9
Installing the Software
Note
You must have root permission to install the software. In addition, you must have
permission to write to the directories in Table 3 in Appendix A.
1.
Make sure that the I/O Libraries (82091) for Linux is installed.
rpm –q T82091
2.
Insert the installation media into the drive and wait for the busy light to remain off.
3.
If your system does not automount the CD-ROM, mount the CD-ROM, for
example:
/bin/mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
/dev/cdrom
is the device file for your CD-ROM drive and
/mnt/cdrom
is a
directory used as a mount point.
4.
Change to the directory where the driver is.
cd /mnt/cdrom/81488
5.
Use RPM to install the driver. Architecture-specific versions of the software have
been provided for systems running the supported kernels; the
whichrpm.sh
program returns the name of the correct RPM for your system. (Note the use of
backquotes (‘) rather than single quotes (‘).)
/bin/rpm -Uvh ‘./whichrpm.sh‘
6. The T81488 RPM will automatically load the t81488 kernel module and create the
necessary device files. Each time you start up your computer after this, the t81488
kernel module will be loaded and related device files will be created.
7. Once the installation is complete, unmount the CD.
cd /
/bin/umount /mnt/cdrom
8.
Once the CD is unmounted, remove the media from the drive and store it in a safe
place.
