ISI Quick Start Guide

Installing the ISI Card Driver in Linux

MultiTech' s version 1.01 driver for the ISI Cards works with the 2.4.x Linux kernel. It has been tested with RedHat Release Versions 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0.

System Requirements,Prerequisites,&ConditionsofUse

Hardware Platform:

Intel x86

Linux kernel version:

2.4.x

GNUC Compilerversion:

2.72 or later

ISI capacity per computer:

up to 4 boards

Drivertype:

use MultiTech driver only; do not use any drivers

included with the Linux OS (like

Exar drivers).

FullLinux Installation:

For the ISI card to operate properly, all components of the

 

Linux OS should be installed. If the ISI card does not

 

operate properly in a Linux installation where some

 

components are missing, then those missing Linux

 

components should be added and the ISI card

 

should be uninstalled and re-installed. (The 'make'

 

utility, the GNU C compiler, and the kernel sources

 

need to be installed on your system. If any of these

 

are missing, the compilation will fail. Most later Linux

 

OSs install these elements automatically. In any event,

 

for best results, the Linux OS installation should include

 

all elements.)

Linux Driver Installation Overview

The Linux driver files can be obtained from the Multi-Tech FTP site, or from the ISI Card Product CD. Installation consists of three processes:

(A)building the driver using the 'make install' script,

(B)creating tty device names, and

(C)verifying successful loading of the driver.

We describe this installation in detail in the sections below.

Note: All Linux line command expressions are case-sensitive. The commands shown in this procedure will work only if you use capital letters and lower-case letters exactly as shown.

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Multi-Tech Systems ISI5634UPCI, ISI9234PCIE Installing the ISI Card Driver in Linux, Linux Driver Installation Overview

ISI9234PCIE, ISI5634UPCI specifications

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