Release.pdf

VT6107 and VT8231/VT8233/VT8235/VT8237 Integrated LAN

Software Package

(VIA version) Version: 4.1

1. Major changes in this software packages

1.1. Windows miniport driver support “Wakeup” option in Win2000/XP and Server 2003.

2. Notice

2.1.All the drivers included in this driver package are free for the vulnerability of Ethernet frame padding

information leakage issue reported by @stake Inc. in Jan 2003.

2.2.WHQL submission number of the Windows NDISM driver (v3.44) for x86 in this software package is

958730.

2.3.WHQL submission number of the Windows NDISM driver (v3.45) for X64 in this software package is

962662.

3. Detailed change note list

3.1. Drivers

Name

Ver. Supporting OSes Location

Note

NDIS3

NDIS4

NDIS5

3.44 Win95,Win95OSR2,

Win98, Win98SE,

NT3.51, NT4.0,

WinME, Win2000,

WinXP, Windows

Server 2003

Root directory

1. Add new SVID/SSID to x86 driver.

2. Use I/O map I/O instead of memory map I/O in WinCE 4/5

driver.

3. Modify INF string %DiskName% to "VIA Fast Ethernet

adapter driver disk".

4. Modify the driver to support a new "Wakeup" option and

add it to INF file also.

5. Modify PCI scan method to support max. 256 buses.

NDIS5 for XP

embedded

3.44 Windows XP

embedded SP1

\XPe\

NDIS5 for

Windows CE

4.0/4.2

3.44 Windows CE 4.0/4.2 \CE4\

NDIS5 for

Windows CE

5.0

3.44 Windows CE 5.0

\CE5\

NDIS5 for

X64

3.45 Windows XP,

Windows Server

2003 X64 Edition

\X64\

NDIS3F

3.17 Windows For

Workgroup 3.11

\WFW311\

1. Windows INF flow control default value change to

"disabled".

2. Modify to support scanning max. 256 PCI buses.

NDIS2

4.35 LAN Server DOS

Workstations,

LANTASTIC,

PCNFS, MS DOS

6.22 (MS client 3.0)

\LANSVR40.D

OS\,

\LANTASTI\,

\MSLANMAN.D

OS\,

\PCNFS\

1. Setting flow control to disable if no initial value is

assigned.

2. Don't show the un-authorized adapter in multi-adapter

menu. This feature is off in official version.

3. Fixed the bug of share IRQ.

4. Verify Sub Vendor ID is supported.

5. Disable Half-Duplex Mode flow control.

Packet

4.30 MS DOS 6.22 (NCSA

Telnet client, PCTCP)

\PKTDRVR\ 1. Setting flow control to disable if no initial value is

assigned.

2. Don't show the un-authorized adapter in multi-adapter

menu. This feature is off in official version.

3. Fixed the bug of setting legacy force mode.

4. Verify Sub Vendor ID is supported.

5. Fixed bug of help menu.

6. Disable Flow control in half-duplex mode.

Server ODI

(ASM

version)

5.02 Netware Server 3.11,

3.12, 4.11, 4.12

\NETWARE\SR

VRODI.311\,

\NETWARE\SR

VRODI.312\,

\NETWARE\SR

VRODI.4\

1. No version change in this software package.

Server ODI

(C version)

6.09 Client 32 for DOS,

Netware Server 5.0,

5.1, 6.0, 6.5

\NETWARE\CL

IENT32\,

\NETWARE\SR

VRODI.56\

1. Fix patch issue. (Strings length need to follow the format)

2. Set default value of "FLOW_CONTROL" to disable.

DOS ODI

4.28 MS DOS 6.22

(Netware client for

DOS)

\NETWARE\D

OSODI\

1. Setting flow control to disable if no initial value is

assigned.

2. Don't show the un-authorized adapter in multi-adapter

menu. This feature is off in official version.

3. Fixed the bug of share IRQ.

4. Verify Sub Vendor ID is supported.

5. Fixed the version bug.

MAC OS

1.07 MAC OS X

\MACOSX\

1. No version change in this software package.

Linux

4.39 Linux x86 Kernel

2.2.x ~ 2.6.x

Linux AMD64 Kernel

2.4.x ~ 2.6.9

\LINUX\

1. Change Interrupt service TD/RD from 20 to 32.

2. Enable VT6107 Memory-Read-Multiple function.

3. Fix Fedora Core 3 (kernel 2.6.9) compile failure bug.

4. Add adaptive interrupt function to improve performance.

5. Fix the bug that Rx fail when traffic loading is heavy.

6. Comment VLAN_ID and Tagging in linux.txt with

“Management Adapter only”.

FreeBSD

3.24 FreeBSD 3.2, 4.0,

4.11, 4.2, 4.5~4.9,

5.0~5.3, 5.2~5.3

AMD64

\FREEBSD\

1. Add LKM(Loadable Kernel Module) driver installation

method.

2. Support checksum-offload & VLAN function for VT6105M.

3. Porting to FreeBSD 5.3(Only add <sys/module.h>

declaration).

4. Add FLOW_CTRL driver option in if_fet.h and set it to

default disabled.

5. Modify if_fet.c Rx service routone condition for heavy

traffic Rx disabled bug.

Unixware

2.15 SCO Unixware 7.1,

OpenUnix 8

\UNIXWARE\ 1. No version change in this software package.

SCO5

4.19 SCO Open Server

5.0.4

\SCO5\

1. Modify driver option flow control default value to "Disable".

2. Modify Rx service routine condition for heavy traffic Rx

disabled bug.

3. Add new SVID/SSIDs in VIA version.

Solaris

1.08 Solaris 8, 9, 10

\SOLARIS\

1. No version change in this software package.

DIAG

3.37 MS DOS 6.22

Root directory 1. Modify Chip Type checking method for VT8251 integrated

LAN.

2. Modify for using new lib to support scanning max. 256 PCI

buses.

Winsetup

3.12 Win95, Win95OSR2,

Win98, Win98SE,

NT3.51, NT4.0,

WinME, Win2000,

Root directory,

\WINSETUP\

1. Change string table.

2. Do not delete temp file in all case.

3. Set filter while copy source file into local disk.

4. Tolerate winsetup to contain component dll or driver pack.

WinXP, Windows

Server 2003

5. Fill in windows source path in registry into pre ask dialog

in 95/98/nt4.

6. Extend wait time for driver installed in nt4 to 5sec instead

of 3.

7. Remove sel delete code.

8. Set default series name in progress to NULL.

9. Add quotation marks to parameter of CreateProcess.

10. Keep ntsim2.sys in original folder, and delete it after whole

process.

11. Add Adapter En/Disable Function in nt5.

12. Add WaitForSignalObject for child process to terminate.

13. Add multi instance check for winsetup.

14. Change company id fetch method within ntsetup.inf to

dynamic load.

15. Don't wait for child process(if any) to return.

16. Remove Uninstallation information from registry(if any).

17. Do not Check INF file while uninstalling except nt4.

18. Fix bug in parameter for windows source.

19. Update vetup.dll to 1.01.

20. Adding VETUP64.DLL to support amd64.

21. Including ntsim2a.sys to support amd64.

22. Support Software-First driver installation in Windows

Me/2000/XP/Server 2003.

23. Using CreateProcess instead of WinExec in nt4.

24. Delete ntsim2a.sys.

25. Change local folder to "\\vnDrvBase\\vn_<NAMEOFINF>".

26. Add ntsim2a.sys to copy-file list.

27. Set text on progress bar to be unique.

28. Set filter for software first parameter.

29. Add help for software first parameter.

30. Fixed bug unable to delete uninstall information from

registry.

31. Change finish dialog for ME while using Software First.

32. Add directive support to Manufacturer / InstallSection /

HWID enum.

33. Add InstallSection check in 9X/NT5 environment.

34. Set SourcePath in ME after doing Software-First Install.

35. Make sure name of INF before clear local folder.

36. Change local folder to "\\vnDrvBas\\<NAMEOFINF>".

37. Add vetup64.dll to copy-file list.

38. Fix bug of pre-install in ME.

39. Fix bug of Update fail in NT4.

3.2. Application utilities for users

Name

Ver. Supported OSes

Location

Note

NICSET

2.12 Win95, Win95OSR2,

Win98, Win98SE,

NT4.0, WinME,

Win2000, WinXP,

Windows Server

2003

\NICSET\

1. Copy/install driver into/from specific location.

2. CoUninstAP(1.03).

3. Miniportdriver(3.44).

3.3. Drivers/Utilities for Boot ROM users

Name

Ver. Supported OSes

Location

Note

Flash

3.14 MS DOS 6.22

\FLASH\

1. Modify flash.txt for 5V flash not supported on

VT6105/VT6105M.

2. Modify for using new lib to support scanning max. 256 PCI

buses.

RPL-DOS 4.36 Remote boot DOS \RPL\

1. Fixed the bug on the function for initializing PCI register.

2. Disable Half-Duplex mode flow control.

RPL-W95

4.36/

3.44

Remote boot

Windows 95 Golden

\RPLW95\

1. RPL 4.36. and Miniport 3.44.

PXE

2.41

\PXE\

1. TFTP download of bootfile from DHCP bootfile option(tag

67) would not work unless the option was NULL

terminated or followed by a DHCP pad option(tag 0). The

original design is wrong. Corrected in this version.

2. Fixed the bug on requesting DHCP server. The PXE

continue sending request packet even if the ack packet

had arrived.

3. Disable Half-duplex mode flow control.

4. Increasing delay time to 5 seconds when showing

prompted message for bootstrap menu.

PXERPL

2.40

\PXERPL\

1. PXE 2.41 and RPL 4.36.

3.4. Drivers/Utilities for manufacture, not to release to users

Name

Ver. Supported OSes Location

Note

Ether-debug

tool for

Windows CE

1.02 MicrosoftWindows

CE 4.2/5.0

\ETHERTOOL\ 1. No version change in this software package.

EEPROM

3.22 MS DOS 6.22

\EEPROM\

1. Modify to add MACID/SSID/SVID checking command-line

functions -vm/-vs/-vv.

2. Modify for using new lib to support scanning max. 256 PCI

buses.

3.5. MISC

Name

Ver. Support OSes

Location

Note

UNATTEND 1.00 Windows 9x, NT 4.0,

2000, XP

\UNATTEND\ 1. No version change in this software package.

3.6. Application documents

Document

Ver. Location Note

NICSET User Guide

1.2 \NICSET\ 1. No version change in this software package.

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