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Chapter 3—Driver Installation - RedHat Linux
- Run rpm -i /isi/isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm.
- Run rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/isicom-
smp.spec.
- Run rpm -ihv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/isicom-
1.1-3.i386.rpm
- Reboot the system, either using the command init 6 <ENTER>
or your favorite method.
5b. For RPM version 7.0:
Copy the RPM to a temporary folder. In this example, well use /isi.
Installation is in three parts, building the isicom-smp.spec file from
the source file, then building the actual RPM from that spec file, and
finally, installing the RPM. Do not type the quotation marks shown in
the commands below. Replace the x below with the actual version
numbers being used.
- Run rpm -i /isi/isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm.
- Run rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/isicom-
rh7.spec.
- Run rpm -ihv --force /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/
i386/isicom-1.2-3.i386.rpm.
- Reboot the system, using either the command init 6 <ENTER>
or your favorite method.
LINUX-RPM: Verifying the portsTo test the installation, you can use the terminal program minicom.
Use the command minicom -s to set up the tty port that you will
use to communicate.
1. In the Configuration window, select Serial Port Setup.
2. Select A to set the Serial Device (for example, /dev/ttyM1a).
3. Select E to set the baud rate.
4. Press Escape (Esc) to exit.
5. Select Exit to communicate with the port.
6. Issue AT commands and make sure it returns OK.