Installing Linux Driver Software
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Installing MIport Driver on Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop (32-bit and 64-bit)
1. Install the MIport serial card in the computer.
2. Open a terminal window. This can be found on the desktop menu under Application |
Accessories | Terminal.
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[optional]
Start recording everything entered into, and output to, the terminal. This
step is only required if there is a problem installing the driver.
username@computer$ script -t 2> ~/MIport.time -a ~/MIport.script
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Script started on Tue 31 Aug 2010 03:56:11 AM CDT
4. Extract the archive that stores the MIport driver.
username@computer$ tar -zxvf /media/MIport\
3.0/linux/drivers/2.6/MIport/MIport-3.0.0.tar.gz
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MIport-3.0.0/
MIport-3.0.0/rc.local
MIport-3.0.0/bbmknod.sh
MIport-3.0.0/README
MIport-3.0.0/README.pdf
MIport-3.0.0/Makefile
MIport-3.0.0/MIport.c
Miport-3.0.0/rc.MIport
5. Change the current working directory to where the MIport driver source code is
located.
username@computer$ cd MIport-3.0.0
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6. Compile the MIport device driver.
username@computer$ make
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