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7. Linux
Linux
7. Linux
7-1. How to install the driver for Linux
This chapter explains how to install the CB32U driver for Linux. To install the driver, development module
is required for your Linux. If you do not know how to set up development module, ask the distributor of your
Linux. If you want to use the CB32U on RedHat 6.1, you need to log in as a root user first and follow the
steps through.
The version of [Kernel] and [PCMCIA-CS] of RedHat 6.1 is as follows.
Kernel version 2.2.12 / PCMCIA-CS version 3.0.14
1.Copying the file to your HDD
2.Extracting the file
3.Making driver module
4.Installing the driver module
5.Confirming the installation
1.Copying the file to your HDD
Insert the CB32U for Linux into the floppy drive and type the following command to read DOS format FD.
# mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
Then, execute the following command to copy the file to your HDD.
# cp /mnt/floppy/linux/cb32_cb.tar.gz .
2.Extracting the file
Extract the cb32_cb.tar.gz, following the procedure below.
# gunzip cb32_cb.tar
# tar xvf cb32_cb.tar
You will get the cb32 folder which contains [src],[samples],[modules],[lib] folder and README-E-cb32.