Installing Linux Driver Software
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Installing MIport Drivers in Linux
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Installation of the Linux driver software for MIport cards is a three-step
process:
1.
Preparing the Linux files
2.
Compiling the driver
3.
Installing the driver
Preparing the Linux Files
The following procedure assumes you have mounted your MIport driver CD-
ROM under /mnt/cdrom
1.
Open a terminal window and execute the following steps at the
command prompt.
2.
Change to a user directory on your system:
cd
/home/
username
3.
Untar the driver files
tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/Linux/Drivers/MIport-1.0.0.tar.gz
Compiling the Driver
Open a terminal window and execute the following steps at the command
prompt to ompile and install the driver:
1.
Change to installation directory:
cd /home/
username
/bbelec/drivers/MIport
