Re: [Linux-gpib-general] Looking for sample steps to install GPIB drivers on kernel 2.6.24 through 2.6.33

[Petr K. <pe...@ku...>]

Hi,

what about:

sudo bash gpib_config

does it helps?

Petr

Asher píše v Čt 09. 12. 2010 v 13:13 -0500:
> I'm also trying to set up the NI-GPIB-USB-HS on debian (ubuntu) and
> installed the libgpib package via Synaptic.
> 
> 
> /dev/gpib0 through /dev/gpib15 now exist.
> 
> 
> However when I plug my device into the computer I can't seem to access
> it.
> 
> 
> I tried running ibtest but I get the following error:
> 
> 
> Do you wish to open a (d)evice or an interface (b)oard?
> (you probably want to open a device): d
> enter primary gpib address for device you wish to open [0-30]: 0
> trying to open pad = 0 on /dev/gpib0 ...
> libgpib: ibBoardOpen failed to open device file /dev/gpib0
> libgpib: No such device or address
> libgpib: error in is_cic()!
> ibdev error
> 
> 
> ibsta = 0x8000  < ERR >
> iberr= 0
> EDVR 0: OS error
> 
> 
> ibcnt = 9
> Aborted
> 
> 
> here is my gpib.conf entry for my device:
> 
> 
> interface {
> minor = 0
> board_type = "ni_usb_b"
> name = "GPIB-USB-HS"
> pad = 3
> sad = 0
> eos = 0x0d
> set-reos = yes
> set-bin = no
> set-xeos = no
> set-eot = yes
> master = no
> }
> 
> 
> I'm pretty new to this, so I could be missing something obvious.  Any
> help would be appreciated.  If you need anymore info I can attempt to
> provide it.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Asher
>  
>         Hi,
>         
>         Thomas Dorsey píše v Po 29. 11. 2010 v 12:33 -0700:
>         > Hi,
>         > 
>         > I am using Debian stable and possibly later kernels with
>         RT-PREEMPT patch.
>         > I need to use the NI-USB-GPIB-HS now and hopefully
>         transition to the
>         > Agilent 5010A at a later date.
>         > 
>         > 1) Has anyone ever verified if the GPIB drivers work with
>         NI-USB-GPIB_HS?
>         
>         there is some level of confusion. I believe I see it working
>         with HSII,
>         which does not need firmware upload:
>         
>         ID 3923:709b National Instruments Corp.
>         
>         > 2) Can you point me to any information with step by step
>         installation
>         > procedure.
>         >           a) The debian apt-get process fails to work
>         correctly
>         
>         I have it running on Ubunut. Compiling from SVN works:
>         
>         svn co
>         https://linux-gpib.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/linux-gpib/trunk/linux-gpib
>         
>         cd linux-gpib
>         ./configure
>         make
>         su # or change to root
>         make install
>         
>         > 3) I will eventually figure this out crawling through the
>         code and reading
>         > Kernel manuals but until then I'm stuck using windows and ni
>         bloat...
>         
>         Let me know if you found something interesting. It should
>         work. For some
>         example drivers for Keithley picoAmp and a lot of other GPIB
>         instruments, feel free to check http://rts2.org
>         
>         Good luck.
>         
>         Petr
> 
> 
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