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Installing Your GPIB-SCSI-A and NI-488.2 for Solaris
3. Add NI-488.2 to the operating system by entering the following command.
a. On Solaris 2.6 or later versions, the CD automatically mounts as soon as
you insert the CD. If this feature is disabled on your workstation, you must
mount the CD by typing the following command:
/usr/sbin/mount -o ro -F hsfs /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/cdrom0
b. Enter the following command to add NI-488.2 to your system:
/usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0 NICscsia
4. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
Configuring the Software with ibconf (Optional)
ibconf
is an interactive utility you can use to examine or modify the
configuration of the driver. You might want to run
ibconf
to change the settings
of the software parameters. You must have superuser privilege to run
ibconf
.
ibconf
is largely self explanatory and contains help screens that explain all
commands and options. For more information on using
ibconf
, refer to the
NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual
.
Complete the following steps to change the default parameters of your NI-488.2
software. The driver should not be in use while you run
ibconf
.
1. Log on as superuser (
root
).
2. Type the following command to start
ibconf
:
ibconf
After you have installed and configured the software, you should verify the
installation. Refer to the
Installation Verification
section.
