Problem with NI-DAQmx 8.0.2 on openSUSE 11.2

[Decadence]

Hello everyone.

I try to install NI-DAQmx 8.0.2 on openSUSE 11.2, but I got these errors:

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Checking required install tools...
Checking installer tool versions...
dpkg       Not found in current path
rpm        4.7.1 can be used with a default installation path
tar        1.21
Checking dependencies...
glibc      2.10.1
Unpacking install files to /tmp/nidaqmx-8.0.2f0.install...

gcc        Not found in current path
*** ERROR: Some required tools are missing or were not found. ***

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This text says that openSUSE 11.2 is supported.

Can someone help me?

This driver gave the same result.

[Jake_H]

Hi Decadence,

Just to clarify before this thread gets started - are you using a 32 bit or 64 bit version of openSUSE? The DAQmx driver will only support 32 bit versions of Linux operating systems. 

[Decadence]

HI Jack H.

I use the 32 bit version.

[Jake_H]

That's good to hear. What steps did you take before installing DAQmx 8.0.2? The Readme for the driver has some pre-installation steps that you need to follow and some steps specific to openSUSE users. Can you verify your kernel settings and that you installed the kernel-source package prior to installing DAQmx?

The installation process compiles a small amount of code to customize the
software to your installation. Before running the installer, you must have the
following compiler facilities installed from your Linux distribution CD or other
Linux distribution medium:

* The GCC compiler and C++ support
* The make utility
* The kernel source files for building kernel modules that exactly correspond
  to the kernel version you are running.  Note the name of this package can vary
  and it is recommended that the package descriptions are read to ensure the
  correct package is installed.  Common names for this package are kernel-devel,
  kernel-<buildname>-devel, or kernel-source.

  Mandriva users should install the kernel-<buildname>-devel package where
  buildname can be determined by running "uname -r".  For example you should
  install the kernel-desktop586-devel package if "uname -r" returns
  2.6.27-desktop586-0.rc8.2mnb.

  openSUSE users should install the kernel-source package and ensure that the
  kernel sources have been configured before attempting installation. Refer to
  the "Installation Issues" section for directions on how to do this.

Use the software-install facility of your Linux distribution to verify that the
above-listed packages are present. You can then begin installation. You must
have root privileges to install.

Complete the following steps to install NI-DAQmx:
1. Copy the "INSTALL" and the "distribution" .tar.gz files to any directory.
   (Files must be located in the same directory.)
2. As root, run "./INSTALL".
3. Follow the instructions of the installer. 

[Decadence]

Hi Jake H.

Thanks for your replies.

I did next steps:

- Install The GCC compiler and C++ support
- Install The make utility

Read Me (Installation Issues section)

On openSUSE complete the following steps:
1. Ensure you have installed kernel-source and kernel-syms packages
   corresponding to the version of the currently running kernel. The version of
   the currently running kernel can be determined by issuing the command
   "uname -r".
2. Change the directory to the /usr/src/linux-<version> directory, where
   <version> corresponds to the currently running kernel version.
3. Run "zcat /boot/symvers-<version>.gz > Module.symvers" as root to prepare
   modversion support.
4. Run "make cloneconfig" as root to configure the sources for the currently
   running kernel.
5. Run "make modules_prepare" as root to prepare the headers for compilation.
6. Run the NI-DAQmx INSTALL script.

On fourth step I got - "goals aren't set and make file is not found" (I hope this translation is correct).

The same situation on the step 5.