[linux-help] naming conventions

[Nathan <ncozzens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I need a little help understanding linux naming conventions.

I'm trying to get and insert a driver module for my network PCMCIA card.

On the hardware compatibility list, it says I need to get a driver called: 
xirc2ps_cs
All of the drivers listed had a _cs extension.

I downloaded pcmcia-cs-3.1.20.tar.gz which contains:
xirc2ps_cs.c
xirc2ps_cs.4   (This one is located in a "man" directory)

Somewhere recently I read that I need a file with a ".o" extension 
(xirc2ps_cs.o).
What's that all about?

What's the final form the file needs to be in so that I can install it?
Do I use insmod to install it?

Nathan

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