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+To make the cp2101 driver from this code base:
+
+For older kernels (2.6.15-2.6.17):
+
+./configure
+vi cp2101.c
+  replace #include "usb-serial.h" with
+  #include "/path/to/usb-serial.h"
+  The file is found in linux source; may have to download it
+make -f Makefile.go all
+sudo make -f Makefile.go install
+to test: sudo modprobe cp2101, or plug in a device
+
+For newer kernels (2.6.20 and up):
+
+./configure -kver `uname -r`
+make -f Makefile.go all
+chmod a+x installmod
+sudo make -f Makefile.go install
+to test: sudo modprobe cp2101, or plug in a device