GPIB-USB-HS driver for Redhat Linux 64 bit

[mackbee]

Is there a driver out that will support GPIB-USB-HS for Redhat Linux 2.6..9  x86 64-bit?

Message Edited by mackbee on 11-10-2008 04:04 PM

[Caleb_W]

Hello,

The only driver that we have available for RedHat 64 bit is for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.  That driver can be found here: http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1000/lang/en  Please note that this driver is a beta and has not been tested to the same standards as other drivers.

[mackbee]

Thanks Caleb,

I'm fairly new to Linux, so when I unzipped the file and tried running the install script I got this error:

"Kernel Source does not appear to be installed for the 2.6.9-55.ELsmp kernel. Installation of the Kernel source package for kernel 2.6.9-55.ELsmp is required to continue installation"

Is this just saying I need to upgrade my Redhat Linux to version 5.0, which is what the driver was designed for?

-Tony

[Caleb_W]

Hi Tony,

Did you run the install script with a sudo command before it (just type sudo <command> )?  I have heard of people who were successful in installing drivers on different versions of Linux, but I have not heard of this specific case being successful. 

[mackbee]

Hi Caleb,

Yes, I tried installing it with "sudo" and I got the same error. I think I will have to update my version of Linux

[Shawn B.]

You, need to install the "kernel-devel" package.  This driver may work on RHEL 4, but it is better to use RHEL 5.

Shawn Bohrer

National Instruments

[Apollonios]

Does anyone know if the Redhat Linux 64 bit platform has the same restriction as RHEL 32 bit does, where any kernel level USB driver > 2.6.25 HAS TO BE GPL compliant?

(i.e. not being able to use GPIB-USB-HS and the NI 488.2 driver in the latest Linux kernel releases ) 

thanks.

[Shawn B.]

Well, RHEL 5 has a 2.6.18 kernel so NI-488.2 will still support the GPIB-USB-HS.

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Shawn