Multi-Tech Systems ISI4608-PCI manual Linux Driver installation and loading

Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation

3.Copy files from floppy to a temporary directory on hard drive.

>mkdir /isi

>cd /isi

>cp /mnt/floppy/kernel_2.2.x/* /isi

After you have copied the installation tar file to a folder, use the command 'tar xvf isilinux.tar' to untar (unzip or de-compress) the installation files in that folder.

LINUX: Driver installation and loading

Execute the 'Install' script to build the driver and to copy the driver and firmware files to the required folder.

>cd /isi

>./Install

For ISI460x-PCI cards, which are equipped with the PCI-type bus, simply press ENTER when asked for addresses and IRQs. The installation creates the script file 'ISICOMStart' in the destination folder. 'ISICOMStart' automates the loading process for the driver and firmware.

To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter

cat/proc/ioports

To view busy IRQs, enter: cat /proc/interrupts

You must load the driver before you can load the firmware. You can load the driver manually using the 'insmod' utility. For ISI cards with the ISA bus, the I/O base address and the IRQ required by the card also need to be passed as parameters to insmod (this does not apply to ISI460x-PCI cards, which are equipped with the PCI-type bus).

insmod isicom io=card1, ... card4 irq=card1,

... card4

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