x11 data
1503         - build pnpdump only on i386 and alpha
1504         - hwinfo can now update x11 info in install.inf
1505
1506 13/12/2000:     v1.0.60
1507         - hwinfo can now update braille info in install.inf
1508         - activate alva braille detection
1509
1510 13/12/2000:     v1.0.59
1511         - updated x11 data
1512
1513 12/12/2000:     v1.0.58
1514         - new version number scheme (due to shared lib)
1515         - create shared libhd
1516         - report BIOS lba extension support
1517         - rearranged building libhd_tiny a bit
1518
1519 12/12/2000:     v1.57
1520         - fixed isapnp segfault bug
1521         - updated x11 data
1522
1523 8/12/200:       v1.56
1524         - new alva detection code
1525         - added cd-r/dvd detection
1526         - read "el torito" boot info
1527         - updated x11 info
1528
1529 7/12/2000:      v1.55
1530         - fixed evil hddb bug
1531         - added 3d script field
1532
1533 9/11/2000:      v1.54
1534         - started work on hddb fix
1535         - renamed timeout -> hd_timeout
1536
1537 27/10/2000:     v1.53
1538         - remove memory leaks, part 2 (ppc)
1539
1540 26/10/2000:     v1.52
1541         - add CD-RW detection (and DVD)
1542
1543 25/10/2000:     v1.51
1544         - remove memory leaks, part 1
1545
1546 10/10/2000:     v1.50
1547         - distinguish between chrp & chrp64
1548
1549 10/10/2000:     v1.49
1550         - provide a unique key for every hardware item
1551
1552 10/10/2000:     v1.48
1553         - cpu/smp detection code improved
1554
1555 28/9/2000:      v1.47
1556         - sparc: new x11 info
1557
1558 22/9/2000:      v1.46
1559         - ppc: fixed serial line & modem detection
1560
1561 21/9/2000:      v1.45
1562         - provide CHPID on s390
1563
1564 20/9/2000:      v1.44
1565         - added missing closedir()
1566
1567 18/9/2000:      v1.43
1568         - improved /proc/interrupt parsing
1569         - ppc: always return a ps/2 mouse for PreP & CHRP
1570         - skip serial device detection for console & yast2ser /proc/cmdline
1571           entries
1572         - ids updated
1573
1574 18/9/2000:      v1.42
1575         - now *really* disabled braille except on ia32
1576
1577 15/9/2000:      v1.41
1578         - ppc: changed some ids
1579
1580 13/9/2000:      v1.40
1581         - serial console detection for ppc
1582
1583 13/9/2000:      v1.39
1584         - ppc x11 driver info
1585         - ppc serial console
1586         - braille only on ia32
1587         - fixed scsi segfault bug
1588
1589 8/9/2000:       v1.38
1590         - updated device ids
1591         - added basic i2o support
1592         - disabled isapnp on ppc
1593
1594 7/9/2000:       v1.37
1595         - fixed modem segfault bug
1596         - fixed Zip device detection
1597
1598 6/9/2000:       v1.36
1599         - s390 network devices
1600
1601 5/9/2000:       v1.35
1602         - s390: finds disks
1603         - ppc: better sound detection
1604
1605 25/8/2000:      v1.34
1606         - new platform cpu entry on alpha
1607
1608 24/8/2000:      v1.33
1609         - better monitor & display detection on ppc
1610
1611 23/8/2000:      v1.32
1612         - made libhd at least to compile on s390
1613
1614 23/8/2000:      v1.31
1615         - slightly changed memory detection
1616         - ADB mice: /dev/input/mice
1617
1618 15/8/2000:      v1.30
1619         - added monitor detection on ppc
1620         - fixed iso9660 info reading
1621
1622 14/8/2000:      v1.29
1623         - added PROM parser for ppc; currently handles
1624           SCSI, network, sound & floppy devices
1625
1626 9/8/2000:       v1.28
1627         - added pr_misc to hw_isdn
1628         - fixed memory size detection
1629         - added 'generation' to system entry (for ppc)
1630         - new scsi detection code
1631         - kukuk: PS/2 keyboard detection on UltraSPARC
1632
1633 28/7/2000:      v1.27
1634         - fixed 'x11' parameter parsing
1635
1636 27/7/2000:      v1.26
1637         - added '--special' option to hwinfo (needed for live CD)
1638         - updated x11 data
1639
1640 24/7/2000:      v1.25
1641         - SMP detection: look for 'apic' flag
1642         - updated x11 data
1643
1644 20/7/2000:      v1.24
1645         - fixed Vaio detection
1646         - updated special ide chipset list
1647         - included more functions in LIBHD_TINY
1648         - updated x11 data
1649
1650 19/7/2000:      v1.23
1651         - updated x11 data
1652
1653 18/7/2000:      v1.22
1654         - dropped alva probing
1655         - updated x11 data
1656
1657 15/7/2000:      v1.21
1658         - fixed isapnp isdn probing bug
1659         - updated x11 data
1660
1661 14/7/2000:      v1.20
1662         - fixed stupid printer probing bug
1663         - updated x11 data
1664
1665 13/7/2000:      v1.19
1666         - fixed bootdevice detection bug
1667         - detect PowerBooks
1668
1669 12/7/2000:      v1.18
1670         - updated alsa driver info
1671         - updated minicdb id data
1672         - fixed missing isapnp sound cards bug
1673
1674 11/7/2000:      v1.17
1675         - added Sony Vaio detection
1676         - changed lance driver entry
1677         - fixed isdn/network card bug
1678         - updated id data
1679
1680 10/7/2000:      v1.16
1681         - pnpdump: start port scanning at port 0x20b, not 0x203
1682           (skips potential game port)
1683         - get ids directly from minicdb
1684
1685 7/7/2000:       v1.15
1686         - fixed hw_sys/hw_tv probing bug
1687
1688 6/7/2000:       v1.14
1689         - new 'system' hw entry
1690         - sparc smp detection: active -> probed
1691
1692 5/7/2000:       v1.13
1693         - added parallel Zip drive detection
1694
1695 3/7/2000:       v1.12
1696         - don't list cardbus/pcmcia devs in hd_list()
1697         - add multimedia/video boards to display adapters
1698
1699 27/6/2000:      v1.11
1700         - increased timeout in fhp detection
1701
1702 27/6/2000:      v1.10
1703         - fixed bug in braille detection
1704
1705 26/6/2000:      v1.09
1706         - updated README
1707         - fixed bug in 'hwprobe' handling
1708
1709 26/6/2000:      v1.08
1710         - new usb mouse devices
1711
1712 22/6/2000:      v1.07
1713         - activated serial line scanning in linuxrc
1714         - extendend 'hwprobe=' features
1715
1716 21/6/2000:      v1.06
1717         - fhp_old braille detection implemented
1718         - alva & ht braille stuff added
1719
1720 21/6/2000:      v1.05
1721         - changed (driver_info_x11_t).x11.raw to str_list_t
1722
1723 21/6/2000:      v1.04
1724         - added 'x11' kernel cmdline param
1725
1726 20/6/2000:      v1.03
1727         - fixed mk_ids (used to drop all non-x11 ids)
1728         - improved 'hwprobe=' functionality
1729         - fhp braille detection implemented
1730
1731 20/6/2000:      v1.02
1732         - updated pciutils & sax/sax2 data
1733         - added fire gl1
1734         - added 'hwprobe' env resp. kernel cmdline param
1735
1736 13/6/2000:      v1.01
1737         - new module info
1738         - fix old VGA entries
1739         - hw_tv now functional
1740
1741 9/6/2000:       v1.00
1742         - added hw_monitor, hw_printer, hw_tv, hw_scanner
1743           [hw_tv, hw_scanner still non-funcional]
1744         - improved ddc parsing (new syslinux!)
1745
1746 7/6/2000:       v0.99
1747         - added hd_list() function
1748
1749 6//6/2000:      v0.98
1750         - hd_display_list() function
1751         - new SaX[2] data
1752         - changed mk_ids to provide 3d *and* non-3d x11 entries
1753
1754 31/5/2000:      v0.97
1755         - provides info about bios disk ids
1756
1757 30/5/2000:      v0.96
1758         - extended X11 driver info (for XF86 4.0)
1759         - added Thorsten's small SPARC patch
1760         - extended serial line info
1761         - note: v0.95 was a ppc quick-hack only version needed for 6.4;
1762           it will not be integrated into the main tree
1763
1764 24/5/2000:      v0.94
1765         - fixed tmp file security hole
1766         - added hd_{mouse/keyboard/floppy}_list() functions
1767
1768 15/5/2000:      v0.93
1769         - integrated Thorsten Kukuk's patches (mostly SPARC stuff)
1770         - some minor other fixes
1771
1772 17/4/2000:      v0.92
1773         - ADB mouse driver info extended
1774         - color code stuff updated
1775
1776 11/4/2000:      v0.91
1777         - fixed XkbModel typo on intel/axp
1778         - ia64 patches from Andreas
1779         - new Mac color code
1780
1781 31/3/2000:      v0.89
1782         - changed XkbModel to "powerpcps2" on chrp machines
1783         - more iMac colors
1784
1785 24/3/2000:      v0.88
1786         - read color code on macs
1787
1788 21/3/2000:      v0.87
1789         - added Netfinity graphics card fix
1790         - 3com net card driver adjustments
1791         - ISDN info fix
1792         - SPARC keyboard code
1793         - added keyboard driver info
1794
1795 14/3/2000:      v0.86
1796         - flush serial buffer before close()
1797
1798 8/3/2000:       v0.85
1799         - some minor bug fixes
1800
1801 8/3/2000:       v0.84
1802         - changed display adapter probing to include bc_multimedia
1803
1804 8/3/2000:       v0.83
1805         - pci cards are attached to their resp. bridges
1806         - card bus cards not listed by probe_by_class
1807
1808 6/3/2000:       v0.82
1809         - X server list fixes
1810
1811 5/3/2000:       v0.81
1812         - some monitor data
1813
1814 4/3/2000:       v0.80
1815         - new probing flag pr_scsi_geo: defaults to off due to
1816           problems on scsi-Zip's
1817
1818 3/3/2000:       v0.79
1819         - tuned probing flags
1820         - renamed drivers file
1821         - added "Belinea 10 20 20" data (ddc info lies about supported modes!)
1822
1823 29/2/2000:      v0.78
1824         - new graphics cards
1825
1826 28/2/2000:      v0.77
1827         - modem fix: give default name if none could be determined
1828         - added 3Com Robotics recognition
1829         - added physical SCSI geometry
1830
1831 28/2/2000:      v0.76
1832         - automatic usb module loading
1833         - rewrite of the probing flags stuff; new probing flags
1834         - new hd_display() function
1835
1836 26/2/2000:      v0.75
1837         - pcmcia detection now looks at class ids
1838         - fixed pcmcia detection bug
1839         - added usb detection function
1840
1841 26/2/2000:      v0.74
1842         - added alsa isapnp sound cards
1843
1844 25/2/2000:      v0.73
1845         - sparc & baud rate fix
1846         - new libihw
1847         - minor usb improvements
1848         - better keyboard detection
1849         - ressource management for irqs
1850         - isdn fixes/improvements
1851         - added some sound cards
1852
1853 24/2/2000:      v0.72
1854         - libihw used only on ix86 & axp
1855         - pc keyboard detection
1856
1857 23/2/2000:      v0.71
1858         - isdn stuff
1859
1860 22/2/2000:      v0.70
1861         - changed x11/3d driver info
1862
1863 18/2/2000:      v0.69
1864         - mouse code now resets serial lines
1865
1866 18/2/2000:      v0.68
1867         - new try at AGP detection
1868         - improved mylex code
1869         - added compaq smart raid detection
1870         - improved scsi code
1871
1872 17/2/2000:      v0.67
1873         - improved CPU code on axp & ppc
1874         - changed serial line code: use non-blocking open
1875
1876 16/2/2000:      v0.66
1877         - new ids
1878         - added Mylex detection (dac960)
1879
1880 15/2/2000:      v0.65
1881         - a lot of driver info
1882         - timeout problem opening serial devs?
1883
1884 12/2/2000:      v0.64
1885         - added some ids
1886         - added Zoom modem detection
1887
1888 11/2/2000:      v0.63
1889         - fixed isapnp for ppc
1890
1891 11/2/2000:      v0.62
1892         - Makefile now knows about sparc64
1893         - driver info: 3c90x vs. 3c59x; see comment in drivers.SuSE
1894         - worked on ISDN stuff
1895
1896 10/2/2000:      v0.61
1897         - added peliminary usb storage device handling
1898         - added ISA-PnP memory range decoding
1899         - added ISDN probing for ISA cards (*very* preliminary)
1900
1901 8/2/2000:       v0.60
1902         - added UMAX USB scanner ids
1903         - small modem fix (open fds)
1904         - determines boot device
1905
1906 5/2/2000:       v0.59
1907         - improved boot floppy: now with usb support
1908         - changed hw behavior: no listing on console if a logfile is used
1909         - fixed missing baud defines on SPARC
1910         - added 3d graphics card info
1911         - changed internal mouse ids from PnP ids --> special ids
1912         - some 64 bit pci fixes
1913         - pci devices with missing class info: get class info from data base
1914         - added more usb ids
1915
1916 4/2/2000:       v0.58
1917         - added generic ne2000 info
1918         - improved printing of modules.conf entries
1919         - moved ID handling macros (MAKE_ID, etc) to hd.h
1920
1921 3/2/2000:       v0.57
1922         - added lp-devices to mk_floppy
1923         - added usb vendor list
1924         - NOTE: hd_class_list() interface slightly changed!!!
1925         - USB support complete rewritten
1926         - modem fix: avoid selecting a device twice!
1927         - driver info: take compatible devices into account
1928
1929 2/2/2000:       v0.56
1930         - more driver info
1931         - added hd_smp_support()
1932
1933 1/2/2000:       v0.55
1934         - made hd_module_is_active() global
1935         - added pcnet32 info
1936         - added 'static' target
1937         - fixed ddc string parser
1938         - fixed monitor driver info parser
1939         - added tiny target: -> libhd_tiny.a is minimum version for linuxrc
1940
1941 27/10/2000:     v0.54
1942         - rescan == 3 --> return new entries since last call with rescan == 2
1943
1944 27/10/2000:     v0.53
1945         - fixed driver entries with modules.conf lines
1946         - fixed internal handling of modules.conf entries
1947         - added new feature to hd_*_list() functions:
1948           rescan == 2 --> return only new entries
1949
1950 25/10/2000:     v0.52
1951         - started this log :-)
1952         - modem code now handles non-pnp modems
1953         - added a baud resource to modem entries: holds the modem's max.
1954           port speed
1955         - added some modem ids
1956         - updated docu (interface.html)