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If you have installed the FarSync drivers but have then upgraded the running Kernel, for example after a system update, you will find that the driver modules no longer load. This is because they were built against the previous Kernel and not the new one. However, they just need to be rebuilt against the new Kernel header files. If your system update didn't also update the Kernel header files then you will need to do this before you proceed.
You can perform the update manually or use the update script that we provide.
The ./update script will attempt to determine which driver you have installed (OEM or WAN) and then perform the appropriate update steps. It will also check that you still have all the required tools available.
Before running the ./update script, or performing the update manually, you should delete the old symbolic link (/usr/src/linux) which was pointing to the old Kernel headers or source and then remake it but pointing to the new Kernel headers or source. For example, if you were updating to 2.6.30 you may need to do something like the following:
rm /usr/src/linux ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.30 /usr/src/linux ./update
The update procedure for the OEM driver is simply the commands below:
cd farsync-1.09.05-b137/kernel2.6-oem make make install /etc/init.d/farsync stop /etc/init.d/farsync start
Here is an example update procedure for the WAN driver:
cd farsync-1.09.05-b137 patch < patch/x21d23.patch -p0 cd kernel2.6-hdlc make make install /etc/init.d/farsync stop /etc/init.d/farsync start
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