Chapter 3
NI-VXI Software Installation and Configuration
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VME-SB2020/NI-VXI/Solaris Getting Started
If the driver is installed correctly, the following message appears:
nivxi: module loaded; id=
#
where
#
is an identification number that is returned by the operating system.
The following message appears on the console:
NI-VXI device driver loaded.
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If the driver is already loaded, the following message appears on the console:
Can't load this module: No such device or address.
Note:
If you want to load the driver for this session only, use the following script instead of
the
INSTALL
script:
/dev/nivxi.LOAD
Unloading the NI-VXI Driver for Solaris 1.x
To unload the driver, you must meet the following requirements:
•
You must have super-user privilege.
•
The driver must not be in use.
If the driver is in use and you try to unload it, the following message appears:
Cannot unload the module: Device busy.
You can use the
modstat
utility if you want to check the status of the loaded drivers. It displays
the module ID of the driver, the name of the device, and additional information about the
module. Type the following command to use this utility:
modstat
Unload the driver by entering the following command:
/dev/nivxi.UNLOAD
The following message appears on the console:
NI-VXI driver unloaded.
To prevent the driver from being reloaded automatically at startup, type the following command
to remove the file:
rm /dev/nivxi.AUTOLOAD
