Software Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3
PCI-GPIB for Digital UNIX
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where
XXX
is a three-digit number corresponding to the version number. If
you have installed and removed the driver, the same message appears
without the word
installed
.
You must be a super user to remove the driver from the kernel
configuration. To remove the driver, enter the following command:
/usr/sbin/setld -d PCIGPIB
XXX
where
XXX
is a three-digit number corresponding to the version number.
Install the Software
After you have removed any existing driver for the PCI -GPIB, follow these
steps to install your NI-488.2M software. Remember you must be a super
user to install the software.
1.
Run the system utility
setld
to install the software. The commands
you enter depend on whether you are installing the software from tape
or diskette.
If you are installing from tape, insert the distribution tape into the tape
drive and enter the following command:
/usr/sbin/setld -l /dev/rmt0h
If you are installing from diskette, insert the distribution diskette into
the disk drive and enter the following commands:
mkdir /tmp/pcigpib
cd /tmp/pcigpib
tar xvf /dev/
rfd0a
/usr/sbin/setld -l .
cd ..
rm -r pcigpib
where
/dev/
rfd0a
is the special file for your floppy disk drive. If
you do not know the name of your floppy disk special file, ask your
system administrator.
