Comtrol RocketPort 550 uPCI Linux User Manual

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Step 2.

Next, create a temporary directory into which the files can be extracted:

[root@localhost root]# cd /tmp

[root@localhost tmp]# mkdir inst_Comtrol

[root@localhost tmp]# cd inst_Comtrol

Step 3.

Then, extract the driver components from the tar file on the diskette or CD
ROM to the temporary directory:

Note that the name of the tar file may be

different.

DISKETTE

[root@localhost inst_Comtrol]# tar xvf /mnt/floppy/rel202.tar

CD ROM

[root@localhost inst_comtrol]# tar xvf /mnt/cdrom/rel202.tar

Note:The path to rel202.tar may differ on the CD ROM.

Step 4

Run the installation script

Important Note

Two installation scripts are provided with driver V2.02. The

install script is the

standard installation script for Red Hat Linux. The

install.SuSE script is for SuSE

Linux.

If your Linux kernel is not version 2.4.18-14 or your kernel configuration differs
from our development system then you will need to (re)compile the RocketPort
550 driver source on your system, otherwise the Install script will display error
messages and the driver will not be installed. If this is the case then follow the
procedure in section 7 , ( Re)-compiling the RocketPort 550 Linux driver, before
proceeding with installation

Run the install script from the directory into which the files were extracted:

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