Description: Instructions to install new driver
You may require the sources matching the current kernel to be installed on your system (and built).
There are many helpfull websites that can assist you with this step and it isnt as daunting as you first think!
Try http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2949&page=2 as a first step if the link is still available.
To install the ftdi_sio driver use the following steps:
1. Create a temporary folder in your linux machine.
2. Extract the files from ftdi_sio.tar.gz file to your temporary folder
"gunzip ftdi_sio.tar.gz"
"tar-xvf ftdi_sio.tar"
3. Build the driver
"make"
4. Plug in your ftdi device
5. Check to see if default driver was loaded
"lsmod"- you will see ftdi_sio if a driver is loaded
6. Remove the default installed driver
"rmmod ftdi_sio"
To Search:
File list (Check if you may need any files):
252294685ftdi_sio.tar
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