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ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide
specify 4 devices for each ISI5634PCI-4 card installed.
For example, if the computer contains three ISI5634PCI-8 cards,
you would enter 24.
3. This text appears on the screen and relates to the /dev directory.
This script also creates the devices in your
system to communicate with the ports of
ISICOM. The default prefix for the tty
ports is ttyl. The default prefix for the
printer is prnl. Is this acceptable? (y/n/q).
For most users, its best to select y, which entails accepting the
default values. Then proceed to step 4.
Details for use of non-default port/printer values. The /dev
directory holds device-information files used by the kernel to
access the hardware. When you add an ISI card, you must give
the ISI ports unique names so they do not conflict with existing
ports or with other devices known to your system. If a device
name has already been assigned to an existing device and the
operator assigns that name to a new device, then the existing
device will be deleted when the ISI port using its name is created.
a. To use a non-default base name, type N and then enter a
basename having less than five characters. The base name you
select will be used for all ports on each card you install. ISI port
designations will have this form:
[basename prefix][board number][port letter].
basename: Length is one to four characters.
board number: Values will be 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending
on how many ISI cards are installed in
your computer.
port letter: For ISI5634PCI-4, use letters A
through D for modems. For
ISI5634PCI-8, use letters A through H
for modems. (For terminal control
devices, use lower-case letters as port
identifiers.)