README for fcpci driver
=======================

Revision:   0.8.1
Date:  2011-12-08


Kernel compatibility
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This source package is usable with kernel 2.6.15 until 2.6.30.

Beginning with revision 0.7.0 this source package can be used
for both microarchitectures: 32bit (usually named as i386 or 
i686) and 64bit (usually named as amd64).

Tools for compiling
-------------------
The makefiles needs the following tools: make, gcc, coreutils, libc6,
binutils and module-init-tools (package names of Debian).

Essentially you need also the kernel header package for the exactly
same version as your running kernel, e.g. linux-header-2.6.38-1-amd64.

For custom kernels you must use the complete kernel source package,
which must be full configured and precompiled with your kernel config,
if you don't have a custom kernel-header package for your kernel
version.

Compiler version
----------------
Before you compile your fcpci driver please check the compiler
version used for the kernel with the command:

       dmesg | head -n1

and use the same compiler for compiling your fcpci driver!


Installation
------------
1) change to user ROOT

2) unpack the file fcpci-drivers-$VERSION.tar.bz2
   and change into the directory fcpci-drivers-$VERSION

3) create the module for your kernel

       make

4) install the created module

       make install

5) load the installed module

       depmod -a `uname -r`
       modprobe -v fcpci

Since version 0.8.0 with 'make install' the command 'depmod -a' will
be executed directly.


Maintainer
----------
I am a normal user, who uses fritzcards since 1993. I use this
patched sources for myself and give it back "AS IS", without
any warrenty and without any support. Use it on your own risk!

(Joachim Wiedorn)
