Software Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3
AT-GPIB for SCO UNIX
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./ibinstall
The program will prompt you for the information it needs to install the
driver.
If the automatic installation fails,
ibinstall
displays the error
encountered during the installation. If the error indicates a conflict in the
hardware or software settings, you may have to change a setting. Refer to
Chapter 2, Hardware Configuration and Installation, for information on
changing the hardware settings. Refer to the beginning of this step ( Step 3.
Load the NI-488M Driver ) for information on changing the software
settings.
Manual Installation
To install the driver manually, complete the following steps.
1.
Copy the
Driver.o
,
Master
,
System
, and
Node
files to the root
directory by entering the following commands:
cp Driver.o /
cp Master /
cp System /
cp Node /
2.
Change to the root directory by entering the following command:
cd /
3.
Install the driver in the kernel by entering the following command:
/etc/conf/bin/idinstall -a ib
4.
Create a new UNIX kernel by entering the following command:
/etc/conf/bin/idbuild
5.
Restart the system to run on the new kernel by entering the following
commands:
cd /
reboot