| From: COMICS::MEGARITY "Ian Megarity - UK TSC" 11-NOV-1992 18:44:34.74
To: WEBSTERC,REYNOLDSJ
CC: MEGARITY
Subj: Here they are ...
Directory PROXY::PROXY_PUBLIC:[T2027_FIRM.14]
DECNDU_VMS.PS;1 2234/2235 15-AUG-1991 13:34:52.00
DEMFA014.A;1 594/594 23-JUL-1992 16:17:24.00
DEMFA014.SYS;1 495/495 9-JUN-1992 16:38:48.00
DEMFA014_RELEASE.NOTES;1
4/6 23-JUL-1992 14:11:41.00
KITINSTAL.COM;30 22/24 23-JUL-1992 14:12:58.00
NDU012.A;1 216/216 9-JUN-1992 14:15:45.00
Total of 6 files, 3565/3570 blocks.
|
| From: COMICS::MEGARITY "Ian Megarity - UK TSC" 11-NOV-1992 18:47:56.66
To: WEBSTERC,REYNOLDSJ
CC:
Subj: FYI
From: COMICS::MEGARITY "Ian Megarity - UK TSC" 11-NOV-1992 18:47:34.68
To: WELCLU::WOODWARDA
CC: MEGARITY
Subj: Ignore my previous mail - here are the DEMFA 1.4 firmware Rel notes
Ashley,
I've just found the Release Notes and they are attached.
Regards
IanM
Release Notes for DEMFA Firmware Release 1.4
REL14: 23-JUL-1992
o corrected broadcast filtering.
Release Notes for DEMFA Firmware Release 1.3
rel13: 17-sept-1991
o enabled promiscuious mode
o corrected host supplied addresses written into CAM
Release Notes for DEMFA Firmware Release 1.2.
Below are the firmware changes since Release 0.9.
REL12: 26-Aug-1991
o Disabled promiscuous mode - Promiscuous is not supported
REL11: 22-AUG-1991
o Mop reqid and sysid problems fixed
REL1: 19-July-1991
Changes:
o Changed Firmware Revision to 1.0
BL0E: 10-July-1991
Fixes:
o Receive Own and Receive Format errors
o Level Three Diagnostic test errors
BL0D: 24-June-1991
Fixes:
o Actual MIF fix based on specific hardware behavior
o Fix of AM responses greater than 1 page
BL0C: 12-June-1991
Fixes:
o Speculative MIF fix writing lword following AM received
frames less than one page in length
o Allows enabling both LLC and SMT FCs on single promiscuous user
BL0B: 22-May-1991
Fixes:
o Modified fault recovery delayed scheme to flush frames by
transitioning to the Halted state with PSQ of FF. Should
not be counted as error by driver.
o Contains fix to Shutdown command processing (later found
to break level 3 diagnostics).
BL0A: 19-May-1991
Fixes:
o New command lengths and formats include architecturally
required ring management information
o Command based EEPROM update bug fixed. No more DEV-REQ-ERRs.
o New ESP ISR eliminates Watchdog Timeout.
o New handling of fault recovery delayed (found to have
bugs, changed in bl0b).
BL09: 9-April-1991
quiver::proj$705:[griesmer.xfa_release.bl9] for mfg
Fixes:
o Fixed kernel bug that loaded Firmware Rev after power up
and prior to init.
This kernel common to all subsequent images through bl0d.
|