[Linux-gpib-general] linux-gpib-4.3.0 on Ubuntu 18..04 LTS with multiple NI-GPIB-HS (help please)

[<ron...@uf...>]

Greetings, 

My apologies in advance for asking a general question. I'm struggling
with installing linux-gpib-4.3.0 on Ubuntu-18.04LTS and getting a single
NI-GPIB-HS controller to work (and I need to run two at the same time).
Has anyone had success doing this? If so, I'm hoping you can help me
figure out what I'm doing wrong. 

I've had linux-gpib-4.2.0 running in the past on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with a
single NI-GPIB-HS, but it has been a long time since I set that up, and
my notes of that installation process aren't the best. 

The general outline of what I have done for this 4.3.0 attempt is: 

1) tar -zxvf linux-gpib-4.3.0.tar.gz, and then changed to the created
directory and performed similar tar operation for the kernel and user
files 

2) in the kernel directory: make followed by sudo make install. I saw
something on the output about SSL errors, but things were created in the
/lib/modules/kernel_version/gpib directory so I thought I was okay.
Maybe that is a false assumption 

3) in the user directory: ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc then make
followed by sudo make install 

4) created the gpib group and added myself to that group 

5) Edited the contents of the 98-gpib-generic.rules file to set the
serial number for the first NI-GPIB-HS controller 

6) rebooted the computer 

I've tried the gpib_config command with the NI-GPIB-HS plugged in, and I
get the following: failed to open device file '/dev/gpib0'
main: No such file or directory 

I've tried using "udevadm monitor -e"  and I can see when the device
gets plugged in, but I'm not sure what I should be seeing that shows me
that the udev rules were processed correctly. 

Any suggestions on how to further diagnose what I've done wrong are
greatly appreciated. If attachments are allowed, I will gladly send the
contents of the configuration files and the captured output from my
attempt at monitoring udev. 

Regards, 

Ron