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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, well 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 ports
To 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.