Hi Song M!
This is a screen capture of when I uninstall the driver. I've done this before. Apparently, it doesn't totally uninstall and I'm wondering if that has something to do with my installations not working properly. However, I get no errors when I install the driver. In answer to your other questions - the driver is running just fine on another linux machine. I believe there is something in my linux installation causing this, but I'm not quite sure what it is, and where to start poking around. I also believe the problem is in the installation of the sofware, not the hardware, since that is the error I receive.
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linux:~/gpib # ./UNINSTALL
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NI-488.2 Distribution
version 2.5.1f0 for Linux/x86 32-bit
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NI-488.2 Distribution version 2.5.1f0
is about to be uninstalled using rpm at /usr/local/natinst
Continue? [Yn] y
Uninstalling NI-488.2 Distribution version 2.5.1f0...
labview80-rte cannot be removed, other packages depend on it.
nipali cannot be removed, other packages depend on it.
nikali cannot be removed, other packages depend on it.
Pre Uninstallation ......
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* A reboot is required before attempting to finish uninstalling the
* NI-488.2 Distribution software from your system.
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Would you like to reboot now? [yes|no]
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I found a problem in the knowledge database about uninstalling earlier when I was attempting to fix this problem. It follows. I do not have uninstall scipts in these directories after installation of the software. So, I'm not sure if there's a problem in my installation, or if these just don't exist anymore. But, in any case, I can't uninstall everything.
This is what I saw in the knowledge base:
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Problem:
How do I uninstall the NI-488.2 version 2.5 driver for Linux?
Solution:
Uninstallation scripts ship with the NI-488.2 version 2.5 driver for Linux. The uninstallation is componentized, so you will have to run multiple scripts if you wish to completely remove the driver from your system. To uninstall NI-488.2, run the following commands as root:
/usr/local/natinst/ni4882/UNINSTALL-help
/usr/local/natinst/ni4882/UNINSTALL-util
/usr/local/natinst/ni4882/UNINSTALL-driver
Additionally, NI-KAL as well as an additional NI support library are installed with NI-488.2 version 2.5 but may be required by other NI programs. If you do not need any additional NI software, run the following uninstallation scripts:
/usr/local/natinst/nikal/bin/UNINSTALL
/usr/local/natinst/nipal/bin/UNINSTALL
Note: Newer versions of NI-KAL and the NI support library installed by NI-488.2 may not include these UNINSTALL scripts. In this case the NI-DAQmx or NI Modular Instruments Driver UNINSTALL scripts should be run last and they will remove NI-KAL and the NI support library.
The NI-488.2 installer also installs the LabVIEW Runtime Engine. Depending on the Linux distribution, you will need to either remove this via RPM or by deleting the shared object from /usr/local/lib.
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So, still looking for more suggestions. I have attempted all you said to do. And still have the same problem.
Thanks,
SoftEng
