This package contains the PCI Utilities, version @VERSION@.
-Copyright (c) 1997--2011 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
+Copyright (c) 1997--2012 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
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
specify this option, the configure script will try to guess
automatically based on the presence of zlib.
- DNS=yes/no Enable support for querying the central database of PCI ID's
+ DNS=yes/no Enable support for querying the central database of PCI IDs
using DNS. Requires libresolv (which is available on most
systems as a part of the standard libraries) and tries to
autodetect its presence if the option is not specified.
When you are bored of dumping PCI registers, just use "make uninstall".
-3. Getting new ID's
+3. Getting new IDs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-The database of PCI ID's (the pci.ids file) gets out of date much faster
-than I release new versions of this package.
+The database of PCI IDs (the pci.ids file) gets out of date much faster
+than I release new versions of this package, so it is maintained separately.
-If you are missing names for any of your devices or you just want to stay
-on the bleeding edge, download the most recent pci.ids file from
-http://pciids.sf.net/ (e.g., by running the update-ids utility).
+It lives at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/, where you can browse the database,
+download the most recent pci.ids file (e.g., by running the update-ids utility)
+and also submit new entries.
Alternatively, you can use `lspci -q' to query the central database
for new entries via network.
-If your devices still appear as unknown, please send us their ID's and
-names, the detailed instructions for submissions are listed on the
-sf.net web page.
+The pci.ids file is also mirrored at http://pciids.sourceforge.net/
4. Getting new versions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-New versions of pciutils are available at the following places:
+The current version of pciutils is available at:
+
+ http://mj.ucw.cz/sw/pciutils/
+
+The tarball can be downloaded at the following places:
ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/ (expect a couple of hours delay)
~~~~~~~~~~~
If you have any bug reports or suggestions, send them to the author.
-If you have any new ID's, I'll be very glad to add them to the database, but
-please take a look at http://pciids.sf.net/ first and follow the instructions.
-
-If you want, subscribe to linux-pci@vger.kernel.org (take a look at
-http://vger.kernel.org/ for instructions).
-Release notes about new versions will be send to the list and problems with
-the Linux PCI support will be probably discussed there, too.
-
-
-7. Miscellanea
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-You also might want to look at the pciutils web page containing release
-notes and other news: http://mj.ucw.cz/pciutils.shtml .
+If you have any new IDs, I'll be very glad to add them to the database.
+Just submit them at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/.
-There also exists a utility called PowerTweak which is able to fine tune
-parameters of many chipsets much better than the Bridge Optimization code
-in Linux kernel (already removed in 2.3.x). See http://powertweak.sf.net/
-for more information.
+Announcements of new versions are sent to linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
+(see http://vger.kernel.org/ for instructions).
Have fun
Martin