==== SHSMOD package for Linux (V1.93beta) ====
                                                  by Device Drivers Limited
                                                  http://www.devdrv.com/

Objects(not included):
 shsmod      -- Serial High Speed Mode check and enabler for Linux in user mode
 serial.o    -- Linux standard serial port driver with Serial High Speed Mode

Sources:
 shsmod.c    -- main routine source code for shsmod
 serial.c    -- source code for serial.o
 shstable.c  -- external 'include' table for shsmod and serial.o
 shstable.h  -- external 'include' table structure difines
 shschip.c   -- external 'include' detection routine for shsmod and serial.o
 shsmod-v1.93b.patch.gz -- Patch file from 2.4.18 original to shsmod-serial.o
 Makefile    -- Describes how to compile (i686 environment)
 Readme.pkg  -- This file
 README.old  -- Original README file for Linux patch distribution.
 README      -- Modified README file for Linux patch distribution.
 README.win  -- README file for Win98/Me distribution.

Usage for shsmod:
 shsmod [1|2|3] [C|H|L]

 1: /dev/ttyS0, 2: /dev/ttyS1, 3: both(/dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1)
 C: Check, H: Set to high speed mode, L: Set to normal mode

Known bugs for shsmod:
 For VIA82C686A|B systems, X-window and Gui mode keyboard are
 sometimes hanged or locked. 

Usage for serial.o (kernel mode driver):
 1. Replace serial.c and add shstable.c and shschip.c 
    in /usr/linux-2.4.??/drivers/char/ directoris.
 2. Recompile kernel or serial.o if serial.o is installed for MODULE
 3. insmod serial.o if serial.o is installed for MODULE
 (This patch is checked for kernel 2.4.18, 2.4.19 and Redhat 8.0)
 4. Details are described at "README" file.

Examples for Winbond, NS users:
 # stty -F /dev/ttyS0 speed 230400

 or
 # stty -F /dev/ttyS1 speed 460800

Examples for SMSC, ALi, VIA users: 
 # setserial /dev/ttyS0 divisor 0x8002 spd_cust
 # stty -F /dev/ttyS0 speed 38400

 or
 # setserial /dev/ttyS1 divisor 0x8001 spd_cust
 # stty -F /dev/ttyS1 speed 38400

 (Note: 0x8002 ==> 230400bps, 0x8001 ==> 460800 bps)

LICENCES and DISTRIBUTION:
  shsmod and related drivers are "reportware".
  The "reportware" is almost free-software, but please report us.
  Let me know how it worked for you.
   (machine/motherboard, OS, shsmod output..)

   Report & Related news BBS in English
   http://www.devdrv.com/bbs/eshsmod.cgi

   Report & Related news BBS in Japanese
   http://www.devdrv.co.jp/bbs/shsmod.cgi
   Please feel free to write. 

We admit to distribute this package as FreeWare under below conditions:
- No change is permitted for this package contents.
- Commercial Media and Service have to take our acknowledgement for distribution.
(For publisher and commercial sites, please mail us.)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Special thanks for Osamu Imaizumi(gigo@nisiq.net),
                   MIZUHARA Bun(mizuhara@acm.org),
                   TAKEUCHI Yoji(ytakeuch@po.iijnet.or.jp),
                   Marcin Wisnicki(cherry@klub.chip.pl).

WARRANTY:
This warranty doesn't cover any performance, functionality and operation
results. Device Drivers Limited made enough test before shipment of this
package. Please use this software with your own risk.

Reference Sites:
- High speed serial port for VIA VT82C686 chipsets for linux
http://www.kati.fi/viahss/ by jrauti@iki.fi

- Another shsmod distribution for Linux
http://pocztowa.one.pl/shsmod/ by cherry@klub.chip.pl
http://klub.chip.pl/shsmod/

- setserial
http://sourceforge.net/projects/setserial/
http://www.linuxprinting.org/man/setserial.8.html

- Serial HOWTO: Speed
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Serial-HOWTO-11.html
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Released on 2/20/2003 by Device Drivers Limited
                         http://www.devdrv.com/