Chapter 2
Installation
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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.
2.
You must have superuser privilege 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 entering the following
command.
a.
On Solaris 2.5.1 or later versions, the CD automatically mounts
as soon as you insert the CD. If this feature is disabled on your
workstation, you must mount the CD by typing the following
command:
/usr/sbin/mount -o ro -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/cdrom0
b.
Enter the following command to add NI-488.2 to your system:
/usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0 NICsbgpib
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 super-user 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
.
Complete the following steps to change the default parameters of your
NI-488.2 software. The driver should not be in use while you run
ibconf
.
1.
Log on as super-user (
root
).
2.
Type the following command to start
ibconf
:
ibconf
After you have installed and configured the software, you should verify
the installation. Refer to Chapter 3,
