X-Git-Url: http://mj.ucw.cz/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=README;h=e661ff5a3770b299049d2837342b09912868e923;hb=b7554856c84ad02a88ce478a3f8423b6596c2b6a;hp=6de00d58b0fafa1637937c25d9615b47bd786a87;hpb=c0340fd1a2f73c50bcf9f3cd5f388d244ae5f684;p=pciutils.git diff --git a/README b/README index 6de00d5..e661ff5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,38 @@ -This is an experimental version of the Linux PCI Utilities package. -Maintained by Martin Mares +This package contains the Linux PCI Utilities, version 1.07. -pci.ids should be copied to /etc if you want textual PCI ID's. +Copyright (c) 1998 Martin Mares + +All files in this package can be freely distributed and used according +to the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 or +(at your opinion) any newer version. This is the same distribution +policy as for the Linux kernel itself -- see /usr/src/linux/COPYING +for details. + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + The Linux PCI Utilities contain various utilities for dealing with the PCI +bus in Linux: + + - lspci: displays detailed information about all PCI busses and devices + in the system, replacing the original /proc/pci interface. + + - setpci: allows to read from and write to PCI device configuration + registers. For example, you can adjust the latency timers with it. + + See manual pages for more details. + + If you have any bug reports or suggestions, send them to the author. + + If you want, subscribe to linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz (send +"subscribe linux-pci Your Full Name" to listproc@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz). +Release notes about new versions will be send to the list and problems with +the Linux PCI support will be probably discussed there, too. + + You also might want to look at the pciutils web page containing release +notes and other news: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/pciutils.html. + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +TODO: + + - Better displaying of IRQ's generated by both PCI and CardBus bridges.