Installing under Linux
This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the Linux operating system and includes the following:
•General installation procedure for Linux on page 87
•Installing Drivers onto your system on page 87
•Creating devices for the attached ports on page 90
•.UltraPort 8i and UltraPort81 Express RTS/DTR option on page 91
•Setultrap Interface Protocol Configuration Utility (UltraPort SI only) on page 91
General installation procedure for Linux
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, driver software and associated utilities for the Linux operating system is as follows:
1.Install any UltraPort cards you require into your system. See Installing host cards and cable accessories on page 95.
2.Install the UltraPort Linux drivers onto your system using the procedures described in Installing Drivers onto your system on page 87.
3.Create devices for the required ports using the procedures detailed in Creating devices for the attached ports on page 90.
Your system can now use the UltraPort serial adaptor cards you have installed.
Installing Drivers onto your system
The UltraPort cards and UltraPort SIinstalled on Linux machines use the
The UltraPort Express cards installed on Linux machines use the
The driver is supplied in both source RPM package format and a compressed tar file. The procedure for installation of each format is as follows:
UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide | Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards |
Installing under Linux | Page 87 |
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