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Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris
Installing NI-488.2
Complete the following steps to install NI-488.2 for Solaris.
1. Insert the NI-488.2 for Solaris installation CD-ROM.
2. You must have superuser privileges before you can install NI-488.2 for
Solaris. If you are not already a superuser, type
su root
and enter the
root password.
3. Add NI-488.2 to the operating system by doing the following:
a. The CD automatically mounts as soon as you insert the CD. If this feature
is disabled on your workstation, you must manually mount your CD-ROM
device.
b. Enter the following command to add NI-488.2 to your system:
/usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0 NIpcigpib
4. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
Configuring the Software with ibconf (Optional)
ibconf
is an interactive utility you can use to examine or modify the
configuration of the driver. You might want to run
ibconf
to change the settings
of the software parameters. You must have superuser privilege to run
ibconf
.
ibconf
is largely self explanatory and contains help screens that explain all
commands and options. For more information on using
ibconf
, refer to the
NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual
.
