NI-VXI Software Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3
VXI-SB2020 and NI-VXI for Solaris
3-4
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Run
nivxi.INSTALL
in your working directory and follow the instructions in the shell script.
Enter the following command:
./nivxi.INSTALL
You will receive the following prompt:
Should the driver be loaded during each reboot? [y/n] (y):
The default is
y
for yes. If you do not want the driver to be automatically loaded during a restart,
type
n
and then <Enter>. If you later decide to have the driver load automatically during the
boot sequence, or if you have removed the driver from the boot sequence and you now wish to
return it, then simply rerun the
nivxi.INSTALL
script.
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.
