Help For Linux ISE users (DLC5, impact)

Hopefully this information might save someone else some time.

If you're using ISE6.2 under Linux, and want to use an old programming 
cable, such as the Parallel Cable III (DLC5). you need to compile your 
own Linux drivers.

This Answers Database record has the info:
http://support.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_ans_display.jsp?iLanguageID=1&iCountryID=1&getPagePath=18612

Here's a few pointers.

Make sure that the version of kernel you are running, matches the kernel 
source you have installed. The xilinx makefile uses uname -r to find 
this out.

So do uname -r at a command line, and check that the kernel files in 
/usr/src match this and the files in /lib/modules match too.

If they don't, try doing an update of your system, updating both kernel 
and kernel source (I'm a SuSE user, and in this case use the online 
update). Then REBOOT, this makes sure that the version uname returns 
matches that installed.

Hope this helps
Andy

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