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Common Questions
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Appendix
This appendix contains answers to common questions about using the
NI-488.2M software.
What do I do if
ibtsta
or
ibtstb
fails with an error?
If you cannot correct the problem by following the on-screen
instructions, fill out the forms in Appendix C, Customer Communication,
and contact National Instruments.
What is wrong if
ibfind
returns a -1?
The driver may not be installed correctly, or the nodes may not have been
created when the driver was loaded. Try installing the NI-488.2M
software again. Refer to Chapter 3, Software Installation, for more
information.
Also, the file may require read/write privileges you do not have, or you
may have renamed a device. Make sure that the device names in your
application program match the device names in
ibconf
.
What could be causing a problem with accessing the NI-488.2M
distribution diskette?
Check that the special file
/dev/rdiskette
is the correct file for the
diskette driver. The codes should give you read/write access for
root
.
Another possibility is that the data on the distribution diskette is
corrupted.
How do I use the NI-488.2M language interface?
For information about using the NI-488.2M language interface refer to
Chapter 5, Begin to Use the NI-488.2M Software.
